Roles of Heat Shock Proteins in Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, Human Inflammatory Diseases, and Cancer

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) play cytoprotective activities under pathological conditions through the initiation of protein folding, repair, refolding of misfolded peptides, and possible degradation of irreparable proteins. Excessive apoptosis, resulting from increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) ce...

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Main Authors: Paul Chukwudi Ikwegbue, Priscilla Masamba, Babatunji Emmanuel Oyinloye, Abidemi Paul Kappo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/11/1/2