Oxidative Stress and Newborns
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: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 4343
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Interests: oxidative stress; parenteral nutrition; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; epigenetic; perinatality
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Dear Colleagues,
The difference in oxygen pressure at birth, from 25 mm (intrauterine) to 85 mm Hg (ambient air), induces a stress necessary to induce, among other things, the newborn's antioxidant defenses. However, conditions inducing exaggerated oxidative stress or a breakdown in redox homeostasis could compromise the newborn's overall metabolism, as well as the development of several systems and organs. As DNA methylation has been shown to be influenced by the redox environment, long-term effects on the newborn’s health are also very possible.
These conditions may include a genetic component; the mother's environment during gestation (diet, food supplements, medication, physical activity, etc.); the newborn's diet; birth conditions; prematurity; growth retardation; treatments received by newborns (parenteral nutrition, medication, etc.); etc.
The scientific field concerning redox balance in newborns is vast. Scientific knowledge is relatively underdeveloped. The aim of this Special Issue is to fill, at least partly, this knowledge gap. Thus, you are invited to submit your research findings in this field. This may be a literature review or original data from clinical, animal, or in vitro studies. All studies concerning oxidative stress, the redox environment, the induction of antioxidant defenses, or the administration of antioxidant molecules in neonates are welcome.
Dr. Jean-Claude Lavoie
Guest Editor
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