TY - CHAP AU - Rosa Vona AU - Donatella Pietraforte AU - Lucrezia Gambardella AU - Alessandra Marchesi AU - Isabella Tarissi de Jacobis AU - Alberto Villani AU - Domenico Del Principe AU - Elisabetta Straface ED - Kusal Das ED - Swastika Das ED - Mallanagouda Shivanagouda Biradar ED - Varaprasad Bobbarala ED - S. Subba Tata Y1 - 2020-07-15 PY - 2020 T1 - Role of Oxidative Stress in the Cardiovascular Complications of Kawasaki Disease N2 - Although free radicals perform some useful immune functions, they can also damage healthy cells through a process called oxidation. Antioxidants reduce the effect of free radicals by binding together with these harmful molecules, decreasing their destructive power. This book highlights various issues of free radical biology from the perspective of antioxidant defense mechanisms. It also provides useful information on gene modulation, radiation-generated reactive oxygen species-induced apoptosis in cancer, and environmental aspects associated with free radicals’ exposure on living systems. BT - Free Radical Medicine and Biology SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86781 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.86781 SN - 978-1-78985-144-1 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -