COVID‐19 may cause pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiovascular
alterations, and multiple organ failure, which have been ascribed to a cytokine storm, a …

Respiratory viruses cause infections of the upper or lower respiratory tract and they are
responsible for the common cold—the most prevalent disease in the world. In many cases …

The physiological roles played by the tripeptide glutathione have greatly advanced over the
past decades superimposing the research on free radicals, oxidative stress and, more …

Microbial infection initiates complex interactions between the pathogen and the host.
Pathogens express several signature molecules, known as pathogen-associated molecular …

Glutathione (GSH) plays an important role in a multitude of cellular processes, including cell
differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and as a result, disturbances in GSH …

Viruses use cell machinery to replicate their genome and produce viral proteins. For this
reason, several intracellular factors, including the redox state, might directly or indirectly …

Virus-induced cell death has long been thought of as a double-edged sword in the inhibition
or exacerbation of viral infections. The vital role of iron, an essential element for various …

Polyphenols in food plants are a versatile group of phytochemicals with many potentially
beneficial activities in terms of disease prevention. In vitro cell culture experiments have …

Reactive oxygen species and thiol antioxidants, including glutathione (GSH), regulate innate
immunity at various levels. This review outlines the redox-sensitive steps of the cellular …

A growing body of epidemiologic and experimental data point to chronic bacterial and viral
infections as possible risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's …