id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-005280-a23oy0sz Yang, Shenshu ROS and diseases: role in metabolism and energy supply 2019-12-07 .txt text/plain 5898 379 38 Although ROS play an important role in pathogen resistance and cellular signalling, they are also broadly recognized as harmful reactive particles to cell as they damage intracellular proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. The homeostasis of ROS plays an important role in reducing oxidative damage and fulfil energy demand. Relatively high levels of ROS may cause oxidative damage or induce apoptosis during immunological defences or pathological conditions. However, ROS themselves could activate extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) by targeting proteins Gαi and Gα0 and protect cardiac cell from oxidative damage [18] . Apart from oxidative damage, ROS also serve as signalling molecules and play an important role in homeostasis, metabolism, growth and differentiation [3] . PGC-1α could protect neural cells from oxidative damage by reducing ROS level via antioxidative enzymes GPx1 and SOD2 [15] . ROS regulate vascular cell proliferation and apoptosis with their fundamental role in metabolism. ./cache/cord-005280-a23oy0sz.txt ./txt/cord-005280-a23oy0sz.txt