Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 30(4): 653-661

PMID: 19910640

NADPH Oxidases: Functions and Pathologies in the Vasculature

Introduction

Our knowledge of the signaling role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vascular physiology and pathophysiology has expanded tremendously in the last fifteen years. NADPH oxidases (Nox) have emerged as major sources of ROS in the vasculature, multiple Nox subtypes have been cloned and analyzed structurally and functionally, and the relationship of Nox enzymes to signaling pathways, cellular function and vascular disease has begun to be investigated.

The Nox family consists of seven catalytic homologues, four of which (Nox1, 2, 4 and 5) are found in the vasculature. These enzymes transfer electrons from NADPH to molecular oxygen producing superoxide (O₂•−). Because O₂•− does not readily cross membranes and is short-lived, its effect is mostly local. Depending on Nox subcellular location, O₂•− is released either inside organelles or extracellularly, with corresponding internal signaling or paracrine effects. Superoxide dismutase rapidly converts O₂•− to longer lasting and membrane-diffusible H₂O₂, thus modifying the signal and expanding its range of action. While some effects of Nox enzymes, such as inactivation of nitric oxide (NO•) in blood pressure regulation are mediated directly by O₂•−, many are instead due to protein modification by H₂O₂, including growth signal transduction in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs).

In this brief review, we will discuss our current understanding of vascular NADPH oxidases, and especially their roles in physiology and disease. We will first describe each oxidase separately, before presenting an overview of their interactions and connections with other systems.

Nox1

Nox1 is expressed in endothelium, smooth muscle and adventitial fibroblasts,¹2 at the plasma membrane,³ caveolae⁴ and endosomes.⁵ Interestingly, in VSMC Nox1 is complexed with the novel activator Noxa1 and the phagocytic organizer p47phox (Figure 1).¹67 Unlike Noxo1, p47phox requires activation by phosphorylation, allowing for regulation of enzymatic activity. The identity of Nox1 regulatory subunits in other vascular cells is not known. Nox1 also closely associates with protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a chaperone essential to its activity.⁸

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Figure 1

Spatial and molecular organization of vascular Nox enzymes

Nox1, 2 and 5 are represented here in different cellular compartments, but can be located either within cells or at the plasma membrane, thus releasing O₂•− inside vesicles or extracellularly, following activation of receptor (R) by ligand (L). O₂•− may affect cytosolic signaling after crossing membranes via anion channels, reversible protonation, or conversion to H₂O₂.⁹ In contrast, Nox4 is always intracellular, and constitutively produces a higher proportion of membrane-permeable H₂O₂ than other oxidases.¹¹⁶ All oxidases, except Nox5, form a membrane complex with p22phox. Cytosolic activators vary with oxidase subtype: Rac, p47phox and Noxa1 for Nox1 in VSMCs; Rac, p47phox and p67phox for Nox2; Poldip2 for Nox4; Ca^{for Nox5. Charge compensation mechanisms are unknown, except for VSMC endosomal ClC-3 that supports Nox1 activity. All vascular cells express multiple Nox subtypes simultaneously.}

Other proteins essential to Nox1 activity do not necessarily associate with it. Because Nox enzymes carry electrons across membranes, they require charge compensation. Indeed, agonist-induced Nox1 activity in VSMC endosomes is blocked by deletion of the chloride/proton antiporter ClC-3 and rescued by transfection of intact channels.⁵ By exchanging protons for chloride anions, the antiporter prevents oxidase-induced cytosol acidification and accumulation of endosomal negative charges (Figure 1).⁹ Targeting anion channels could be used to inhibit oxidases, but their tissue and Nox subtype specificity remain to be investigated.

