Physiological and Pathological Role of ROS: Benefits and Limitations of Antioxidant Treatment
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2019) | Viewed by 86081
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Interests: ROS; oxidative stress; antioxidants; exercise; hyperthyroidism; diabetes; mitochondria
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Interests: ROS; oxidative stress; mitochondria; antioxidants; ischemia–reperfusion; functional and experimental hyperthyroidism; exercise; hyperthyroidism; diabetes
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Interests: oxidative stress; fish physiology; endurance; ROS; environmental pollution; mitochondria
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
ROS were long considered one of the key players in tissue injury. Indeed, overproduction of ROS results in oxidative stress, a process leading to the development of many pathological conditions for whose treatment the use of antioxidants was proposed.
Over time, it was shown that ROS at low concentrations act as signaling molecules leading to the regulation of physiological functions. Moreover, several interventions that increase ROS generation activate stress-adaptive responses that extend lifespan. It was also shown that excessive use of antioxidants can counter the beneficial effects of ROS.
Currently, much progress has been made in understanding the role of ROS in human diseases and ageing as well as in the regulation of physiological functions, and in identifying the signaling pathways involved in ROS. However, much remains to be understood about the mutual interactions among signaling pathways underlying organism-adaptive responses, their modifications (which occur during ageing), and some disease states. For this reason, we invite you to submit original research articles and reviews that address the effects of ROS production and antioxidant treatment in living organisms, focusing on their impact on health, diseases, and ageing.
Prof. Dr. Sergio Di Meo
Prof. Dr. Paola Venditti
Dr. Gaetana Napolitano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ROS
- Antioxidants
- Health
- Disease
- Aging
- Redox homeostasis
- Redox signaling
- Antioxidant supplementation.
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