Ascorbate and glutathione can individually participate in ROS detoxification operations, but their essential role results from their association in the context of the ascorbate-glutathione cycle (AGC), also called the Halliwell-Asada-Foyer cycle, after the scientists who identified it (see Focus on Hydroperoxide detoxification)
These mechanisms include decreased expression of proteins that are key to mPTP formation, such as voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) and cyclophilin D (Cyp-D) [128], and the increased levels of nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) [128], a transcription factor that is activated under stress conditions regulating the expression of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification enzymes that prevent mitochondrial impairment [131]
Notably, acetate promotes liver regeneration by inducing SCD1 expression (Yin et al., 2023), providing novel directions for NAFLD treatment
The TrxR2 enzyme is encoded by the TXNRD2 gene located on chromosome 22q11.21 and is composed of 22 exons that generate six alternatively spliced mRNAs resulting in six different isoforms of TrxR2
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