Nox1 is most highly expressed in intestinal epithelium, due to transcriptional upregulation of its promoter by cytokines involved in host defense.¹⁰12 In VSMCs, Nox1 is induced by growth factors and vasoactive agents (Table 1), resulting from preferential activation of another promoter, located further upstream in the gene, in VSMCs stimulated to grow by injury or angiotensin II (AngII).¹³ The resulting longer transcript produces a protein with a slightly longer N-terminus, whose activity is identical to epithelial Nox1. This promoter is responsible for Nox1 upregulation by PDGF or PGF2α via a signaling cascade including PKCδ, EGFR transactivation, and either PI3K, ATF-1 and MEF2B, or ERK1/2 and JunB. Binding sites for transcription factors MEF2B and JunB have been identified.¹⁰1415

Table 1

Examples of Nox1 signaling in vascular smooth muscle

stimulus	upstream signals	Nox1 regulation	downstream signals	downstream effects	references

		basal activity	caveolin phosphorylation AT1R at plasma membrane		23

AGE		upregulation			26

Aldosterone		upregulation		hypertrophy	111

AngII	Ca²⁺	upregulation	P-Akt	hypertrophy	1, 112
	PKC	activation	P-p38MAPK
	Rac1		SHP-2
	Src		inactivation
	EGFR
	PI3K

bFGF	PI3K	activation	JNK	migration	29
	PKC		P-paxillin
	Rac1		MMP2 MMP9

Cyclic stretch		upregulation			113

IL-1β		activation	NFκB		5

LDL		upregulation			1, 25
Oxidized LDL

PDGF	PKCδ	upregulation	NFκB	hypertrophy	1, 27, 114, 115
PGF2α	EGFR		MCP-1	migration
	either PI3K		SSH1L	proliferation
	ATF-1		cofilin
	MEF2B
	or ERK
	JunB

PMA		upregulation			1

Serum		upregulation		proliferation	1, 27

Statins		downregulation			1

T3		upregulation			28

Thrombin		upregulation		proliferation	1, 32

TNFα		activation	NFκB		5

Agonists also acutely activate Nox1 and its regulatory subunits by stimulating upstream signaling cascades, including phospholipases C and D, protein kinase C (PKC), Src and PI3K. These pathways are required for activation of p47phox and Rac.¹ ROS produced by Nox1 then regulate downstream signaling pathways and essential cellular functions (Table 1) as discussed in greater detailed elsewhere.⁷

The role of Nox1 in cardiovascular disease has been studied mainly in hypertension. Vascular or kidney Nox1 is upregulated in experimental models, such as renin transgenic,¹ 2-kidney 1-clip,¹⁶ or Dahl salt-sensitive rats.¹⁷ AngII-induced hypertension is blunted by in vivo administration of p22phox siRNA¹⁸ or PKC inhibitor, which reduces Nox1 upregulation.¹ Here p22phox and PKC likely activate Nox1, since Nox2 deletion has no effect (see below). Similarly, p47phox ablation prevents hypertension induced by BMP4, a Nox1-dependent endothelial cell (EC) agonist.¹⁹ More directly, Nox1 overexpression in SMC-targeted transgenics potentiates Ang-II induced hypertension and hypertrophy.²⁰ Conversely, Nox1 deletion improves AngII-induced,²¹ but not ROS-independent norepinephrine-induced, hypertension.²² Unexpectedly, Nox1 deletion prevents AT1R cell surface expression.²³ Whatever the mechanisms, these data implicate Nox1 in AngII-induced hypertension. In contrast, Nox1 deletion does not improve hypertension in renin transgenics,²⁴ implying that other mechanisms control chronic hypertension.

Because growth factors stimulate ROS production in VSMC, the role of Nox1 in proliferative vascular disease was investigated. Nox1 is activated or upregulated in VSMCs treated with AngII, LDL, or AGEs¹2526. Nox1 overexpression increases serum-induced proliferation and PDGF-induced migration in VSMCs.²⁷ Conversely, Nox1 deletion inhibits VSMC proliferation induced by serum,¹ thyroid hormone²⁸ or PDGF,²⁷ as well as PDGF or bFGF-induced migration,²⁷29 which is rescued by Nox1 transfection.²⁹ Moreover, Nox1 is activated or upregulated in vessels from diabetic animals.³⁰31 Remarkably, not only is injury-induced intimal hyperplasia accompanied by Nox1 upregulation,¹ but it is inhibited by Nox1 deletion.²⁷ Thus, Nox1 can clearly mediate abnormal vascular growth and possibly atherosclerosis.

