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Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 6, Issue 5

May 2017 - 8 articles

Cover Story: Glutathione (L-ϒ-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine) is the most abundant intracellular thiol, and the intracellular redox state, as reflected by levels of oxidized (GSSG) and reduced (GSH) glutathione, as well as the GSH/GSSG ratio, is considered to be an important indication of cellular health. Individuals affected by mitochondrial disease may have altered glutathione levels, reflecting redox imbalance. Therefore, measuring blood glutathione levels may help ascertain the therapeutic efficacy of drugs that affect mitochondrial function. Several clinical trials over the past few years have focused on developing therapies that have the potential to improve intracellular glutathione status. Measuring glutathione appears to be a promising technique for evaluating mitochondrial function, but the ultimate utility of this biomarker remains under investigation. View the paper here.
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Articles (8)

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
56 Citations
13,738 Views
23 Pages

The role of interleukins (ILs) and oxidative stress (OS) in precipitating neurodegenerative diseases including sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (AD), requires further clarification. In addition to neuropathological hallmarks—extracellular neuritic amyloi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
147 Citations
27,352 Views
31 Pages

Cardiac fibrosis, the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), remains an unresolved problem in most forms of heart disease. In order to be successful in preventing, attenuating or reversing cardiac fibrosis, it is essential to understan...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
16,715 Views
13 Pages

Hemophilia Care in the Pediatric Age

  • Marta Bertamino,
  • Francesca Riccardi,
  • Laura Banov,
  • Johanna Svahn and
  • Angelo Claudio Molinari

Hemophilia is the most common of the severe bleeding disorders and if not properly managed since early infancy can lead to chronic disease and lifelong disabilities. However, it enjoys the most efficacious and safe treatment among the most prevalent...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
101 Citations
20,369 Views
13 Pages

Riboflavin Responsive Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Diseases

  • Tamilarasan Udhayabanu,
  • Andreea Manole,
  • Mohan Rajeshwari,
  • Perumal Varalakshmi,
  • Henry Houlden and
  • Balasubramaniem Ashokkumar

Mitochondria are the repository for various metabolites involved in diverse energy-generating processes, like the TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, and metabolism of amino acids, fatty acids, and nucleotides, which rely significantly on flavoenzy...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
15,134 Views
21 Pages

Role of Autoantibodies in the Diagnosis of Connective-Tissue Disease ILD (CTD-ILD) and Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features (IPAF)

  • Adelle S. Jee,
  • Stephen Adelstein,
  • Jane Bleasel,
  • Gregory J. Keir,
  • MaiAnh Nguyen,
  • Joanne Sahhar,
  • Peter Youssef and
  • Tamera J. Corte

The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) requires meticulous evaluation for an underlying connective tissue disease (CTD), with major implications for prognosis and management. CTD associated ILD (CTD-ILD) occurs most commonly in the context...

  • Review
  • Open Access
73 Citations
10,311 Views
17 Pages

Technical advances in the ability to measure mitochondrial dysfunction are providing new insights into mitochondrial disease pathogenesis, along with new tools to objectively evaluate the clinical status of mitochondrial disease patients. Glutathione...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,402 Views
5 Pages

Serum Profiles of Cytokines in Behcet’s Disease

  • Alireza Sadeghi,
  • Fereydoun Davatchi,
  • Farhad Shahram,
  • Arezoo Karimimoghadam,
  • Majid Alikhani,
  • Aiyoub Pezeshgi,
  • Saeideh Mazloomzadeh,
  • Bahar Sadeghi-Abdollahi and
  • Masoud Asadi-Khiavi

Introduction: Behcet’s disease (BD) is a chronic systemic autoinflammatory vasculitis which is handled by the variety of proteins like cytokines. Therefore, cytokines are considered as one of the prototypic factors during inflammatory responses of BD...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,607 Views
6 Pages

Nanoparticle-Mediated Drug Delivery System for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

  • Kazufumi Nakamura,
  • Hiromi Matsubara,
  • Satoshi Akagi,
  • Toshihiro Sarashina,
  • Kentaro Ejiri,
  • Norifumi Kawakita,
  • Masashi Yoshida,
  • Toru Miyoshi,
  • Atsuyuki Watanabe and
  • Nobuhiro Nishii
  • + 1 author

Nanoparticles have been used as a novel drug delivery system. Drug-incorporated nanoparticles for local delivery might optimize the efficacy and minimize the side effects of drugs. The efficacy and safety of intratracheal administration of prostacycl...

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