Free radicals, nitric oxide, and inflammation : molecular, biochemical, and clinical aspects / edited by Aldo Tomasi, Tomris Özben and Vladimir P. Skulachev
Cover; Title page; Foreword; Contents; Alternative Functions of Mitochondria; The Enzymatic Systems in the Regulation of Free Radical Lipid Peroxidation; Flavanols and Procyanidins as Modulators of Oxidation in vitro and in vivo; Estimation of Oxidative and Lipids Peroxidation DNA Adduct in Urine and DNA. Methodological Aspects and Application in Molecular Epidemiology; Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress Mediated by Cyclosporine A in Endothelial Cells; Early Signaling with Iron and Copper in Ischemic Preconditioning of the Heart; Multiple Mechanisms Regulating Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
Summary
Free radicals, and the very special free radical nitric oxide, are playing a relevant role in the pathogenesis of inflammation. This work introduces the general knowledge necessary to understand the inflammatory process and the role played by free radical and oxidative stress
Notes
Papers presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Antalya, Turkey, September 23-October 4, 2001