In this context, a possible link between Nox1 and vascular inflammation was also investigated. Thrombin increases VSMC Nox1 expression, IL-6 secretion, and NFκB transclocation. These latter effects may be mediated by Nox1, as they are inhibited by atorvastatin,³² which down-regulates Nox1.¹ Furthermore, TNFα or IL-1β induce Nox1-dependent VSMC NFκB activation.⁵ Likewise, increased Nox1 expression and activity by hyperhomocysteinemia in rat coronary arteries appear to be mediated by TNFα.³³ No less important, Nox1 in macrophages is required for foam cell formation, thereby contributing to vascular lesion formation.³⁴ Therefore, Nox1 appears to mediate vascular inflammation via multiple mechanisms.

Although Nox1 is clearly implicated in vascular pathology, it also has beneficial physiological roles. For example, it is likely responsible for shear-induced outward vessel remodeling, since this response is blocked by deletion of p47phox, but not Nox2.³⁵

Nox2

Nox2 is found in all vascular wall cells, except VSMCs from large arteries, and produces intra-or extracellular superoxide (Figure 1).¹3637 Even in large arteries, endothelial cells and adventitial fibroblasts are important sources of Nox2-derived superoxide.² Nox2 is activated by pathways similar to vascular Nox1 or phagocytic Nox2, such as p47phox phosphorylation by PKC and Src.³⁸40 Similar downstream signals are also affected by Nox1 and Nox2 as described at length in other reviews.⁷ For example Nox2 promotes EC proliferation by p38MAPK and Akt stimulation.³⁷41 On a larger scale, Nox2 also affects vascular function and pathology.

Because O₂•− rapidly neutralizes vasodilator NO•, Nox2 is expected to induce contraction. Indeed, Nox2 expression is inversely correlated with endothelium-dependent relaxation in isolated aorta.⁴²43 Furthermore, Nox2 deletion inhibits PKC-mediated aortic contraction,⁴⁰ restores acetylcholine-induced cerebral artery vasodilation⁴⁴ and increases contraction in males.⁴⁵ These results suggest that Nox2 may affect blood pressure.

A correlation between Nox2 expression and hypertension has been observed repeatedly. Aortic Nox2 is elevated in stroke-prone SHR, in rats exposed to aldosterone plus salt and AngII-infused mice.¹46 Tempol improves both small intrapulmonary artery Nox2 expression and pulmonary hypertension in renin transgenic rats.⁴⁷ As expected, hypertension is worsened by Nox2 overexpression in endothelial-targeted transgenics, after acute or chronic AngII treatment.⁴⁸ In converse experiments, hypertension can be improved by Nox2 deletion, but results depend on the experimental model. Nox2 ablation in mice reduces systemic hypertension in 2-kidney 1-clip or DOCA salt animals⁴⁹50 and prevents hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension.⁵¹ In contrast, Nox2 deletion does not prevent hypertension induced by AngII infusion, but decreases medial hypertrophy,¹ possibly affecting blood pressure later on. Likewise, hypertension is unaffected in renin transgenics.⁵² These results suggest that treatments targeting Nox2 could improve some forms of hypertension.

Accumulating evidence suggests that Nox2 in resident ECs and adventitial fibroblasts as well as recruited macrophages promote inflammation and atherosclerosis.²5355 Nox2 mRNA, O₂•− production and monocyte binding are increased by oscillatory shear stress in ECs⁵⁶ Furthermore, in animal models of surgical vascular injury or high cholesterol diet, Nox2 is significantly upregulated, at least during the chronic phase of the disease, even in the absence of inflammation.¹57 Similarly, in human vessels Nox2 expression is correlated with lesion severity,¹58 although part of the effect derives from macrophage infiltration in advanced lesions. Moreover, Nox2 deletion greatly reduces descending aortic lesion burden in hyperlipidemic mice.⁵⁹ Overall these results favor a causal role of Nox2 in atherosclerosis.

