ROS Derived from NADPH Oxidase (NOX) in Angiogenesis
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2017) | Viewed by 101608
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Interests: reactive oxygen species; redox signaling; vascular endothelial growth factor; angiogenesis; endothelial cells; peripheral arterial disease; diabetes
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Dear Colleagues,
Angiogenesis, a process of new blood vessel growth, contributes to normal development, wound healing and treatment of ischemic heart and limb diseases, as well as various pathophysiologies such as cancer, diabetic retinopathy and atherosclerosis. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as O2− and H2O2 at excess levels are detrimental and toxic, while , at physiological concentrations, they can act as second messengers to regulate reparative and pathological angiogenesis and vascular repair. Accumulating evidence suggests that ROS derived from NADPH oxidase (NOX), especially NOX4 and NOX2, play an important role in angiogenic signaling via activating redox-sensitive kinases and inactivating protein tyrosine phosphatase via oxidative inactivation of reactive cysteine residues. Furthermore, they are involved in regulating redox-sensitive angiogenic genes, such as HIF1alpha and VEGF in endothelial cells (ECs). The purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight recent progress on the emerging area of the role of ROS derived from NOX4 and NOX2 in angiogenic signaling in ECs, as well as physiological and pathological angiogenesis in vivo and their underlying mechanisms. Suppressing pathological neovascularization in the retina and tumors and enhancing therapeutic angiogenesis—such as wound healing and ischemia- or exercise-induced revascularization by manipulating NOXs, their regulators and ROS targets—appears to be an attractive therapeutic strategy to treat diabetic retinopathy, cancer and ischemic heart and peripheral vascular diseases.
Prof. Dr. Masuko Ushio-Fukai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Reactive oxygen species
- NADPH oxidase
- Angiogenesis
- Redox signaling
- Endothelial cell
- Ischemic disease
- Wound healing
- Cancer
- Diabetic retinopathy
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