1st Edition
Role of Oxidative Stress in Chronic Diseases
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