Physiological and Pathological Role of ROS: Benefits and Limitations of Antioxidant Treatment

Sergio Di Meo; Gaetana Napolitano; Paola Venditti

doi:10.3390/ijms20194810

Physiological and Pathological Role of ROS: Benefits and Limitations of Antioxidant Treatment

Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Sep 27;20(19):4810. doi: 10.3390/ijms20194810.

Authors

Sergio Di Meo¹, Gaetana Napolitano², Paola Venditti³

Affiliations

¹ Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy. serdimeo@unina.it.
² Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, via Acton n. 38-I-80133 Napoli, Italy. gaetana.napolitano@uniparthenope.it.
³ Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy. venditti@unina.it.

Abstract

From their discovery in biological systems, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been considered key players in tissue injury for their capacity to oxidize biological macromolecules [...].

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Animals
Antioxidants / pharmacology*
Humans
Oxidation-Reduction / drug effects*
Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*

Substances

Antioxidants
Reactive Oxygen Species