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ReviewRedox biology2020

Xanthine oxidase-lactoperoxidase system and innate immunity: Biochemical actions and physiological roles.

Saad S Al-Shehri, John A Duley, Nidhi Bansal

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Review in Redox biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 80 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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Saad S Al-ShehriCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: sa.alshehri@tu.edu.sa.
John A DuleySchool of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4102, Australia.
Nidhi BansalSchool of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4102, Australia; School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4102, Australia.
Agriculture and Food · AUTaif University · SAUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The innate immune system in mammals is the first-line defense that plays an important protective role against a wide spectrum of pathogens, especially during early life before the adaptive immune system develops. The enzymes xanthine oxidase (XO) and lactoperoxidase (LPO) are widely distributed in mammalian tissues and secretions, and have a variety of biological functions including in innate immunity, provoking much interest for both in vitro and in vivo applications. The enzymes are characterized by their generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, including hydrogen peroxide, hypothiocyanite, nitric oxide, and peroxynitrite. XO is a major generator of hydrogen peroxide and superoxide that subsequently trigger a cascade of oxidative radical pathways, including those produced by LPO, which have bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects against pathogens including opportunistic bacteria. In addition to their role in host microbial defense, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species play important physiological roles as second messenger cell signaling molecules, including cellular proliferation, differentiation and gene expression. There are several indications that the reactive species generated by peroxide have positive effects on human health, particularly in neonates; however, some important in vivo aspects of this system remain obscure. The primary dependence of the system on hydrogen peroxide has led us to propose it is particularly relevant to neonate mammals during milk feeding.

Indexed as

LactoperoxidaseXanthine OxidaseAnimalsHumansHydrogen PeroxideImmunity, InnateInfant, NewbornSuperoxidesXanthineHydrogen PeroxideLactoperoxidaseSuperoxidesXanthineXanthine OxidaseCell signalingInnate immunityLactoperoxidaseReactive oxygen speciesXanthine oxidase

Identifiers

PMID32334145
PMCPMC7183230
OpenAlexW3016915958

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