Nox 4

Nox4 mRNA is present in all vascular wall cells and is significantly more abundant than other Nox enzymes.¹6063 The protein is located in perinuclear space or endoplasmic reticulum in ECs,⁶⁴67 nucleus in ECs and VSMCs,⁴6869 and focal adhesions and stress fibers in VSMCs.⁴60 Because the only regulatory subunit Nox4 shares with Nox1 and Nox2 is p22phox,⁷⁰71 Nox4 was thought to be constitutively active,⁷² and responsible for basal ROS production,⁶⁰73 but a recent report shows that Poldip2 enhances its activity (Figure 1).⁷⁴

Nox4 is consistently upregulated and acutely activated by TGF-β in all cell types tested.⁷ In fact, TGF-β is responsible for Nox4 activation in response to other stimuli, such as hypoxia.⁷⁵ Investigations of downstream signaling pathways suggest that p38MAPK is a target of Nox4.⁶⁷7677 Nox4 also activates the Ras/ERK pathway, JNK and Akt.⁶⁴7678 In addition to tyrosine kinase signaling pathways, Nox4 has been implicated in the activation of Rho in VSMCs, consistent with its effects on the cytoskeleton (see below).⁷74

Because there is no report to date of genetic models with altered Nox4 expression, current knowledge derives mostly from interventions in cell culture. Nox4 is linked to decreased vascular cell growth in many studies. For example, while serum withdrawal upregulates Nox4 mRNA in VSMCs and ECs,¹61 growth-promoting agents such as AngII, PDGF, IL-1β, thrombin and phorbol esters downregulate Nox4 mRNA in VSMCs and adventitial fibroblasts,¹6273 However, these results may need to be reevaluated in light of a recent study showing that Nox4 mRNA and protein expressions are not always correlated.⁷⁹ Nevertheless, Nox4 is required to maintain the quiescent VSMC phenotype and TNF-α-induced apoptosis in ECs.⁶⁰6680 In contrast, Nox4 appears to stimulate growth in other instances. Thus, proliferation induced by urotensin or hypoxia (via TGF-β) in pulmonary VSMCs requires Nox4.⁷⁵76 Similarly, in ECs Nox4 promotes growth and inhibits apoptosis, and Nox4 knockdown impairs EGF- and HIV-tat-induced proliferation.⁶⁴7881 Further studies are required to reconcile these conflicting results.

A similar conundrum holds for the role of Nox4 in migration. While Nox4 siRNA decreases PDGF-induced VSMCs migration and wounding-activated EC migration,⁷⁴81 Nox4 overexpression also decreases migration in PDGF-stimulated VSMC and adventitial fibroblasts exposed to AngII.⁶²74 It is likely that too little Nox4 prevents focal adhesion formation, while too much Nox4 prevents focal adhesion dissolution, both of which are required for cell motility.

In some cases Nox4 appears linked to pathways protecting vessels against disease. Indeed in ECs, Nox4 is upregulated by physiological shear stress and downregulated by pathological stress.⁵⁶82 Similarly, Nox4 is increased during redifferentiation of smooth muscle after vascular injury.¹ However, Nox4 expression is also correlated with deleterious responses. The proinflammatory mediators TNF-α and oxidized phospholipid Ox-PAPC increase Nox4 expression or activity, respectively.⁶⁹83 Basal and urotensin-induced pro-fibrotic PAI-1 gene expression in pulmonary artery VSMCs is dependent upon Nox4, and Nox4 downregulation blocks IL-8, MCP-1, LDLR and ROS production in ECs stimulated with Ox-PAPC.⁷⁶7783 Furthermore, Nox4 is elevated in cerebral aneurysms and in vessels from diabetic mice,³⁰8485 (except³¹). Of interest, treatment with the PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone mitigates Nox4 upregulation.⁸⁶

Overall, our knowledge of Nox4 in the vasculature is incomplete. Current evidence suggests that it is involved in numerous essential cellular pathways mediating differentiation, growth and migration. Its role is still controversial, suggesting that a central aspect of its function remains to be discovered.

Nox5

Nox5 differs from other Nox enzymes by its additional N-terminal regulatory domain. Nox5, which requires no additional subunit, is activated by calcium binding to N-terminal EF-hands (Figure 1). Calcium sensitivity is increased by calmodulin and phosphorylation by PKC.⁷ In transfected leukemia cells, Nox5 is activated by H₂O₂ in a positive feedback loop involving c-Abl.⁸⁷ Five splice variants with different tissue distributions are known: Nox5α, β, γ, δ and Nox5S, a short form without calcium binding domain. Multiple isoforms are expressed in the vasculature.⁸⁸ Within cells, Nox5 can be found in cytoskeletal fraction, endoplasmic reticulum or plasma membrane.⁸⁹91

