Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
Volume 27, Issue 13, Pages 989-1010Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2016.6925
Keywords
redox signaling; thioredoxin; glutaredoxin; glutathione; CNS; thiol-targeted compounds
Funding
- China Scholarship Council
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia, Portugal, through iMed
- ULisboa's project [UID/DTP/04138/2013]
- FCT [SFRH/BPD/85219/2012]
- Swedish Cancer Society [961]
- Swedish Research Council Medicine [13X-3529]
- hundred Talents Plan of Chongqing and Southwest University Gathering Talent Project [SWU116068]
- [B2016022]
- [A16-301-14]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/85219/2012] Funding Source: FCT
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Significance: The thioredoxin (Trx) and glutathione (GSH) systems play important roles in maintaining the redox balance in the brain, a tissue that is prone to oxidative stress due to its high-energy demand. These two disulfide reductase systems are active in various areas of the brain and are considered to be critical antioxidant systems in the central nervous system (CNS). Various neuronal disorders have been characterized to have imbalanced redox homeostasis. Recent Advances: In addition to their detrimental effects, recent studies have highlighted that reactive oxygen species/reactive nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) act as critical signaling molecules by modifying thiols in proteins. The Trx and GSH systems, which reversibly regulate thiol modifications, regulate redox signaling involved in various biological events in the CNS. Critical Issues: In this review, we focus on the following: (i) how ROS/RNS are produced and mediate signaling in CNS; (ii) how Trx and GSH systems regulate redox signaling by catalyzing reversible thiol modifications; (iii) how dysfunction of the Trx and GSH systems causes alterations of cellular redox signaling in human neuronal diseases; and (iv) the effects of certain small molecules that target thiol-based signaling pathways in the CNS. Future Directions: Further study on the roles of thiol-dependent redox systems in the CNS will improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of many human neuronal disorders and also help to develop novel protective and therapeutic strategies against neuronal diseases.
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