title: Redox regulation of lung inflammation: role of NADPH oxidase and NF-kappaB signalling.
abstract: Regulation of reduction/oxidation (redox) state is critical for cell viability, activation, proliferation and organ function, and imbalance of oxidant/antioxidant balance is implicated in various chronic respiratory inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CS (cigarette smoke) is a complex mixture of various noxious gases and condensed tar particles. These components elicit oxidative stress in lungs by continuous generation of ROS (reactive oxygen species) and various inflammatory mediators. In the present review, we have discussed the role of oxidative stress in triggering the inflammatory response in the lungs in response to CS by demonstrating the role of NADPH oxidase, redox-sensitive transcription factors, such as pro-inflammatory NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB) and antioxidant Nrf2 (nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45 subunit-related factor 2), as well as HDAC (histone deacetylase) in pro-inflammatory cytokine release by disruption of HDAC-RelA/p65 NF-kappaB complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medicine, Lung Biology and Disease Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 850, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: S-R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kode
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajendrasozhan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caito
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adenuga
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Edirisinghe
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rahman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D019255:NADPH Oxidases