SOD1 and viral infectious disease: Similar to plant superoxide dismutase (SOD), animal SOD plays a central role as an oxidative stress indicator and also as an anti-oxidative stress defender along with a set of other ROS scavenging enzymes, such as, catalase, GPX (glutathione peroxidase) and GSR (glutathione reductase) was found to be induced upon viral infection (25) and also highlighted in stem cell research as an indicator for cell reprogramming (26).