Significance of Determination of the Hydrogen Peroxide in Expired Air for the Diagnostics of OxidativeLung Impairment
Authors:
P. Hitka
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav patologické fyziologie 2. LF UK, Praha
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2003; : 202-206
Category:
Overview
Classical methods of respiratory diagnosis were extended with methods allowing determination of the metabolicproducts from lung tissue – the biochemical analysis of expired air. Hydrogen peroxide is one of the substances usedas markers of pathological processes in the respiratory system. This review describes position of hydrogen peroxidein the metabolic pathway of reactive oxygen species, methods of hydrogen peroxide measurement in expired air andchanges in hydrogen peroxide production in lung diseases.
Key words:
oxidative stress, respiratory diseases diagnostics, reactive oxygen species, hydrogen peroxide.
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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain managementArticle was published in
Journal of Czech Physicians
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