Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Health / edited by Young-Joon Surh, Lester Packer. -- Taylor & Francis, 2005. -- (Oxidative stress and disease ; v. 18). -- (63.1224/O98)

Contents

Contents:

1. Oxidants and Antioxidants: Mechanism of Action and Regulation of Gene Expression by Bioflavonoids  1

2. Transcriptional Regulation of Cellular Antioxidant Defense mechanisms  21

3. Redox Regulation of Inflammatory Tissue Damage by Thioredoxin  41

4. Regulation of NF-kB-Driven Inflammatory Genes by Phytoestrogens  61

5. Nuclear Factor-kB as Target for Chemoprevention  107

6. Heme Oxygenase-1: An Emerging Major Cellular Defense Againsr Cigarette smoke-Induced Oxidative Stress and cytotoxicity  127

7. Biphasic Induction of HO-1 in Macrophages Treated with Lipopolysaccharide: Role of HO-1 Induction in Cell Surbival from Oxidative Stress  145

8. The Role of Ga12 Proteins in the PKC and JNK- Dependent Induction of NOS by Thrombin   195

9. Actions of 8-Hydroxyguanine in DNA  209

10. Role of Oxidative Stress in Hypercholesterolemia-Induced Inflammation  221

11. Oxidative Stress in rheumatoid Arthritis  245

12. Roles of Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide in Liver Damage  271

13. Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response in smokers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  291

14. Association of chromic Inflammation with Carcinogenesis: implications of Anti-inflammtory Strategies for Cancer Prevention  369

15. Molecular Inflammation as an Underlying Mechanism of Aging: The anti-inflammatory Action of Calorie Restriction  389

16. Oxidative Stress in Mitochondria: the Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases  423

17. Implications of Inflammatory Stress in Alzheimer's Disease  445

18. Biomarkers for Evaluating antioxidant Effects  471

19. Antioxidant and Neuroprotective Protentials  501

20. Resveratrol-A Unique Polyphenolic Antioxidant Present in Grape skins and Red Wine-Is a Preventive Medicine Against A variety of Degnerative Diseases  525

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