ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2017
Uncoupling Protein 2: A Key Player and a Potential Therapeutic Target in Vascular Diseases.
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- Centenarians-the way to healthy vascular ageing and longevity: a review from VascAgeNet.GeroScience · 2025Review
- Oxidative Stress-related Gene Signature: A Prognostic Tool for Predicting Survival in ST-elevation MI.European cardiology · 2025Article
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- Regulatory Roles of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Arterial Stiffness and Hypertension: Insights from Two African American Studies.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Modulation of cAMP/cGMP signaling as prevention of congenital heart defects in Pde2A deficient embryos: a matter of oxidative stress.Cell death & disease · 2024Article
- UCP2-SIRT3 Signaling Relieved Hyperglycemia-Induced Oxidative Stress and Senescence in Diabetic Retinopathy.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
- Uncoupling Protein 2 Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting Cardiomyocyte Ferroptosis.Journal of vascular research · 2024Article
- Uncoupling Protein 3 Promotes the Myogenic Differentiation of Type IIb Myotubes in C2C12 Cells.Genes · 2023Article
- The gill epithelial cell lines RTgill-W1, from Rainbow trout and ASG-10, from Atlantic salmon, exert different toxicity profiles towards rotenone.Cytotechnology · 2023Article
- Inhibition of pyroptosis and apoptosis by capsaicin protects against LPS-induced acute kidney injury through TRPV1/UCP2 axisOpen life sciences · 2023Article
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- Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) on Obesity at Different Stages of Life: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) is an inner mitochondrial membrane protein that belongs to the uncoupling protein family and plays an important role in lowering mitochondrial membrane potential and dissipating metabolic energy with prevention of oxidative stress accumulation. In the present article, we will review the evidence that UCP2, as a consequence of its roles within the mitochondria, represents a critical player in the predisposition to vascular disease development in both animal models and in humans, particularly in relation to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. The deletion of the UCP2 gene contributes to atherosclerosis lesion development in the knockout mice, also showing significantly shorter lifespan. The UCP2 gene downregulation is a key determinant of higher predisposition to renal and cerebrovascular damage in an animal model of spontaneous hypertension and stroke. In contrast, UCP2 overexpression improves both hyperglycemia- and high-salt diet-induced endothelial dysfunction and ameliorates hypertensive target organ damage in SHRSP. Moreover, drugs (fenofibrate and sitagliptin) and several vegetable compounds (extracts from Brassicaceae, berberine, curcumin, and capsaicin) are able to induce UCP2 expression level and to exert beneficial effects on the occurrence of vascular damage. As a consequence, UCP2 becomes an interesting therapeutic target for the treatment of common human vascular diseases.
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