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Nairrita Majumder1, Vishal Deepak2, Sarah Hadique2

  • 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.

Redox Biology
|September 18, 2022
PubMed
Summary

COVID-19 infection causes significant redox imbalance, increasing free radicals and inflammatory markers. Understanding these oxidative stress pathways is crucial for developing effective COVID-19 treatments.

Keywords:
COVID-19EPRElectron paramagnetic resonanceRedox imbalanceSARS-CoV-2TranscriptomicsUric acid

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