Free Radicals and the Liver

Buch | Softcover

XII, 157 Seiten

2011 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-76876-7 (ISBN)

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Based on the results of the latest congress of the EuropeanAssociation for the Study of the Liver (EASL), this volumemakes excellent reading since it explores in detail therole of free radical reactions in liver diseases.Studies in recent years using various methods have shownthat free radicals play an important role in toxic liverdisorders. For this reason, the current scientific knowledgeis presented in this balanced, clinical portrayal. Theaccount refers to the many observations, experiencesandevaluations that have been made both clinically andexperimentally.Two major areas discussed concern the pathophysiologicalchanges by free radicals and the therapeutic possibilitiesthat have come to light.

Role of Free Radical Reactions in Liver Diseases.- Oxidative Stress in Chemical Toxicity.- Relationships Between Free Radical Reactions and the Function of the Cytochrome P-450 System.- Regulation Mechanisms of Xenobiotics Metabolizing Liver Cytochrome P-450 and Toxicological Implications.- Lipid Peroxidation and Hepatocyte Damage in the Animal Model and in Human Patients.- Calcium, Phospholipase A2, and Eicosanoids in Toxigenic Liver Cell Injury.- Lipid Peroxidation and Associated Hepatic Organelle Dysfunction in Iron Overload.- Structural Principles of Flavonoid Antioxidants.- Role of Free Radical Reactions in Experimental Hyperlipidemia in the Pathomechanism of Fatty Liver.- Free Radical Reactions in the Pathomechanism of Amiodarone Liver Toxicity.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.12.2011
Co-Autor	E. Albano, B.R. Bacon, F. Biasi, J. Blanck, A. Blazovics, W. Bors, R.S. Britton, E. Chiarpotto, Geza Csomos, O. Danni, M.U. Dianzani, E. Feher, Janos Feher, E.A.Jr. Glende, J. Györgi, W. Heller, V.E. Kagan, H. Kappus, C. Michel, R. O'Neill, L. Packer, G. Poli, R.O. Recknagel, H. Rein, O. Ristau, K. Ruckpaul, M. Saran, E.A. Serbinova, H. Toncser, A. Vereckei
Zusatzinfo	XII, 157 p. 21 illus.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	276 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Viszeralchirurgie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hepatologie
Schlagworte	Diseases • Evaluation • fatty liver • Free Radicals • Freie Radikale • Hepatologie • hepatology • Leberfunktionsstörungen • Liver • liver disease
ISBN-10	3-642-76876-8 / 3642768768
ISBN-13	978-3-642-76876-7 / 9783642768767
Zustand	Neuware