Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in the clinical medicine

Abstract

RONS (reactive oxygen and nitrogen species) play an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and neurodegenerative diseases.

Keywords

• RONS
• radicals
• superoxide anion
• nitric oxide radical
• antioxidants
• atherosclerosis
• diabetes mellitus
• neurodegenerative diseases
• psychiatric diseases