Acute and chronic lung injuries are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Lung
injury can affect several components of the respiratory system, including the airways …

Many chronic conditions such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type-2
diabetes, obesity, peripheral/coronary artery disease and auto-immune diseases are …

Oxygen administration is uniformly used in emergency and intensive care medicine and has
life-saving potential in critical conditions. However, excessive oxygenation also has …

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Oxidative stress plays a dual role in infections. Free radicals protect against invading
microorganisms, and they can also cause tissue damage during the resulting inflammation …

As eukaryotic life evolved, so too did the need for a source of energy that meets the
requirements of complex organisms. Oxygen provides this vast potential energy source, but …

Background High inspiratory oxygen concentrations are frequently administered in
ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) but may induce lung injury and systemic …

Lycopene is a carotenoid with known antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. We
aimed to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo effects of lycopene on reducing the redox …

Pulmonary microbial diversity may be influenced by biotic or abiotic conditions (eg, disease,
smoking, invasive mechanical ventilation (MV), etc.). Specially, invasive MV may trigger …

Supplemental oxygen, a therapy that has been used for more than a century, is
recommended in all practice guidelines in the management of hypoxemic (peripheral …