Oxidative Stress in Asthma

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that results in airflow limitation, hyperreactivity, and airway remodeling. There is strong evidence that an imbalance between the reducing and oxidizing systems favoring a more oxidative state is present in asthma. Endogenous and exogenous reactive oxyg...

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Main Authors: Umit M. Sahiner, MD, Esra Birben, PhD, Serpil Erzurum, MD, Cansin Sackesen, MD, Omer Kalayci, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119304429