Glucose 6-P Dehydrogenase—An Antioxidant Enzyme with Regulatory Functions in Skeletal Muscle during Exercise

Glucose 6-P Dehydrogenase—An Antioxidant Enzyme with Regulatory Functions in Skeletal Muscle during Exercise

Hypomorphic Glucose 6-P dehydrogenase (G6PD) alleles, which cause G6PD deficiency, affect around one in twenty people worldwide. The high incidence of G6PD deficiency may reflect an evolutionary adaptation to the widespread prevalence of malaria, as G6PD-deficient red blood cells (RBCs) are hostile...

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Main Authors: Esther García-Domínguez, Aitor Carretero, Aurora Viña-Almunia, Julio Domenech-Fernandez, Gloria Olaso-Gonzalez, Jose Viña, Mari Carmen Gomez-Cabrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
G6PD
pentose phosphate pathway
NADPH
skeletal muscle
physical training
aging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/19/3041

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