1st Edition

Role of Oxidative Stress in Chronic Diseases

    720 Pages 17 Color & 41 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    This book presents recent findings on the role of oxidative stress in chronic diseases. Understanding the mechanisms by which oxidative stress act on chronic diseases enables readers to comprehend the rationale which underlies intervention in such conditions. This book gives readers a broad view in relation to an important issue related to oxidative stress, that is, genetic polymorphism. It covers the role of oxidative stress in transmissible diseases as well as non-transmissible chronic diseases. It discusses three types of non-transmissible chronic diseases: oxidative stress in metabolic diseases, in autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, and in cancer and cachexia. Each chapter covers a different disorder and the efficacy of interventional procedures.

    Foreword
    Preface
    INTRODUCTION


    OXIDATIVE STRESS AND GENETIC POLYMORPHISM
    The Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in Oxidative Stress
    Ana Paula Kallaur, Sayonara Rangel Oliveira and Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche

    OXIDATIVE STRESS IN TRANSMISSIBLE CHRONIC DISEASES
    Oxidative Stress and Human Immunodefi ciency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection
    Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche, Helena Kaminami Morimoto, Elaine Regina Delicado de Almeida, Sayonara Rangel Oliveira, Ana Paula Kallaur and Andréa Name Colado Simão
    Role of Oxidative Stress in Hepatitis B and C Virus Danielle Venturini, Andréa Name Colado Simão and Isaias Dichi
    Tuberculosis Paulo Camara Marques Pereira, Camila Renata Corrêa and Sueli Aparecida Calvi

    OXIDATIVE STRESS IN METABOLIC DISEASES
    Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obesity
    Andréa Name Colado Simão, Marcell Alysson Batisti Lovozoy
    and Isaias Dichi
    Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis Carlos Hermano da Justa Pinheiro, Laureane Nunes Masi and Rui Curi
    Diabetes Mellitus Agnieszka Piwowar and Ewa Żurawska-Płaksej
    Role of Oxidative Stress in Hypertension Ramón Rodrigo and Jaime González
    Oxidative Stress in Metabolic Syndrome Andréa Name Colado Simão, Marcell Alysson Batisti Lovozoy and Isaias Dichi
    Oxidative Stress in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Liver Disease Fernanda Aparecida Domenici and Helio Vannucchi
    Congestive Heart Failure Paula Schmidt Azevedo, Priscila Portugal dos Santos, Ana Angélica Henrique Fernandes, Marcos Ferreira Minicucci, Leonardo Antonio Mamede Zornoff and Sergio Alberto Rupp de Paiva
    Oxidative Stress in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Paul A. Kirkham and Peter J. Barnes
    Oxidative Stress in Childhood Severe Acute Malnutrition Asha V. Badaloo and Kwesi G. Marshall
    Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle Function and Dysfunction Carlos Hermano da Justa Pinheiro, Marco Aurélio Salomão Fortes and Rui Curi
    Lead Exposure and Oxidative Stress Monica Maria Bastos Paoliello and Ana Carolina Bertin de Almeida Lopes
    Common Features of Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Impairments in Human Erythrocytes and Nucleated Cells Mehrdad Ghashghaeinia, Thomas Wieder and Michael Duszenko

    OXIDATIVE STRESS IN AUTOIMMUNE AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
    Oxidative Stress in Rheumatoid Arthritis: New Insights
    Luz P. Blanco, SongLing and Joseph Holoshitz
    Inflammatory Bowel Disease José Wander Breganó and Isaias Dichi
    Role of Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress in Parkinson’s Disease Renato X. Santos, Sónia C. Correia, Susana Cardoso, Cristina Carvalho, Emanuel Candeias, Ana Plácido, Ana I. Duarte, Maria S. Santos and Paula I. Moreira
    Immunopathological Mechanisms and Oxidative Stress Damage in Multiple Sclerosis Sayonara Rangel Oliveira, Ana Paula Kallaur, Damacio Ramón Kaimen-Maciel and Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche
    Oxidative Stress in Stroke Sayonara Rangel Oliveira, Ana Paula Kallaur and Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche

    OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CANCER AND CACHEXIA
    Oxidative Stress in Breast Cancer
    Carolina Panis and Rubens Cecchini
    Melanoma and Oxidative Stress Alessandra Lourenço Cecchini Armani, Sara Santos Bernardes Real Prado, Vania Aparecida Terra Malachias and Rubens Cecchini
    Oxidative Stress in Head and Neck Cancer André Armani, Alessandra Lourenco Cecchini, Sara Santos Bernardes and Rubens Cecchini
    Cancer Cachexia and its Relationship with Free Radicals Flávia Alessandra Guarnier and Rubens Cecchini
    Index
    Color Plate Section

    Biography

    Isaias Dichi, José Wander Breganó, Andréa Name Colado Simão, Rubens Cecchini