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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Childhood Asthma: A Comprehensive Review.

Despoina Koumpagioti, Margarita Dimitroglou, Barbara Mpoutopoulou, Dafni Moriki, Konstantinos Douros

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. 4-Hydroxynonenal, a Potential Biomarker for Lung Inflammatory Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Despoina KoumpagiotiDepartment of Nursing, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.
Margarita DimitroglouRespiratory and Allergy Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, General University Hospital "Attikon", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Barbara MpoutopoulouDepartment of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Dafni MorikiRespiratory and Allergy Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, General University Hospital "Attikon", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4862-3587
Konstantinos DourosRespiratory and Allergy Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, General University Hospital "Attikon", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7632-1159

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how oxidative stress drives inflammation, structural remodeling, and clinical expression of childhood asthma, while critically appraising emerging redox-sensitive biomarkers and antioxidant-focused preventive and therapeutic strategies. Oxidative stress arises when reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) outpace airway defenses. This surplus provokes airway inflammation: ROS/RNS activate nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1), recruit eosinophils and neutrophils, and amplify type-2 cytokines. Normally, an antioxidant network-glutathione (GSH), enzymes such as catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-maintains redox balance. Prenatal and early exposure to fine particulate matter <2.5 micrometers (µm) (PM

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airway inflammationantioxidantsbiomarkerschildhood asthmaoxidative stressreactive nitrogen speciesreactive oxygen speciestherapy

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