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ReviewAntioxidants & redox signaling2013

NADPH oxidases in heart failure: poachers or gamekeepers?

Min Zhang, Alessia Perino, Alessandra Ghigo, Emilio Hirsch, Ajay M Shah

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Review in Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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122citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

122 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 193 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Min ZhangCardiovascular Division, James Black Centre, King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, London, UK.
Alessia Perino
Alessandra Ghigo
Emilio Hirsch
Ajay M Shah
University of Turin · ITKing's College London · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/12/26/29477British Heart Foundation RE/08/003British Heart Foundation RG/08/011/25922Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

significanceOxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of heart failure but clinical antioxidant trials have been unsuccessful. This may be because effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) depend upon their source, location, and concentration. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (Nox) proteins generate ROS in a highly regulated fashion and modulate several components of the heart failure phenotype. RECENT ADVANCES: Two Nox isoforms, Nox2 and Nox4, are expressed in the heart. Studies using gene-modified mice deficient in Nox2 activity indicate that Nox2 activation contributes to angiotensin II-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, atrial fibrillation, and the development of interstitial fibrosis but may also positively modulate physiological excitation-contraction coupling. Nox2 contributes to myocyte death under stress situations and plays important roles in postmyocardial infarction remodeling, in part by modulating matrix metalloprotease activity. In contrast to Nox2, Nox4 is constitutively active at a low level and induces protective effects in the heart under chronic stress, for example, by maintaining myocardial capillary density. However, high levels of Nox4 could have detrimental effects. CRITICAL ISSUES: The effects of Nox proteins during the development of heart failure likely depend upon the isoform, activation level, and cellular distribution, and may include beneficial as well as detrimental effects. More needs to be learnt about the precise regulation of abundance and biochemical activity of these proteins in the heart as well as the downstream signaling pathways that they regulate. FUTURE DIRECTIONS: The development of specific approaches to target individual Nox isoforms and/or specific cell types may be important for the achievement of therapeutic efficacy in heart failure.

Indexed as

AldosteroneAngiotensin IIAnimalsApoptosisArrhythmias, CardiacEnzyme ActivationFibroblastsFibrosisHeart FailureHumansHydrogen PeroxideHypertrophy, Left VentricularLeukocytesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceModels, CardiovascularAldosteroneAngiotensin IICybb protein, mouseHydrogen PeroxideMembrane GlycoproteinsNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH OxidasesProtein IsoformsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID22747566
PMCPMC3567780
OpenAlexW2031713062

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