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. 2013 Sep 18;20(1):69. doi: 10.1186/1423-0127-20-69

Table 1.

Redox-sensitive intracellular signaling in different cells

Type of cell Stimuli inducing production of ROS Phosphorylation pathways Transcription factors Effects of ROS in target cells Ref.:
Endothelial cells
Ang II
ERKs, JNKs
NFκB
Apoptosis
[45,46]
p38-MAPKs
 
Dysfunction
Vascular smooth muscle cells
PDGF, phenylephrine, thrombin
MAPKs
NFκB
Proliferation
[45-47]
Ang II
p38-MAPK
NFκB?
Hypertrophy, migration
Ang II
PI3K/Akt
 
ET-1
Shear stress
Cardiomyocytes
Ang II
MAPKs
NFκB
Hypertrophy, inflammation, necrosis, apoptosis
[20]
ET-1
PI3K/Akt
AP-1
NE
 
p53
Mechanical stress
Central cardiovascular neurons
Ang II
p38-MAPK,
??
Increased sympathetic nerve activity, vasopressin release, drinking behavior
[43,44,48]
 
ERK 1/2
 
PLC/IP3 ?
(or NO ?)
Cells of kidney Ang II
MAPKs
  Augmentation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, mesangial cells apoptosis, hypertrophy [42]
Aldosterone
ERK1/2
Chemokines