title: Reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial diseases.
abstract: A variety of diseases have been associated with excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are produced mostly in the mitochondria as byproducts of normal cell respiration. The interrelationship between ROS and mitochondria suggests shared pathogenic mechanisms in mitochondrial and ROS-related diseases. Defects in oxidative phosphorylation can increase ROS production, whereas ROS-mediated damage to biomolecules can have direct effects on the components of the electron transport system. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms of ROS production and damage, as well as the existing evidence of mitochondrial ROS involvement in human diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1095 NW 14th Terrace, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Kirkinezos
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Moraes
mesh_terms: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D028361:Mitochondrial Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species