Full Description
First published in 1989systematically and in a concise and simple fashion with both the fundamental and the clinically relevant aspects of free radicals and antioxidants. This handbook is a step in that direction.
Contents
IntroductionHistorical Introduction to Free Radical and Antioxidant Biomedical ResearchJaime MiquelPhysicochemical and Physiological Aspects. Chemical and Biochemical Aspects of Activated Oxygen: Singlet, Superoxide Antion, and Related SpeciesAjit SinghFormation of Electronically Excited States in Biological Systems: Contribution of Singlet Oxygen and Excited Carbonyl Compounds to Biological ChemiluminescenceEnrique CadenasRole of Metals in Oxygen Radical Reactions and Oxidative StressCraig E. Thomas and Steven D. AustPeroxides: Physiological Function and Role in Drug Toxicity and Carcinogen ActivationPeter J. O'BrienPro-Oxidant Action of AntioxidantsD.C. Borg and K.M. SchaichThe Role of Free Radicals in the Cytotoxicity of CysteineGuillermo T. Saez, Juan R. Vina, and Jose VinaGeneration of Oxygen Radicals by the Anticancer Quinone Drugs Adrianycin, Aclacinomycin A, Carbazilquinone, and Mitomycin C in NADPH-Cytochrome P-450 Reductase and Xanthine Oxidase SystemsTadazumi Komiyama, Takanobu Kikuchi, and Yukio SugiuraThyroid Hormone, Active Oxygen, and Lipid PeroxidationVirginia Fernandez and Luis A. VidelaEffects of Oxygen Radicals and Antioxidants on Calcium Ion Transport across Lipid Bilayers and Cellular MembranesAlexander V. Lebedev and Dmitri O. LevitskyLeukotrienes and Related Substances: Inflammatory and Pharmacological EffectsP. Sirois and C. RobidouxFree Radicals from Catecholamine Hormones, Neuromelanins, and NeurotoxinsB. KalyanaramanMembrane Phospholipids Modulate Synaptic GABA Receptor Binding through the Generation of Active Oxygen RadicalsKinya Kuriyama, Yukio Yoneda, and Mamoru TakahashiFree Radicals, Peroxides, Aging, and DiseaseFree Radicals and Lipid Peroxidation in Cell PathologyJacques Emerit and Jean ChaudiereFree Radical-Induced Lipoperoxidation and AgingRichard D. LippmanFunctional Consequences of Free Radical Damage to Cell MembranesI. Zs.-NagyFree Radicals and Human DiseasePeter H. ProctorSerum Lipid Peroxide Levels in Subjects Having Certain Diseases and in AgingKunio YagiNeutrophil-Induced Erythrocyte InjurySusan Claster and Alexandre QuintanilhaPlasma Lipid Peroxides in Patients with Vascular Disease and in Middle-Aged Normal Subjects with a High Risk of AtherosclerosisM. Theresa Santos , Juana Valles, and Justo AznarNeutrophil Infiltration of the Myocardium: A Potential Mechanism for Free Radical NecrosisNancy H. Manson and Michael L. HessXanthine Oxidase, Free Radicals, and Myocardial IschemiaDavid E. Chambers and James M. DowneyThe Role of Oxygen-Derived Free Radicals in the Pathogenesis of Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Induced InjuryMichael L. Hess, Michael Kontos, and David J. HearseThe Role of Free Radicals in Drug-Induced Myocardial EffectsPawan K. Singal and Madhu GuptaInvolvement of Oxygen Radicals in Pulmonary EdemaMary I. Townsley and Aubrey E. TaylorFree radical Lipid Peroxidation in Rheumatoid ArthritisToshikazu Yoshikawa and Motoharu Kondo
