Studies on Respiratory Disorders /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ganguly, Nirmal K. (Editor), Jindal, Surinder K. (Editor), Biswal, Shyam. (Editor), Barnes, Peter J. (Editor), Pawankar, Ruby. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to oxidative stress and anti-oxidant therapy
  • Role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in respiratory diseases: general considerations
  • Role of exhaled biomarkers volatiles and exhaled breath condensate
  • Pulmonary infections and oxidative injury
  • Role of reactive oxygen species in causing acute lung injury
  • Free radicals in pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Oxidative injury caused by smoking and air-pollution
  • Oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Oxidative stress in asthma and allergic disease
  • Oxygen free radicals in pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary fibrosis and oxidative stress
  • Oxidant injury in sarcoidosis and other granulomatous disorders
  • Oxidative stress in lung cancer
  • Pulmonary toxicity from drugs, heavy metals and other poisonings - oxidant injury and role of anti-oxidants
  • Oxidative stress and respiratory muscle dysfunction
  • The critical role of Nrf2
  • Development of novel antioxidants
  • Asbestosis.