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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2012

Intestinal redox biology and oxidative stress.

Magdalena L Circu, Tak Yee Aw

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 160 papers.

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160citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

160 citing papers in PubMed, 314 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Magdalena L CircuDepartment of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
Tak Yee Aw
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · US

Funding

Glutathione redox control of intestinal cell responsesR01DK044510 · NIDDK · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT · PI AW, TAK YEE · 1992 to 2011
$2.9M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK 44510NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK044510
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestinal epithelium sits at the interface between an organism and its luminal environment, and as such is prone to oxidative damage induced by luminal oxidants. Mucosal integrity is maintained by the luminal redox status of the glutathione/glutathione disulfide (GSH/GSSG) and cysteine/cystine (Cys/CySS) couples which also support luminal nutrient absorption, mucus fluidity, and a diverse microbiota. The epithelial layer is uniquely organized for rapid self-renewal that is achieved by the well-regulated processes of crypt stem cell proliferation and crypt-to-villus cell differentiation. The GSH/GSSG and Cys/CySS redox couples, known to modulate intestinal cell transition through proliferation, differentiation or apoptosis, could govern the regenerative potential of the mucosa. These two couples, together with that of the thioredoxin/thioredoxin disulfide (Trx/TrxSS) couple are the major intracellular redox systems, and it is proposed that they each function as distinctive redox control nodes or circuitry in the control of metabolic processes and networks of enzymatic reactions. Specificity of redox signaling is accomplished in part by subcellular compartmentation of the individual redox systems within the mitochondria, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and cytosol wherein each defined redox environment is suited to the specific metabolic function within that compartment. Mucosal oxidative stress would result from the disruption of these unique redox control nodes, and the subsequent alteration in redox signaling can contribute to the development of degenerative pathologies of the intestine, such as inflammation and cancer.

Indexed as

Oxidative StressAnimalsExtracellular SpaceGlutathioneHomeostasisHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesOxidation-ReductionGlutathione

Identifiers

PMID22484611
PMCPMC3396776
OpenAlexW1993463781

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