Oxidative Stress in Lung Diseases (eBook)

Prof. Sajal Chakraborti is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India. His research covers the role of proteases, oxidant and Ca2+ signalling in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases. Prof. Chakraborti did is PhD from Calcutta University (1982) and DSc from Kalyani University (2014). He did his post- doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University, University of Utah and New York Medical College. He received DBT-Senior overseas research award for his research at the Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville (1998-1999). He has been engaged in teaching and research in biochemistry for the past 40 years. He has published more than hundred original papers, 22 book chapters, 15 review articles and edited seven books published by Springer.

Dr. Tapati Chakraborti is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India. Her research focuses on the determination of the Mechanisms Associated with the Role of Proteases in the Oxidant-mediated Cellular Dysregulation of Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells. She received Ph.D. from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (affiliated to Jadavpur University, Kolkata in the year 1992 and did post-doctoral research at the Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida during 1999-2002.  Dr. Tapati Chakraborti has been actively involved in teaching and research for the past 30 years. She has published more than 80 original research papers, 18 book chapters, and 12 review articles. She also edited a book entitled 'Proteases in human diseases' published by Springer in the year 2017.

Prof. Rita Ghosh is a Professor of Biophysics in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. She did her MSc in Physics from Calcutta University and PhD from Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata. She did her post doctoral research at the Swiss Institute of Experimental Cancer Research, Lausanne, Switzerland (1991-1993). Her research covers mainly in the area of  cell biology..   She has been engaged in teaching and research for more than 30 years. She has published above 40 original research papers, review articles and books chapters.

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This is the second volume of the comprehensive, two-volume work on oxidative stress in lung diseases. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it demonstrates the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with ROS (reactive oxygen species)-induced initiation and progression of a variety of lung diseases, such as COPD, emphysema, asthma, cystic fibrosis, occupational pulmonary diseases and pulmonary hypertension and discusses points for therapeutic intervention. The book also covers translational research and the latest research on prevention and therapeutics. Each chapter includes in-depth insights into the mechanisms associated with lung diseases and into identifying targets for drug development. Bridging the gap between fundamental and translational research, and examining applications in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industry, it is a thought- provoking read for basic and applied scientists engaged in biomedical research.