Oxidative stress as an initiator of cytokine release and cell damage.

Abstract

This article characterised the role of oxidative stress in mediating pathological reactions in the lung and the unique antioxidant defences that the lung possesses. The impact of redox balance in regulating inflammatory and immune reactions were discussed, and the impact of enhancing lung antioxidant capacity in animal models of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were characterised.