Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cigarette smoke-induced lung damage and prevention by vitamin C

• Main Authors: Roy Siddhartha (Author), Panda Koustubh (Author), Koley Hemanta (Author), Ghosh Arunava (Author), Chattopadhyay Ranajoy (Author), Banerjee Shuvojit (Author), Chattopadhyay Dhrubajyoti (Author), Chatterjee Indu B (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cigarette smoke-induced cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung injury are not clear. Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture containing long-lived radicals, including p-benzosemiquinone that causes oxidative damage. Earlier we had re...