Increased basal oxidation of peroxiredoxin 2 and limited peroxiredoxin recycling in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient erythrocytes from newborn infants.
Cheah FC, Peskin AV, Wong FL, Ithnin A, Othman A, Winterbourn CC.
Cheah FC, et al. Among authors: othman a.
FASEB J. 2014 Jul;28(7):3205-10. doi: 10.1096/fj.14-250050. Epub 2014 Mar 17.
FASEB J. 2014.
PMID: 24636884
Erythrocytes require glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) to generate NADPH and protect themselves against hemolytic anemia induced by oxidative stress. Peroxiredoxin 2 (Prx2) is a major antioxidant enzyme that requires NADPH to recycle its oxidized (disulfide-bonded) …
Erythrocytes require glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) to generate NADPH and protect themselves against hemolytic anemia induced by o …