A new study sheds light on the role of oxidative stress in the migration of metastatic breast cancer cells

by Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)

9 days ago
metastatic breast cancer, iron oxide nanoparticles, oxidative stress, redox balance, extracellular vesicles (EVs), actin cytoskeleton

The in vitro study explores a strategy to limit the invasive capacity of metastatic breast cancer cells using iron oxide nanoparticles

Mechanism that protects cells against oxidative stress identified

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

1 year ago
reactive oxygen species (ROS), peroxiredoxins, Tsa1, oxidative stress

Researchers at IRB Barcelona and the UPF unravel peroxiredoxinylation, a type of post-translational modification. Mediated by the enzyme Tsa1, this mechanism safeguards the function of key proteins un...

A new biochemical principle involving the interplay between oxidative stress and phosphorylation uncovered in aging

by IRB Lleida. Institut de Recerca Biomèdica

2 years ago
phosphorylation, oxidative stress, aging

This study establishes, for the first time, a connection at the molecular level between oxidative stress and aberrant phosphorylation of proteins in the proteome, two fundamental mechanisms that inter...

Finding new paths in the treatment of cystic fibrosis

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

4 years ago
Cystic fibrosis, lungs, oxidative stress, chronic respiratory diseases

Cystic fibrosis has effects on the lungs that are aggravated by oxidative stress, which degrades cells and tissues.

Histocell present at the 30th edition of EWMA 2020 VIRTUAL

by Histocell

6 years ago
EWMA 2020 VIRTUAL, science, healing of wounds, Health, Reoxcare, oxidative stress, regenerative medicine

The annual meeting of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) held between the 18TH and the 19TH of November 2020 has, like every year, various speakers and experts in the area of sciences, m...

Identified new mechanisms of oxidative stress, the trigger of many vascular diseases

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

8 years ago
oxidative stress, NOR-1 receptor

Researchers at CIBER Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV) have made progress in identifying the mechanisms involved in the generation of oxidative stress, a fundamental process in vascular remodelling th...