Acrolein exerts its toxic effects through inhalation, ingestion and dermal exposure
In contrast to other GPxs, GPx4 is the only one that reduces the hydroperoxides of lipoproteins and complex lipids, such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters, and phospholipids [108], to protect mitochondrial ATP generation from oxidative damage [109]
1 H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) = 8.65 (dd, J = 4.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.047.93 (m, 2H), 7.83 (td, J = 7.7, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (dd, J = 8.1, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (p, J = 3.3 Hz, 1H), 7.026.91 (m, 2H), 4.15 (dt, J = 8.6, 3.9 Hz, 2H), 3.83 (dt, J = 8.5, 3.7 Hz, 2H), 2.03 (dt, J = 8.4, 3.9 Hz, 2H)
The rupture of the physical barrier (OMM) that limits their release into the cytosol constitutes a point-of-no-return in cell death (Martinou and Green, 2001
It also helps flush histamine from the body [ R ]