European contribution to the study of ROS: a summary of the findings and prospects for the future from the COST action BM1203 (EU-ROS)

Egea, J. et al. (2017) European contribution to the study of ROS: a summary of the findings and prospects for the future from the COST action BM1203 (EU-ROS). Redox Biology, 13, pp. 94-162. (doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2017.05.007) (PMID:28577489)

Abstract

The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) provides an ideal framework to establish multi-disciplinary research networks. COST Action BM1203 (EU-ROS) represents a consortium of researchers from different disciplines who are dedicated to providing new insights and tools for better understanding redox biology and medicine and, in the long run, to finding new therapeutic strategies to target dysregulated redox processes in various diseases. This report highlights the major achievements of EU-ROS as well as research updates and new perspectives arising from its members. The EU-ROS consortium comprised more than 140 active members who worked together for four years on the topics briefly described below. The formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) is an established hallmark of our aerobic environment and metabolism but RONS also act as messengers via redox regulation of essential cellular processes. The fact that many diseases have been found to be associated with oxidative stress established the theory of oxidative stress as a trigger of diseases that can be corrected by antioxidant therapy. However, while experimental studies support this thesis, clinical studies still generate controversial results, due to complex pathophysiology of oxidative stress in humans. For future improvement of antioxidant therapy and better understanding of redox-associated disease progression detailed knowledge on the sources and targets of RONS formation and discrimination of their detrimental or beneficial roles is required. In order to advance this important area of biology and medicine, highly synergistic approaches combining a variety of diverse and contrasting disciplines are needed.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The EU-ROS consortium (COST Action BM1203) was supported by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Some authors were also supported by COST Actions BM1005 (ENOG) and BM1307 (PROTEOSTASIS), as well as funding from the European Commission FP7 and H2020 programmes, and several national funding agencies.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tokatlidis, Professor Kostas and Touyz, Professor Rhian and Chatzi, Ms Afroditi
• Authors: Egea, J., Fabregat, I., Frapart, Y. M., Ghezzi, P., Görlach, A., Kietzmann, T., Kubaichuk, K., Knaus, U. G., Lopez, M. G., Olaso-Gonzalez, G., Petry, A., Schulz, R., Vina, J., Winyard, P., Abbas, K., Ademowo, O. S., Afonso, C. B., Andreadou, I., Antelmann, H., Antunes, F., Aslan, M., Bachschmid, M. M., Barbosa, R. M., Belousov, V., Berndt, C., Bernlohr, D., Bertrán, E., Bindoli, A., Bottari, S. P., Brito, P. M., Carrara, G., Casas, A. I., Chatzi, A., Chondrogianni, N., Conrad, M., Cooke, M. S., Costa, J. G., Cuadrado, A., My-Chan Dang, P., De Smet, B., Debelec–Butuner, B., Dias, I. H.K., Dunn, J. D., Edson, A. J., El Assar, M., El-Benna, J., Ferdinandy, P., Fernandes, A. S., Fladmark, K. E., Förstermann, U., Giniatullin, R., Giricz, Z., Görbe, A., Griffiths, H., Hampl, V., Hanf, A., Herget, J., Hernansanz-Agustín, P., Hillion, M., Huang, J., Ilikay, S., Jansen-Dürr, P., Jaquet, V., Joles, J. A., Kalyanaraman, B., Kaminskyy, D., Karbaschi, M., Kleanthous, M., Klotz, L.-O., Korac, B., Korkmaz, K. S., Koziel, R., Kračun, D., Krause, K.-H., Křen, V., Krieg, T., Laranjinha, J., Lazou, A., Li, H., Martínez-Ruiz, A., Matsui, R., McBean, G. J., Meredith, S. P., Messens, J., Miguel, V., Mikhed, Y., Milisav, I., Milković, L., Miranda-Vizuete, A., Mojović, M., Monsalve, M., Mouthuy, P.-A., Mulvey, J., Münzel, T., Muzykantov, V., Nguyen, I. T.N., Oelze, M., Oliveira, N. G., Palmeira, C. M., Papaevgeniou, N., Pavićević, A., Pedre, B., Peyrot, F., Phylactides, M., Pircalabioru, G. G., Pitt, A. R., Poulsen, H. E., Prieto, I., Rigobello, M. P., Robledinos-Antón, N., Rodríguez-Mañas, L., Rolo, A. P., Rousset, F., Ruskovska, T., Saraiva, N., Sasson, S., Schröder, K., Semen, K., Seredenina, T., Shakirzyanova, A., Smith, G. L., Soldati, T., Sousa, B. C., Spickett, C. M., Stancic, A., Stasia, M. J., Steinbrenner, H., Stepanić, V., Steven, S., Tokatlidis, K., Tuncay, E., Turan, B., Ursini, F., Vacek, J., Vajnerova, O., Valentová, K., Van Breusegem, F., Varisli, L., Veal, E. A., Yalçın, A. S., Yelisyeyeva, O., Žarković, N., Zatloukalová, M., Zielonka, J., Touyz, R. M., Papapetropoulos, A., Grune, T., Lamas, S., Schmidt, H. H.H.W., Di Lisa, F., and Daiber, A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences
• Journal Name: Redox Biology
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 2213-2317
• Published Online: 18 May 2017
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Redox Biology 13: 94-162
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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