Oxidative stress is defined as the imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS)
production and the endogenous antioxidant defense system, leading to cellular damage …

In chronic inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel
disease, and psoriasis, several cytokines recruit activated immune and inflammatory cells to …

Nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species exert multiple modulating effects on
inflammation and play a key role in the regulation of immune responses. They affect virtually …

Asthma | From Bronchoconstriction to Airways Inflammation and Remodeling | American
Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ATS Journals Logo Official Publications …

Background Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by abnormal thickening of the
pulmonary arteries and increased pulmonary vascular resistance. Nitric oxide is a potent …

During the past decade a plethora of studies have unravelled the multiple roles of nitric
oxide (NO) in airway physiology and pathophysiology. In the respiratory tract, NO is …

Nitric oxide (NO) is a colorless gas at room temperature and one of the simplest molecules
known, yet it has been implicated in a wide variety of regulatory mechanisms ranging from …

In this review, we describe technical developments in breath analysis and its applications in
clinical diagnosis, monitoring disease state, and assessing environmental exposure. Breath …

There has recently been an explosion of interest in the analysis of breath constituents as a
way of monitoring inflammation and oxidative stress in the lungs. Here we review the use of …

Since its discovery as a biologically active molecule in the late 1980s, nitric oxide (NO) has
been found to play an important role as signal molecule in many parts of the organism as …