Peroxiredoxin 1 - Multifunctional antioxidant enzyme, protects from molecular and cellular oxidative damages, increases the survival rate of animals exposed to total body irradiation.

CONCLUSION: The recombinant Prx1 can be considered as an effective radioprotector for minimizing the risks of injury of animal's body by ionizing radiation, and it could be a promising therapeutic molecule for suppression or prevention of pathological conditions accompanied or caused by oxidative stress. PMID: 33181129 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: Arch Biochem Biophys Source Type: research