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NOX enzymes: potential target for the treatment of acute lung injury

Carnesecchi, Stéphanie ; Pache, Jean-Claude ; Barazzone-Argiroffo, Constance

In: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2012, vol. 69, no. 14, p. 2373-2385

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    Title
    • NOX enzymes: potential target for the treatment of acute lung injury
    Author
    • Carnesecchi, Stéphanie. Department of Pediatrics/Pathology and Immunology, Centre Médical Universitaire, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Pache, Jean-Claude. Department of Pathology and Immunology, Centre Médical Universitaire, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Barazzone-Argiroffo, Constance. Department of Pediatrics/Pathology and Immunology, Centre Médical Universitaire, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2012, vol. 69, no. 14, p. 2373-2385. SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
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    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:311217
    Summary
    Acute lung injury (ALI) and its more severe form, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), is characterized by acute inflammation, disruption of the alveolar-capillary barrier, and in the organizing stage by alveolar pneumocytes hyperplasia and extensive lung fibrosis. The cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to the development of ALI/ARDS are not completely understood, but there is evidence that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by inflammatory cells as well as epithelial and endothelial cells are responsible for inflammatory response, lung damage, and abnormal repair. Among all ROS-producing enzymes, the members of NADPH oxidases (NOXs), which are widely expressed in different lung cell types, have been shown to participate in cellular processes involved in the maintenance of lung integrity. It is not surprising that change in NOXs' expression and function is involved in the development of ALI/ARDS. In this context, the use of NOX inhibitors could be a possible therapeutic perspective in the management of this syndrome. In this article, we summarize the current knowledge concerning some cellular aspects of NOXs localization and function in the lungs, consider their contribution in the development of ALI/ARDS and discuss the place of NOX inhibitors as potential therapeutical target