The lungs are exposed to reactive oxygen species oxygen (ROS) produced as a result of
inhalation of oxygen, as well as smoke and other air pollutants. Cell metabolism and the …

Inflammation of the human lung is mediated in response to different stimuli (eg, physical,
radioactive, infective, pro-allergenic or toxic) such as cigarette smoke and environmental …

Abstract Thioredoxins (Trxs), glutaredoxins (Grxs), and peroxiredoxins (Prxs) have been
characterized as electron donors, guards of the intracellular redox state, and “antioxidants” …

Nitric oxide (NO) is recognized as a mediator and regulator of inflammatory responses. It
possesses cytotoxic properties that are aimed against pathogenic microbes, but it can also …

Providing a comprehensive review of reactions of oxidation for different classes of organic
compounds and polymers, and biological processes mediated by free radicals, Oxidation …

During the past decade a plethora of studies have unravelled the multiple roles of nitric
oxide (NO) in airway physiology and pathophysiology. In the respiratory tract, NO is …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, which involves a variety of different mediators,
including reactive oxygen species. There is growing awareness that particulate pollutants …

Asthma is a common disease affecting 350 million people worldwide, which is characterized
by airways inflammation and hyperreactivity. Historically diagnosis and treatment have been …

In this review, we describe technical developments in breath analysis and its applications in
clinical diagnosis, monitoring disease state, and assessing environmental exposure. Breath …

Nitric oxide (NO) is a colorless gas at room temperature and one of the simplest molecules
known, yet it has been implicated in a wide variety of regulatory mechanisms ranging from …