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ReviewAntioxidants & redox signaling2011

Glutathione peroxidase-1 in health and disease: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities.

Edith Lubos, Joseph Loscalzo, Diane E Handy

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Review in Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 570 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
570citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
14.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

570 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,231 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Edith LubosDepartment of Medicine II, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Joseph Loscalzo
Diane E Handy
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

Redox regulation in Endothelial Progenitor CellsP01HL081587 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI WALSH, KENNETH · 2005 to 2015
$21.5M
GPx-3 and Peroxide Flux in the Endothelial CellR37HL061795 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LOSCALZO, JOSEPH · 2007 to 2016
$4.3M
PLATELET DERIVED REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES AND PLAQUER01HL061795 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LOSCALZO, JOSEPH · 1998 to 2006
$1.6M
Selenium, Glutathione Peroxidase-1, and Homocysteine-induced Cardiac RemodelingR21HL089734 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI JOSEPH, JACOB · 2008 to 2009
$413k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL081587NHLBI NIH HHS HL089734NHLBI NIH HHS HL61795NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL081587NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL061795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, are generated in all cells by mitochondrial and enzymatic sources. Left unchecked, these reactive species can cause oxidative damage to DNA, proteins, and membrane lipids. Glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) is an intracellular antioxidant enzyme that enzymatically reduces hydrogen peroxide to water to limit its harmful effects. Certain reactive oxygen species, such as hydrogen peroxide, are also essential for growth factor-mediated signal transduction, mitochondrial function, and maintenance of normal thiol redox-balance. Thus, by limiting hydrogen peroxide accumulation, GPx-1 also modulates these processes. This review explores the molecular mechanisms involved in regulating the expression and function of GPx-1, with an emphasis on the role of GPx-1 in modulating cellular oxidant stress and redox-mediated responses. As a selenocysteine-containing enzyme, GPx-1 expression is subject to unique forms of regulation involving the trace mineral selenium and selenocysteine incorporation during translation. In addition, GPx-1 has been implicated in the development and prevention of many common and complex diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. This review discusses the role of GPx-1 in these diseases and speculates on potential future therapies to harness the beneficial effects of this ubiquitous antioxidant enzyme.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesCell DeathDiabetes MellitusEnzyme InhibitorsGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione Peroxidase GPX1HumansMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasmsOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressEnzyme InhibitorsGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione Peroxidase GPX1GPX1 protein, humanReactive Oxygen SpeciesSelenocysteine

Identifiers

PMID21087145
PMCPMC3159114
OpenAlexW1963668163

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