Search Login Register

Free Radicals Summary

Description: Highly reactive molecules with an unsatisfied electron valence pair. Free radicals are produced in both normal and pathological processes. They are proven or suspected agents of tissue damage in a wide variety of circumstances including radiation, damage from environment chemicals, and aging. Natural and pharmacological prevention of free radical damage is being actively investigated.

Also Known As: Radicals, Free

Networked: 6115 relevant articles (169 outcomes, 577 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Free Radicals is Relevant

  1. Reperfusion Injury : 14 outcomes 47 studies in 477 results
  2. Ischemia : 12 outcomes 79 studies in 698 results
  3. Inflammation : 11 outcomes 17 studies in 396 results
  4. Neurodegenerative Diseases (Neurodegenerative Disease) : 10 outcomes 5 studies in 122 results
  5. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 9 outcomes 35 studies in 503 results
Show All >>

Drugs Related to Free Radicals

  1. Oxygen
  2. Antioxidants
  3. Superoxide Dismutase
  4. Enzymes
  5. Oxidants (Oxidizing Agents)
  6. Aldehydes
  7. Hydroxyl Radical
  8. Lipid Peroxides
  9. Excitatory Amino Acids
  10. Iron
Show All >>

Therapies Related to Free Radicals

  1. Lung Transplantation
  2. Ligation
  3. Aftercare (After-Treatment)
  4. Oral Administration
  5. Photochemotherapy (Photodynamic Therapy)
Show All >>

CureHunter Inc. provides medical information and specifically does NOT provide medical advice.
© Copyright 2003-2016 CureHunter Inc., MeSH copyright NLM, Journal Articles copyright original owners.