About this Research Topic
ROS arise as side products of the oxidative metabolism, but their production can depend on endogenous and exogenous factors among which environmental pollutants.
Many hazardous chemicals are released into the environment due to anthropic activity. Industrial discharge, agricultural runoff, human and animal waste, are the main sources of terrestrial and aquatic pollution. Potential environmental pollutants are widely spread being present in vegetables, food, plastic products, cosmetics and medication. Many of the environmental pollutants lead to oxidative damage to cellular components and affect the antioxidant system, inducing an oxidative stress condition which can impair organisms’ health.
In this Research Topic, we invite investigators to contribute original research articles using in vitro or in vivo models to deepen the knowledge on the effects of the environmental pollutant on oxidative damage, ROS production and functional alterations.
We invite authors to submit original researches and review articles that cover the above topics, potentially including, but not necessarily limited to:
- role of pollutants on oxidative stress onset;
- adaptive redox responses to environmental pollutants;
- metabolic changes induced by environmental pollutants;
- pollutants, ROS and chronic disease;
- pollutants and antioxidant supplementation;
- pollutants -induced modulation of antioxidant defenses.
Keywords: Oxidative stress, antioxidants, Redox signaling, pollutants, ROS
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