Studies on Respiratory Disorders /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Ganguly, Nirmal K. (Editor ), Jindal, Surinder K. (Editor ), Biswal, Shyam. (Editor ), Barnes, Peter J. (Editor ), Pawankar, Ruby. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice,
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.