Steen Vang Petersen

Redox Regulation of the Superoxide Dismutases SOD3 and SOD2 in the Pulmonary Circulation

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  • Daniel Hernandez-Saavedra, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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  • Kalin Swain, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E 19th Ave MS B131, Research Complex II, room 6121, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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  • Rubin Tuder, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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  • Steen V Petersen
  • Eva Nozik-Grayck, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E 19th Ave MS B131, Research Complex II, room 6121, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. Eva.Grayck@ucdenver.edu.

When evaluating the role of redox-regulating signaling in pulmonary vascular diseases, it is intriguing to consider the modulation of key antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase (SOD) because SOD isoforms are regulated by redox reactions, and, in turn, modulate downstream redox sensitive processes. The emerging field of redox biology is built upon understanding the regulation and consequences of tightly controlled and specific reduction-oxidation reactions that are critical for diverse cellular processes including cell signaling. Of relevance, both the site of production of specific reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and the site of the antioxidant defenses are highly compartmentalized within the cell. For example, superoxide is generated during oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria as well as by a number of enzymatic sources within the cytosol and at the cell membrane. In the pulmonary circulation, these sources include the mitochondrial electron transport chain, NADPH oxidases (NOX1-4, Duox1,2), nitric oxide synthases, and xanthine oxidase; this important topic has been thoroughly reviewed recently [1]. In parallel with these different cellular sites of superoxide production, the three SOD isoforms are also specifically localized to the cytosol (SOD1), mitochondria (SOD2) or extracellular compartment (SOD3). This chapter focuses on the role of redox mechanisms regulating SOD2 and SOD3, with an emphasis on these processes in the setting of pulmonary hypertension.

Original languageEnglish
Book seriesAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume967
Pages (from-to)57-70
Number of pages14
ISSN0065-2598
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Animals, Antioxidants/metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary/genetics, Mitochondria/metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidative Stress, Pulmonary Circulation, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Signal Transduction, Superoxide Dismutase/genetics, Superoxides/metabolism

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