Importance of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant System in Health and Disease

• Altri autori: Sabuncuoğlu, Suna (Redattore), Yalcinkaya, Ahmet (Redattore)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: IntechOpen 2023
• Serie: Biochemistry 43
• Soggetti: Biochemistry; reactive oxygen species; antioxidants; cardiovascular disease; phytochemicals; drug resistance; infertility
• Accesso online: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Oxidative stress is a major contributor to the etiology of chronic disorders like cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. Long-term exposure to elevated levels of pro-oxidant substances can lead to structural damage in mitochondrial DNA as well as functional change...