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Table 1 Summary of major ROS generators in hematopoietic cells

From: Role of reactive oxygen species in myelodysplastic syndromes

Name

Location

Product

Tissue distribution

Mt ETC

Mitochondria

O ⋅−2

Ubiquitous

NOX1

PM

O ⋅−2

Colon epithelial cells, vascular smooth muscle, endosome

NOX2 (gp91phox)

PM, ER, ES

O ⋅−2

Phagocytes, lymphocytes, neurons

NOX3

PM

O ⋅−2

Inner ear, fetal kidney, spleen

NOX4

ER, PM, nucleus

H2O2

Kidney, endosome, vascular endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle

NOX5

ER

O ⋅−2

Spleen, testis, vascular smooth muscle

DUOX1

PM

H2O2

Thyroid, lung, prostate, testis, salivary glands, pancreas

DUOX2

PM

H2O2

Thyroid, intestinal tract

XOR

Cyto, ExC

O ⋅−2

Liver, intestine, mammal gland

MPO

PM

HOCl

Bone marrow, phagocyte

CYP3A4

ER

O ⋅−2 /H2O2

Liver, small intestine, duodenum

CYP2D6

ER

O ⋅−2 /H2O2

Liver, small intestine

CYP2E1

ER, M

O ⋅−2 /H2O2

Liver

CYP4A11

ER

O ⋅−2 /H2O2

Kidney, liver