Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with the production of reactive species that
target cysteine redox switches in proteins, thereby affecting gene regulation, DNA damage …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are
complex disorders with undetermined etiology. Several hypotheses suggest that IBDs result …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic metals without biological function, and its
accumulation in living organisms has been reported. The kidney is a target organ in Cd …

The discovery that mammalian cells have the ability to synthesize the free radical nitric oxide
(NO) has stimulated an extraordinary impetus for scientific research in all the fields of …

Oxidative stress, an imbalance toward the pro-oxidant side of the pro-oxidant/antioxidant
homeostasis, occurs in several human diseases. Among these diseases are those in which …

Colon mucosal overexpression of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) accelerates
the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and destroys the mucosa and its …

In this review, we focus on the role of oxidative stress in the aetiology of inflammatory bowel
diseases (IBD) and colitis-associated colorectal cancer and discuss free radicals and free …

Focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) is a primary kidney disease that is commonly
associated with proteinuria and progressive loss of glomerular function, leading to …

Depending on the amount of alimentary proteins, between 6 and 18 g nitrogenous material
per day enter the large intestine lumen through the ileocaecal junction. This material is used …

There is growing interest in the elucidation of the biological functions of triterpenoids,
ubiquitously distributed throughout the plant kingdom, some of which are used as anticancer …