Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase (NOX) is a multisubunit enzyme complex that participates in the generation of superoxide or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and plays a key role in several biological functions. Among seven known NOX isoforms, NOX2 was the first identified in phagocytes but is also expressed in several other cell types including endothelial cells, platelets, microglia, neurons, and muscle cells. NOX2 has been assigned multiple roles in regulating many aspects of innate and adaptive immunity, and human and mouse models of NOX2 genetic deletion highlighted this key role. On the other side, NOX2 hyperactivation is involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases with different etiologies but all are characterized by an increase in oxidative stress and inflammatory process. From this point of view, the modulation of NOX2 represents an important therapeutic strategy aimed at reducing the damage associated with its hyperactivation. Although pharmacological strategies to selectively modulate NOX2 are implemented thanks to new biotechnologies, this field of research remains to be explored. Therefore, in this review, we analyzed the role of NOX2 at the crossroads between immunity and pathologies mediated by its hyperactivation. We described (1) the mechanisms of activation and regulation, (2) human, mouse, and cellular models studied to understand the role of NOX2 as an enzyme of innate immunity, (3) some of the pathologies associated with its hyperactivation, and (4) the inhibitory strategies, with reference to the most recent discoveries.

Structure, activation, and regulation of NOX2. At the crossroad between the innate immunity and oxidative stress-mediated pathologies / Nocella, Cristina; D’Amico, Alessandra; Cammisotto, Vittoria; Bartimoccia, Simona; Castellani, Valentina; Loffredo, Lorenzo; Marini, Leonardo; Ferrara, Giulia; Testa, Matteo; Motta, Giulio; Benazzi, Beatrice; Zara, Fabio; Frati, Giacomo; Sciarretta, Sebastiano; Pignatelli, Pasquale; Violi, Francesco; Carnevale, Roberto; Group, Smile. - In: ANTIOXIDANTS. - ISSN 2076-3921. - 12:2(2023), pp. 1-28. [10.3390/antiox12020429]

Structure, activation, and regulation of NOX2. At the crossroad between the innate immunity and oxidative stress-mediated pathologies

Cristina Nocella;Alessandra D’Amico;Vittoria Cammisotto;Simona Bartimoccia;Valentina Castellani;Lorenzo Loffredo;Matteo Testa;Giulio Motta;Fabio Zara;Giacomo Frati;Sebastiano Sciarretta;pasquale pignatelli;Francesco Violi;Roberto Carnevale
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2023

Abstract

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase (NOX) is a multisubunit enzyme complex that participates in the generation of superoxide or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and plays a key role in several biological functions. Among seven known NOX isoforms, NOX2 was the first identified in phagocytes but is also expressed in several other cell types including endothelial cells, platelets, microglia, neurons, and muscle cells. NOX2 has been assigned multiple roles in regulating many aspects of innate and adaptive immunity, and human and mouse models of NOX2 genetic deletion highlighted this key role. On the other side, NOX2 hyperactivation is involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases with different etiologies but all are characterized by an increase in oxidative stress and inflammatory process. From this point of view, the modulation of NOX2 represents an important therapeutic strategy aimed at reducing the damage associated with its hyperactivation. Although pharmacological strategies to selectively modulate NOX2 are implemented thanks to new biotechnologies, this field of research remains to be explored. Therefore, in this review, we analyzed the role of NOX2 at the crossroads between immunity and pathologies mediated by its hyperactivation. We described (1) the mechanisms of activation and regulation, (2) human, mouse, and cellular models studied to understand the role of NOX2 as an enzyme of innate immunity, (3) some of the pathologies associated with its hyperactivation, and (4) the inhibitory strategies, with reference to the most recent discoveries.
2023
NOX2; immunity; inflammation; oxidative stress; therapeutics.
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Structure, activation, and regulation of NOX2. At the crossroad between the innate immunity and oxidative stress-mediated pathologies / Nocella, Cristina; D’Amico, Alessandra; Cammisotto, Vittoria; Bartimoccia, Simona; Castellani, Valentina; Loffredo, Lorenzo; Marini, Leonardo; Ferrara, Giulia; Testa, Matteo; Motta, Giulio; Benazzi, Beatrice; Zara, Fabio; Frati, Giacomo; Sciarretta, Sebastiano; Pignatelli, Pasquale; Violi, Francesco; Carnevale, Roberto; Group, Smile. - In: ANTIOXIDANTS. - ISSN 2076-3921. - 12:2(2023), pp. 1-28. [10.3390/antiox12020429]
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