Importance of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant System in Health and Disease

• Otros Autores: Sabuncuoğlu, Suna (Editor), Yalcinkaya, Ahmet (Editor)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: IntechOpen 2023
• Colección: Biochemistry 43
• Materias: Biochemistry; reactive oxygen species; antioxidants; cardiovascular disease; phytochemicals; drug resistance; infertility
• Acceso en línea: 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...