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Targeted disruption of peroxiredoxin 6 gene renders the heart vulnerable to ischemia-reperfusion injury.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Dec 2006
Nagy Norbert, Malik Gautam, Fisher Aron B, Das Dipak K
Abstract excerpt
Peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6) is a novel peroxidase enzyme belonging to the Prdx family, which in mammals contains five more peroxiredoxins (Prdx1-Prdx5). Like glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) and catalase, Prdx6 possesses H(2)O(2)-scavenging activities, and, like the former, it also removes hydroperoxides. Since significant amounts of catalase and GSHPx are present in the heart contributing toward the attenuation of...
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