Figure 1.
Proposed scheme for redox balance in postoperative adhesions development. ↑ denotes an increase; ↓, a decrease; Cl−, chloride ion; Fe+2 and Fe+3, elemental iron; GSH, glutathione; GSSG, glutathione disulfide; H2O, water; H4B, tetrahydrobiopterin; H2O2, hydrogen peroxide; HOCI, hypochlorous acid; l-Arg, l-arginine; MPO, myeloperoxidase; O2, molecular oxygen; O2 •–, superoxide anion; HO•, hydroxyl radical; ONOO−, peroxynitrite; NADPH, nicotine adenine dinucleotide phosphate; NO, nitric oxide; NO2 −, nitrite; NO3 −, nitrate; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; ROS, reactive oxygen species; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TGF-β, transforming growth factor β.