Oxidative stress and neurodegenerative disorders / editors, G. Ali Qureshi and S. Hasan Parvez.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Advances in our understanding of neurodegeneration / Kurt A. Jellinger -- Mitochondrial mutagenesis in the brain in forensic and pathological research / Nicole von Wurmb-Schwark -- Genetic and environmental factors in neurodegenerative diseases / Fabio Coppedè and Lucia Migliiore -- Nitric oxide and cellular stress response in brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders / Vittorio Calabrese ... [et al.] -- Oxidative stress and radiation induced late normal tissue injury / M.E.C. Robbins and W. Zhao -- The cell cycle and oxidative neuronal cell death / Brett C. Langley -- Redox imbalance / Daniela Berg -- Genes and oxidative stress in sporadic and familial Parkinsonism: cDNA microarray studies / E. Grünblatt ... [et al.] -- Down Syndrome, antioxidant balance and the "gene dosage effect" hypothesis / J.B. de Haan ... [et al.] -- The role of Levodopa in the chronic neurodegenerative disorder - Parkinson's Disease / Thomas Müller -- Reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMS) as an index of oxidative stress in obstructive sleap apnea patients / K. Christou and K.I. Gourgoulianis -- The key role of oxidative stress in Alzheimer's Disease / Paula I. Moreira ... [et al.] -- The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: current state / Nirit Lev ... [et al.] -- Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: from biology to therapeutic strategies / Molina Mhatre and Kenneth Hensley -- Oxidative stress in stroke / Margarita L. Alexandrove and Petyo G. Bochev -- Hyperoxidation of the two catecholamines, dopamine and adrenaline: implications for the etiologies and treatment of encephalitis lethargica, Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and schizophrenia / Harold D. Foster and Abram Hoffer -- The role of metals and their effect on oxidative stress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / Mauro Cozzolina and Maria Teresa Carrì -- Neurotransmission, oxidative stress, and coexistence of neurotransmitters in Parkinson's Disease / G. Ali Qureshi -- Manganese-induced oxidative stress / Allison W. Dobson and Michael Aschner -- Prospects for antioxidant therapy in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease / Akihiko Nunomura, George Perry and Mark A. Smith -- An assessment of the chances of antiapoptotic drug therapy in patients with neurodegenerative disorders / Peter C. Waldmeier -- Role of antioxidant activity of estrogens in their potent neuroprotection / Evelyn Perez, Xiaofei Wang, and James W. Simpkins -- Diet, herbs, and nutritionial protection against oxidative stress in neurological diseases / Carlos Kusano Bucalen Ferrari -- Diabetic neuropathy: pathogenesis and treatment / Maria Siemionow, Yalcin Kulahci, and Galip Agaoglu -- Green and black tea in brain protection / Justyna Ostrowska ... [et al.] -- Environmental and genetic interactions: key to sporadic Parkinson's Disease / Fai Tsang and Tuck Wah Soong -- Prevention and therapy of neurodegenerative disorders: role of nutritional antioxidants / Vincenzo Di Matteo ... [et al.] -- Genetics of Parkinson's Disease / Yue Huang, Piu Chan, and Glenda Halliday -- Biomarkers of hypoxic brain injury / Giuseppe Buonocore ... [et al.] -- Role of selenium, iron, copper, and zinc in Parkinsonism / G. Ali Qureshi, Shuja Ali Syed, and S.H. Parvez -- Oxidative stress in phagocytic cells: changes with age and effect of melatonin / C. Barriga... [et al.].