Superoxide dismutases in the lung and human lung diseases

VL Kinnula, JD Crapo - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
The lungs are directly exposed to higher oxygen concentrations than most other tissues.
Increased oxidative stress is a significant part of the pathogenesis of obstructive lung …

The chemistry and biology of nitroxide compounds

BP Soule, F Hyodo, K Matsumoto, NL Simone… - Free Radical Biology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Cyclic nitroxides are a diverse group range of stable free radicals that have unique
antioxidant properties. Because of their ability to interact with free radicals, they have been …

Radioprotectors in radiotherapy

CKK Nair, DK Parida, T Nomura - Journal of radiation research, 2001 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Radiotherapy is the most common modality for treating human cancers. Eighty percent of
cancer patients need radiotherapy at some time or other, either for curative or palliative …

Radioprotection by plant products: present status and future prospects

R Arora, D Gupta, R Chawla, R Sagar… - … Journal Devoted to …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The development of radioprotective agents has been the subject of intense research in view
of their potential for use within a radiation environment, such as space exploration …

[HTML][HTML] Tempol, a membrane-permeable radical scavenger, reduces oxidant stress-mediated renal dysfunction and injury in the rat

PK Chatterjee, S Cuzzocrea, PAJ Brown… - Kidney international, 2000 - Elsevier
Tempol, a membrane-permeable radical scavenger, reduces oxidant stress-mediated renal
dysfunction and injury in the rat. Background The generation of reactive oxygen species …

The redox activity of hemoglobins: from physiologic functions to pathologic mechanisms

BJ Reeder - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Pentacoordinate respiratory hemoproteins such as hemoglobin and myoglobin have
evolved to supply cells with oxygen. However, these respiratory heme proteins are also …

Inhibitory effects of methanol extract of Cyperus rotundus rhizomes on nitric oxide and superoxide productions by murine macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7 cells

WG Seo, HO Pae, GS Oh, KY Chai, TO Kwon… - Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
The rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus (C. rotundus) have been used in oriental traditional
medicines for the treatment of stomach and bowel disorders, and inflammatory diseases …

Reactive oxygen species stimulate central and peripheral sympathetic nervous system activity

VM Campese, S Ye, H Zhong… - American Journal …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Recent studies have implicated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the pathogenesis of
hypertension and activation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Because nitric oxide …

The ROS scavenging and renal protective effects of pH-responsive nitroxide radical-containing nanoparticles

T Yoshitomi, A Hirayama, Y Nagasaki - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
The ultimate objective of nanoparticle-based therapy is to functionalize nanomedicines in a
micro-disease environment without any side effects. Here, we reveal that our pH-responsive …

Oxidative stress in Dahl salt-sensitive hypertension

S Meng, GW Cason, AW Gannon, LC Racusen… - …, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
The role of oxidative stress in the long-term regulation of arterial pressure, renal
hemodynamics, and renal damage was studied in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Twenty-eight …