Antioxidants & redox signaling

Significance: Four decades have passed since the first successful human embryo conceived from a fertilization in vitro. Despite all advances, success rates in assisted reproduction techniques still remain unsatisfactory and it is well estab…

The aim of this study was to investigate in a case-control study the associations between idiopathic infertility and antioxidant gene polymorphisms. One hundred ten infertile subjects (58 women and 52 men) with a history of idiopathic infer…

The paraoxonase (PON) gene cluster contains three adjacent gene members, PON1, PON2, and PON3. Originating from the same fungus lactonase precursor, all of the three PON genes share high sequence identity and a similar β propeller protein s…

SIGNIFICANCE: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive, inflammatory disease of the pancreas leading to slow destruction of pancreatic parenchyma and progressive fibrosis. The pathophysiological mechanism of CP is not well understood. RE…

Physiological levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important regulatory role through various signaling transduction pathways in folliculogenesis, oocyte maturation, endometrial cycle, luteolysis, implantation, embryogenesis, and …