Oxidative Stress, Cell Activation and Viral Infection

This book comprises new results and information on the implications of oxygen free radicals in the proliferation of normal cells, their role in fundamental cellular processes such as the activation of transcription factors, viral replication and viral pathology as well as their toxicity and their role in cancer.

While previous investigations were mainly focused on the deleterious effects of oxygen free radicals and on the research of antioxidants as protectors against tissue injury, the results presented and discussed in this volume provide important new insights into the biological role of oxy-radicals.

This book is unique in its combination of research from scientists both in the field of oxy-radicals and of molecular and cellular biology and virology.

Therefore it is of great importance to scientific and medical researchers working on the different aspects of the role of oxygen in life and diseases.