Oxidative Stress in Respiratory Disorders
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 2865
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Interests: chronic respiratory diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
Oxidative stress is linked with various acute and chronic respiratory disorders. Abundant production of oxidants is responsible for the damage of a variety of biomolecules that subsequently triggers distinct pathological changes in the lung. Generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species plays an important role in inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and fibrotic changes in the lung including lung damage due to hypoxia/hyperoxia, mechanical ventilation, etc. In addition to acute lung injury from various reasons including COVID-19, oxidative stress represents one of the fundamental factors in the pathogenesis of chronic respiratory disorders such as bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, or lung silicosis. Moreover, oxidative stress is of great importance in premature neonates in which the damage of immature lung tissue may cause bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary hypertension and other serious complications. Understanding the role of oxidative stress in respiratory diseases has led to the administration of various antioxidants, some of which have exerted very promising effects.
We invite you to submit your latest research findings or a review article to this Special Issue, which will bring together current research concerning the importance of oxidative stress in respiratory disorders and perspective treatments diminishing the oxidative lung damage. This research can include both in vitro and in vivo studies relating to any of the following topics: oxidative stress in acute lung injury; oxidative stress in chronic respiratory diseases (asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, lung silicosis etc.); oxidative stress in premature neonates; antioxidant treatment in respiratory diseases.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Mokra
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- oxidative stress
- lung
- reactive oxygen species
- reactive nitrogen species
- acute lung injury
- asthma
- COPD
- lung fibrosis
- pulmonary silicosis
- premature neonate
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