• NADPH oxidase 2 mediates myocardial oxygen wasting in obesity 

      Hafstad, Anne Dragøy; Hansen, Synne Simonsen; Lund, Jim; Santos, Celio X.C.; Boardman, Neoma Tove; Shah, Ajay M.; Aasum, Ellen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-19)
      Obesity and diabetes are independent risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, and they are associated with the development of a specific cardiomyopathy with elevated myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO<sub>2</sub>) and impaired cardiac efficiency. Although the pathophysiology of this cardiomyopathy is multifactorial and complex, reactive oxygen species (ROS) may play an important role. One of the ...
    • Nox4 regulates InsP3 receptor‐dependent Ca2+ release into mitochondria to promote cell survival 

      Beretta, Matteo; Santos, Celio X.C.; Molenaar, Chris; Hafstad, Anne Dragøy; Miller, Chris CJ; Revazian, Aram; Betteridge, Kai; Schröder, Katrin; Streckfuß-Bömeke, Katrin; Doroshow, James H; Fleck, Roland A; Su, Tsung-Ping; Belousov, Vsevelod; Parsons, Maddy; Shah, Ajay M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-10)
      Cells subjected to environmental stresses undergo regulated cell death (RCD) when homeostatic programs fail to maintain viability. A major mechanism of RCD is the excessive calcium loading of mitochondria and consequent triggering of the mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT), which is especially important in post‐mitotic cells such as cardiomyocytes and neurons. Here, we show that stress‐induced ...
    • Targeted redox inhibition of protein phosphatase 1 by Nox4 regulates eIF2a-mediated stress signaling 

      Santos, Celio X.C.; Hafstad, Anne Dragøy; Beretta, Matteo; Zhang, Min; Molenaar, Chris; Kopec, Jola; Fotinou, Dina; Murray, Thomas V.; Cobb, Andrew M.; Martin, Daniel; Zeh Silva, Maira; Anilkumar, Narayana; Schröder, Katrin; Shanahan, Catherine M.; Brewer, Alison C.; Brandes, Ralf P.; Blanc, Eric; Parsons, Maddy; Belousov, Vsevelod; Cammack, Richard; Hider, Robert C.; Steiner, Roberto A.; Shah, Ajay M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-07)
      Phosphorylation of translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) attenuates global protein synthesis but enhances translation of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) and is a crucial evolutionarily conserved adaptive pathway during cellular stresses. The serine–threonine protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) deactivates this pathway whereas prolonging eIF2α phosphorylation enhances cell survival. Here, we show ...