Oxidative Stress in ICU Patients: ROS as Mortality Long-Term Predictor

• Main Authors: Juan Carlos Ayala (Author), Adriana Grismaldo (Author), Luis Gonzalo Sequeda-Castañeda (Author), Andrés Felipe Aristizábal-Pachón (Author), Ludis Morales (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation, and mutations in mitochondrial DNA generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are involved in cell death and inflammatory response syndrome. ROS can also act as a signal in the intracellular pathways involved in normal cell growth and homeostasis, as well as i...