Does Pioglitazone Lead to Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Formation in Chronic Granulomatous Disease Patients?
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ABSTRACT: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase, the enzyme complex responsible for reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, is defective in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) patients. This enzyme helps in antimicrobial host defense by phagocytes. CGD patients are unable to form neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are composed of granule-derived proteins from neutrophils decorated with decondensed chromatin. Mitochondria have gained attention, being a rich source of flavochrome enzymes due to the presence of several sites for superoxide production. Recently, PPARγ agonists, a mitochondrial ROS inducer, induce mitochondrial ROS formation post-treatment in murine NADPH oxidase knockout models. Mitochondrial ROS is also essential for NOX-independent NETosis. Our study
SUBMITTER: Hule GP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689990 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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