title: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase: a promiscuous therapeutic target for cardiovascular drugs?
abstract: The increased expression and activity of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase complex has emerged as a major common factor in the etiology of all forms of cardiovascular diseases since the upregulation of intravascular NADPH oxidase results in the formation of superoxide (O(2)(-)), which in turn promotes vasculopathy. An ever-increasing number of drugs commonly used in cardiovascular medicine have been shown to influence NADPH oxidase expression and activity. These include nitric oxide donors, nitroaspirin, eicosanoids, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, corticosteroids, antioxidants, and specific inhibitors. The objective of this review is to discuss these drugs in relation to the mechanisms underlying their effects on NADPH oxidase activity and the expression and therapeutic implications of these effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University of Bristol, BS2 8HW Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Saima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
authors.forename: Nilima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Jamie Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jeremy
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015777:Eicosanoids / Q000502:physiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011687:Purines; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D015777:Eicosanoids; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D019255:NADPH Oxidases