High heterogeneity of macrophage is associated with its functions in polarization to different
functional phenotypes depending on environmental cues. Macrophages remain in balanced …

Nanotechnologies are emerging as highly promising technologies in many sectors in the
society. However, the increasing use of engineered nanomaterials also raises concerns …

A third of the world's population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal
for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are smoky, often used in an open fire or simple …

Macrophages are present throughout the human body, constitute important immune effector
cells, and have variable roles in a great number of pathological, but also physiological …

The involvement of free radical mechanisms in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease
(ALD) is demonstrated by the detection of lipid peroxidation markers in the liver and the …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder. A number of
hypotheses have been proposed to explain AD pathogenesis. One such hypothesis …

The primary life-supporting function of cytochrome c (cyt c) is control of cellular energetic
metabolism as a mobile shuttle in the electron transport chain of mitochondria. Recently, cyt …

The familiar role of tocols (tocopherols and tocotrienols) as lipid-soluble chain-terminating
inhibitors of lipid peroxidation is currently in the midst of a reinterpretation. New biological …

Although the capacity of ethanol to induce oxidative stress in the liver is well established, the
mechanisms by which oxidative damage contributes to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver …

Oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) generates a variety of oxidatively modified lipids
and lipid-protein adducts that are immunogenic and proinflammatory, which in turn …