Review Article

Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction across Broad-Ranging Pathologies: Toward Mitochondria-Targeted Clinical Strategies

Table 6

Autoimmune diseases displaying OS/MDF hallmarks.

DiseasesOS/MDF hallmarksReferences

Antiphospholipid Syndrome Serum amyloid A, C-reactive protein, and 8-isoprostane and prostaglandin E2[249, 250]
↑ peroxide production, nuclear abundance of Nrf2, antioxidant enzymatic activity;
↓ intracellular GSH; altered ; beneficial effects of CoQ10 supplementation

Pemphigus Vulgaris↑ MDA; ↓ antioxidants (Vit. A and E); ↓↑ CAT and ↓ GSH-Px; autoantibodies[251254]
against desmosomal, mitochondrial, and other keratinocyte self-antigens

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis↓ Antioxidant vitamins (A, C and E); ↓ GST, ↑ HOCl associated with eosinophil[255258]
peroxidase; ↑ IgG against LOOH; serum and saliva antimitochondrial autoantibodies
against E2 subunits of 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase enzymes (pyruvate dehydrogenase,
2-oxo-acid dehydrogenase, and 2-oxo-glutarate dehydrogenase)

Psoriasis↑ MDA, 8-OHdG, LOOH and NOx; ↓ CAT, SOD, GSH-Px, GSH and total[259263]
antioxidant status; release of mitochondrial cytochrome c; ↑ CYP4F8 mRNA

Rheumatoid Arthritis↑ LOOH; ↑ MPO, ↑   and OH in neutrophils from peripheral blood and[264269]
synovial infiltrate; ↓ CAT, SOD, GSH-Px, GSH; TNF- -associated ER stress;
↑ AGE-IgG; chemokine (MCP-1/CCL2, RANTES/CCL5)-associated ROS;
mtDNA mutations positively correlated with macroscopic synovitis

Sjøgren’s Syndrome↑ protein carbonyl and AGEs; ↑ 4-HNE; ↑ TNF- , MPO and nitrotyrosine;[270274]
↑ 8-OHdG and hexanoyl-lysine; ↑ Trx; ↑ LDH and mitochondrial GOT;
antimitochondrial autoantibodies in patients’ saliva

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus↓ CAT, SOD, GSH-Px, GSH; ↑ chemokine-associated ROS;[264, 275, 276]
↓ ATP; ↑ ; persistent mt hyperpolarization
abnormal expression of mt pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

Systemic Sclerosis↑ MDA, dityrosines and carbonyls; ↓ uric acid and total antioxidants status in[277280]
saliva; ↓ GSH; ↓ SOD; ↑ GPx; plasma antimitochondrial autoantibodies

Vitiligo↑ 4-HNE; ↓ cardiolipin; ↓ GSH; ↓ MPO; ↓ GST and CAT; ↑ GSTM1 null and[281283]
GSTT1/GSTM1 double-null type; altered OXPHOS lipid-dependent subunits