Upregulation of Nox4 by hypertrophic stimuli and aging induces oxidative stress, apoptosis and LV dysfunction, in part because of mitochondrial insufficiency caused by increased O(2)(-) production and consequent cysteine oxidation in mitochondrial proteins.
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