title: NAD(P)H oxidases and their relevance to atherosclerosis.
abstract: Studies performed during the last decade have identified NAD(P)H oxidases unique to nonphagocytic vascular cells. The reactive oxygen species released from these enzymes regulate fundamental cellular functions such as growth (hyperplastic or hypertrophic), endothelial dysfunction, migration and inflammation, which have been demonstrated to play a role in atherogenesis. Evidence from experimental animal and human studies implicate the nonphagocytic NAD(P)H oxidases in multiple aspects of atherogenesis, suggesting that these enzymes may be important determinants of the course of vascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Emory University, Division of Cardiology, 319 WMB, 1639 Pierce Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sorescu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szöcs
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Griendling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; D019255:NADPH Oxidases