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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2021

The Role of Thioredoxin/Peroxiredoxin in the β-Cell Defense Against Oxidative Damage.

Jennifer S Stancill, John A Corbett

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

47 citing papers in PubMed, 66 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.

Jennifer S StancillDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
John A CorbettDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Medical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISM OF BETA-CELL DESTRUCTIONR01DK052194 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CORBETT, JOHN A · 1998 to 2025
$8.8M
MECHANISMS OF VIRAL INDUCED BETA CELL DAMAGER01AI044458 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CORBETT, JOHN A · 1998 to 2024
$7.5M
Training in Signature Transdisciplinary Cardiovascular SciencesT32HL134643 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Justin L Grobe, Jacquelyn P Kulinski · 2017 to 2026
$4.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL134643NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI044458NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK052194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress is hypothesized to play a role in pancreatic β-cell damage, potentially contributing to β-cell dysfunction and death in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Oxidative stress arises when naturally occurring reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced at levels that overwhelm the antioxidant capacity of the cell. ROS, including superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, are primarily produced by electron leak during mitochondrial oxidative metabolism. Additionally, peroxynitrite, an oxidant generated by the reaction of superoxide and nitric oxide, may also cause β-cell damage during autoimmune destruction of these cells. β-cells are thought to be susceptible to oxidative damage based on reports that they express low levels of antioxidant enzymes compared to other tissues. Furthermore, markers of oxidative damage are observed in islets from diabetic rodent models and human patients. However, recent studies have demonstrated high expression of various isoforms of peroxiredoxins, thioredoxin, and thioredoxin reductase in β-cells and have provided experimental evidence supporting a role for these enzymes in promoting β-cell function and survival in response to a variety of oxidative stressors. This mini-review will focus on the mechanism by which thioredoxins and peroxiredoxins detoxify ROS and on the protective roles of these enzymes in β-cells. Additionally, we speculate about the role of this antioxidant system in promoting insulin secretion.

Indexed as

Oxidative StressAntioxidantsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansInsulin-Secreting CellsPeroxiredoxinsThioredoxinsAntioxidantsPeroxiredoxinsThioredoxinsantioxidantbeta-celloxidative stressperoxiredoxinthioredoxinthioredoxin reductase

Identifiers

PMID34557160
PMCPMC8453158
OpenAlexW3198676490

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