PMID- 28927401 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180514 LR - 20220317 IS - 1423-0127 (Electronic) IS - 1021-7770 (Print) IS - 1021-7770 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Sep 19 TI - Oxidative toxicity in diabetes and Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms behind ROS/ RNS generation. PG - 76 LID - 10.1186/s12929-017-0379-z [doi] LID - 76 AB - Reactive oxidative species (ROS) toxicity remains an undisputed cause and link between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Patients with both AD and T2DM have damaged, oxidized DNA, RNA, protein and lipid products that can be used as possible disease progression markers. Although the oxidative stress has been anticipated as a main cause in promoting both AD and T2DM, multiple pathways could be involved in ROS production. The focus of this review is to summarize the mechanisms involved in ROS production and their possible association with AD and T2DM pathogenesis and progression. We have also highlighted the role of current treatments that can be linked with reduced oxidative stress and damage in AD and T2DM. FAU - Ahmad, Waqar AU - Ahmad W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0474-6558 AD - School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia. waqarchemist@hotmail.com. FAU - Ijaz, Bushra AU - Ijaz B AD - Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan. FAU - Shabbiri, Khadija AU - Shabbiri K AD - School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia. FAU - Ahmed, Fayyaz AU - Ahmed F AD - Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan. FAU - Rehman, Sidra AU - Rehman S AD - COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad, Abbottabad, 22010, Pakistan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170919 PL - England TA - J Biomed Sci JT - Journal of biomedical science JID - 9421567 RN - 0 (Reactive Nitrogen Species) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) SB - IM MH - Alzheimer Disease/etiology/*physiopathology/prevention & control MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/etiology/*physiopathology/prevention & control MH - Humans MH - *Oxidative Stress MH - Reactive Nitrogen Species/*metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism PMC - PMC5606025 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - Anti-diabetic drugs OT - Antioxidant treatments OT - Oxidative stress OT - ROS production OT - Type-2 diabetes mellitus COIS- AUTHORS INFORMATION: Waqar Ahmad is working as Research Officer while Khadija Shabbiri is post-doctoral Research fellow at School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia. Bushra Ijaz is Assistant professor at CEMB, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Sidra Rehman is Assistant professor at COMSATS; while Fayyaz Ahmed is PhD a student. ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE: Not Applicable. CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION: The authors declare that this article is original and never been published before and not submitted to any other journal. COMPETING INTERESTS: The authors have no competing interests. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. EDAT- 2017/09/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/15 06:00 PMCR- 2017/09/19 CRDT- 2017/09/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/09/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12929-017-0379-z [pii] AID - 379 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12929-017-0379-z [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Biomed Sci. 2017 Sep 19;24(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s12929-017-0379-z.