Oxidants in the Gas Phase of Cigarette Smoke Pass Through the Lung Alveolar Wall and Raise Systemic Oxidative Stress
Cigarette smoking-induced oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in smokers. Aqueous cigarette smoke extract (CSE) contains stable oxidants, peroxynitrite-like reactants, which have the ability to oxidize and nitrate low-density lipoprotein (LDL). We examined whethe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319343051 |