Because Nox5 is not present in rodents, experimental models are limited to cultured cells and isolated tissue. In VSMCs, Nox5 participates in PDGF-induced proliferation via the JAK/STAT pathway.⁹² In ECs, Nox5 overexpression slightly increases proliferation and formation of capillary-like tubes, while Nox5 depletion reduces thrombin-stimulated growth and tube formation.⁸⁹ In intact vessels, adenoviral-mediated Nox5 overexpression paradoxically increases eNOS activity, but as expected, reduces bioavailable NO• via inactivation by O₂•−,⁹³ leading to impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation and increased phenylephrine-induced contraction. One study shows that atherosclerosis increases Nox5 expression and calcium-sensitive oxidase activity in coronary arteries. Nox5 is detected in the endothelium of control arteries, in the neointima of diseased arteries, and in smooth muscle underlying complex lesions in arteries with advanced atherosclerosis.⁹⁴

These studies are provocative, suggesting an important role for Nox5 in vascular function. Clearly, additional work is needed to further explore its physiological and pathological roles.

Interactions between oxidases

Because most cells simultaneously express multiple Nox enzymes, some of their functions may be redundant. For example, both Nox2 and Nox4 in ECs are required for the angiogenic response and participate in serum-induced proliferation.³⁷418195 Both enzymes are similarly regulated by shear stress⁵⁶ and colocalize with endoplasmic reticulum markers,³⁷ and knockdown of one subtype upregulates the other,⁹⁶ suggesting that their functions are overlapping, although not entirely identical.⁴¹

Most often, however, Nox enzymes in the same cell mediate distinct functions. For example in VSMCs from large arteries, Nox1 is required for hypertrophy and proliferation,¹ while Nox4 mediates differentiation.⁶⁰80 These enzymes respond to different agonists,¹60 participate in migration via different mechanisms²⁷74 and have distinct localizations.⁴ Similarly in transfected HEK293 cells, Nox2 and Nox4 are expressed in different compartments, and each responds to different agonists and activates distinct signaling pathways.⁹⁷ Therefore, subcellular localization seems to be an essential factor in determining Nox function.

With regard to vascular disease, multiple NADPH oxidases appear to contribute to the pathophysiological response. Both Nox1 and Nox2 have been implicated in hypertension,⁴⁹519899 as they contribute directly to blood pressure elevation and to end-organ damage or remodeling.²⁴98100 The expression of Nox1, Nox2 and Nox4 is altered after vascular injury, the former two mediating the proliferative response of VSMCs and ECs, while the latter most likely contributes to redifferentiation of VSMCs.¹ In diabetic vascular disease, all three are upregulated,³⁰85 but their specific contributions to diabetes-related endothelial dysfunction and inflammation remain to be elucidated.

It is also important to consider that Noxes in multiple tissues contribute to the pathological response in a coordinated fashion. In hypertension, evidence exists for a role of brain, vascular, cardiac and kidney Nox enzymes.¹⁸101103 Furthermore, a large part of the hypertensive response to AngII infusion or DOCA salt administration is dependent upon T lymphocytes.¹⁰⁴ Harrison and Gongora¹⁰⁵ have proposed that stimulation of Nox enzymes in circumventricular organs by AngII increases efferent sympathetic activity, leading to activation of T cells in lymph nodes, which home to vessels and kidneys. Importantly, T cells release cytokines that stimulate NADPH oxidases in these tissues, causing vasoconstriction and sodium retention (Figure 2). A similar coordinated response is likely to occur in the vessel wall in atherosclerosis, where infiltrated macrophages release cytokines in a Nox2-dependent manner, which then activate Nox1 and Nox2 in VSMCs, ECs and adventitial fibroblasts.²5355

