Reactive oxygen species in chemistry, biology, and medicine
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Reactive oxygen species in chemistry, biology, and medicine
(NATO ASI series, ser. A . Life sciences ; v. 146)
Plenum Press, c1988
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Note
"Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Oxygen Radicals in Biological Systems: Recent Progress and New Study Methods, held September 1-14, 1985, in Braga, Portugal"--T.p. verso
"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Oxygen Radicals in Biological Systems: Recent Progress and New Methods of Study" was held in Braga, Portugal between Sep- tember 1 and September 14, 1985, in order to consider the basic chemistry and biochem- istry of activated oxygen (both radical and non-radical species) and their effect in biolog- ical systems. This book summarizes the main lectures given at this meeting. While there is no attempt to cover all the major topics in the expanding subject of oxidative mechanisms in biology, an effort has been made to provide overviews on some key aspects of this field. The authors have attempted to convey a clear picture of both what is known and what remains unclear in their respective subjects. Not only are some of the techniques used for detecting activated oxygen species described, but also their strengths and limi- tations. The chemistry of many of these species is discussed and the biological and/or pathological implications are carefully reviewed. The medical and therapeutic aspects of some of the well established pathways of damage and protection are analyzed.
It is our hope that the material included in this book might be useful for both researchers and teachers at the graduate level. The success of this meeting was to a large extent due to the tireless committment of Professor Alberto Amaral and Dr. Concei~a:o Rangel; without their outstanding efforts in dealing with all the aspects of the organization, this summer school would not have been possible.
Table of Contents
Free Radical Mechanisms of Tissue Injury and Mechanisms of Protection.- Glutathione Peroxidase, Selenium and Vitamin E in Defense Against Reactive Oxygen Species.- Formation and Properties of Oxygen Radicals.- The Autoxidation of Polyunsaturated Lipids.- Organic Peroxy Free Radicals and the Role of Superoxide Dismutase and Antioxidants.- An Introduction to Electron Spin Resonance and its Application to the Study of Free Radical Metabolites.- Determination of Dissolved Oxygen in Photosynthetic Systems and Protective Strategies Against its Toxic Effects in Cyanobacteria.- Detection and Characterization of Singlet Oxygen.- Biological Chemiluminescence.- The Superoxide-Generating NADPH Oxidase of White Blood Cells.- Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and Lipid Peroxidation in Chemically-Induced Toxicity and Carcinogenesis.- Principles and Methods in the Study of Free Radicals Generated in the Metabolism and Cytotoxic Action of Chemotherapeutic Agents.- Oxidative Effects of Physical Exercise.- Free Radicals, Muscle Damage and Muscular Dystrophy.- Oxidative and Peroxidative Damage and its Role in the Aging Process.
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