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Research Article

Molecular strategies to prevent, inhibit, and degrade advanced glycoxidation and advanced lipoxidation end products

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Pages 93-137 | Received 21 Feb 2013, Accepted 02 Apr 2013, Published online: 07 May 2013
 

Abstract

The advanced glycoxidation end products (AGEs) and lipoxidation end products (ALEs) contribute to the development of diabetic complications and of other pathologies. The review discusses the possibilities of counteracting the formation and stimulating the degradation of these species by pharmaceuticals and natural compounds. The review discusses inhibitors of ALE and AGE formation, cross-link breakers, ALE/AGE elimination by enzymes and proteolytic systems, receptors for advanced glycation end products (RAGEs) and blockade of the ligand–RAGE axis.