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Figure 2

Nox enzymes in multiple tissues contribute to AngII-induced hypertension

AngII infusion increases Nox activity in tissues involved in blood pressure regulation, including brain, kidney, heart and blood vessels.¹⁰³ Brain Nox controls efferent sympathetic stimulation of lymphoid tissue, leading to activation of T lymphocytes and Nox-dependent upregulation of the CCR5 chemokine receptor and the CD44 hyaluronan receptor. Simultaneously, AngII upregulates the adhesion molecule ICAM-1 and the chemokine RANTES in vessels, leading to T cell migration to vascular periadventitia. AngII and Nox in T cells lead to secretion of TNFα, which upregulates vascular Nox.¹⁰⁴105 In adventitial fibroblasts, VSMC and endothelial cells, Nox generates O₂•−, which depletes NO• via conversion to peroxynitrate (ONOO^{), leading to endothelial dysfunction. ROS production is further amplified by ONOO}^{-induced nitric oxide synthase (NOS) uncoupling and mitochondrial dysfunction.}¹⁰⁷ Whereas NO• induces vasodilation and growth arrest in healthy vessels, O₂•− and H₂O₂ contribute to vessel contraction and hypertrophy, leading to sustained hypertension. Vascular inflammation produced by mediators such as IL-17 may also induce chronic vascular disease.

Once ROS production is initiated by Nox activation, other oxidase systems often amplify this initial response. For example, ECs exposed to pathological shear stress exhibit a Nox-dependent activation of xanthine oxidase.¹⁰⁶ Similarly, AngII stimulation of these cells enhances mitochondrial ROS production in a Nox-dependent manner.¹⁰⁷ In hypertension, Nox activation leads to the formation of peroxynitrite, which uncouples eNOS, leading to a dramatic enhancement of O₂•− production.¹⁰³ Moreover, ROS can also activate Nox enzymes and increase their own production in a positive feedback loop (Figure 2).⁴⁷87103108110 Such self-reinforcing loops may set new homeostatic points of ROS production and lock the organism in a sustained pathological state.

Conclusion

The evidence summarized in this review clearly shows that Nox enzymes are both essential to normal vascular function and participate in the development of vascular disease. They modulate intracellular signaling pathways to regulate cell survival, vessel contraction and relaxation. In pathological conditions, they contribute to VSMC proliferation and migration, angiogenesis, inflammation, hypertension and medial hypertrophy. Because of their varied and essential functions, it is not surprising that antioxidants designed to scavenge ROS produced from these enzymes provide ineffective protection against vascular disease. The work described here strongly argues for a change in therapeutic strategies to target only deleterious sources of ROS while leaving intact those that are required for normal vascular function.

That said, more research is necessary to fully understand the roles of different Nox enzymes in the vasculature. Additional studies should focus on identifying the specific molecular pathways that are targets of each Nox. The creation of tissue-specific, genetically modified animals will permit a better analysis of their roles in physiology and disease. Moreover, subtype-specific inhibitors are badly needed to allow the field to advance therapeutically once pathological targets have been identified. Studies such as these will allow us to truly test the oxidative hypothesis of vascular disease.

Acknowledgments

a) Sources of Funding

This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants HL38206, {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"HL058863","term_id":"1051596359","term_text":"HL058863"}}HL058863 and {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"HL095070","term_id":"1051665479","term_text":"HL095070"}}HL095070.

b) Acknowledgments

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Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA 30322

Corresponding author: Kathy K. Griendling, Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 1639 Pierce Drive, WMB 319, Atlanta, GA 30322, phone: 404-727-3364, fax: 404-727-3585, ude.yrome@dneirgk

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are ubiquitous signaling molecules in biological systems. Four members of the NADPH oxidase (Nox) enzyme family are important sources of ROS in the vasculature: Nox1, Nox2, Nox4 and Nox5. Signaling cascades triggered by stresses, hormones, vasoactive agents and cytokines control the expression and activity of these enzymes and of their regulatory subunits, among which p22phox, p47phox, Noxa1 and p67phox are present in blood vessels. Vascular Nox enzymes are also regulated by Rac, ClC-3, Poldip2 and PDI. Multiple Nox subtypes, simultaneously present in different subcellular compartments, produce specific amounts superoxide, some of which is rapidly converted to hydrogen peroxide. The identity and location of these ROS, and of the enzymes that degrade them, determine their downstream signaling pathways. Nox enzymes participate in a broad array of cellular functions including differentiation, fibrosis, growth, proliferation, apoptosis, cytoskeletal regulation, migration and contraction. They are involved in vascular pathologies such as hypertension, restenosis, inflammation, atherosclerosis and diabetes. As our understanding of the regulation of these oxidases progresses, so will our ability to alter their functions and associated pathologies.

Keywords: NADPH oxidase, Reactive Oxygen Species, Blood Vessels, Hypertension, Atherosclerosis

Abstract

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