Contribution in an anthology

Appeared in: Oxidative stress and redox regulation

Editor list: Jakob, U

Publication year: 2013

Pages: 359-388

ISBN: 978-94-007-5786-8

eISBN: 978-94-007-5787-5

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5787-5_13

Abstract: 

The “big three” infectious diseases HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria were collectively responsible for nearly 260 million infected people in 2010. HIV, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agents of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, are continuously exposed to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species endogenously produced or derived from the host immune system in response to infection. Oxidative stress has a key function in the pathogenesis of many infectious diseases, and represents moreover a promising strategy for chemotherapeutic development. Understanding the redox interactions and redox signaling mechanisms of pathogens and their hosts is crucial for developing (1) drugs that support the host antioxidant defense in order to protect cells from oxidative damage, (2) drugs that enhance specific reactive oxygen or nitrogen species to improve the host defense against pathogens, and (3) drugs that interfere with the redox system of the pathogen in order to block its growth and survival.

Harvard Citation style: Jortzik, E. and Becker, K. (2013) Oxidative Stress in Infectious Diseases, in Jakob, U. (ed.) Oxidative stress and redox regulation. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 359-388. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5787-5_13

APA Citation style: Jortzik, E., & Becker, K. (2013). Oxidative Stress in Infectious Diseases. In Jakob, U. (Ed.), Oxidative stress and redox regulation (pp. 359-388). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5787-5_13