Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation initially localized in the pancreas,which may be accompanied with severe complications such as multi-organ failure,gastrointestinal hemorrhage and malnutrition.One in ten severe c...Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation initially localized in the pancreas,which may be accompanied with severe complications such as multi-organ failure,gastrointestinal hemorrhage and malnutrition.One in ten severe cases of acute pancreatitis develops systemic inflammatory response syndrome.Despite treatment,acute pancreatitis can be a life-threatening disease as its mortality rate amounts to 5%-10%in general,and up to 35%in cases of severe course.[1]Over the years,the role of oxidative stress展开更多
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a very disabling disease due to the degeneration of motor neurons.Symptoms include muscle weakness and atrophy,spasticity,and progressive paralysis.Currently,there is no treatment to r...Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a very disabling disease due to the degeneration of motor neurons.Symptoms include muscle weakness and atrophy,spasticity,and progressive paralysis.Currently,there is no treatment to reverse damage to motor neurons and cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.The only two treatments actually approved,riluzole and edaravone,have shown mitigated beneficial effects.The difficulty to find a cure lies in the complexity and multifaceted pattern of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis.Among mechanisms,abnormal RNA metabolism,nucleocytoplasmic transport defects,accumulation of unfolded protein,and mitochondrial dysfunction would in fine induce oxidative damage and vice versa.A potent therapeutic strategy will be to find molecules that break this vicious circle.Sharpening the nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 signaling may fulfill this objective since nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 has a multitarget profile controlling antioxidant defense,mitochondrial functioning,and inflammation.We here discuss the interest of developing nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2-based therapy in regard to the pathophysiological mechanisms and we provide a general overview of the attempted clinical assays in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.展开更多
文摘Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation initially localized in the pancreas,which may be accompanied with severe complications such as multi-organ failure,gastrointestinal hemorrhage and malnutrition.One in ten severe cases of acute pancreatitis develops systemic inflammatory response syndrome.Despite treatment,acute pancreatitis can be a life-threatening disease as its mortality rate amounts to 5%-10%in general,and up to 35%in cases of severe course.[1]Over the years,the role of oxidative stress
基金supported by a grant from the Association Française contre les Myopathies(AFM Téléthongrant 23667,to JCL).
文摘Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a very disabling disease due to the degeneration of motor neurons.Symptoms include muscle weakness and atrophy,spasticity,and progressive paralysis.Currently,there is no treatment to reverse damage to motor neurons and cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.The only two treatments actually approved,riluzole and edaravone,have shown mitigated beneficial effects.The difficulty to find a cure lies in the complexity and multifaceted pattern of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis.Among mechanisms,abnormal RNA metabolism,nucleocytoplasmic transport defects,accumulation of unfolded protein,and mitochondrial dysfunction would in fine induce oxidative damage and vice versa.A potent therapeutic strategy will be to find molecules that break this vicious circle.Sharpening the nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 signaling may fulfill this objective since nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 has a multitarget profile controlling antioxidant defense,mitochondrial functioning,and inflammation.We here discuss the interest of developing nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2-based therapy in regard to the pathophysiological mechanisms and we provide a general overview of the attempted clinical assays in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
