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. 2020 Aug 25;9(9):784. doi: 10.3390/antiox9090784
WHO World Health Organization
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
O2•− superoxide anion
H2O2 hydrogen peroxide
HO hydroxyl radical
CAT catalase
SOD superoxide dismutase
Trx thioredoxin
GPx glutathione peroxidase
GR glutathione reductase
O2 molecular oxygen
ACE2 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
AΤ-ΙΙ Angiotensin 2
AΤ-1,7 Angiotensin 1,7
NADPH oxidase Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
SARS-CoV Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
GSH reduced Glutathione
GSSG Oxidized Glutathione
H2O2 hydrogen peroxide
NO Nitric Oxide
PMNs Polymorphonuclear cells
IL-6 Interleukin 6
ICU intensive care unit
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BMI Body mass index
CVD cardiovascular disease
G6PD Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
ECD endothelial cell dysfunction
NAC N-acetylcysteine
Nrf2 nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
KEAP1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
ARE Antioxidant response element
ecSOD Extracellular superoxide dismutase
TBARS Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
MDA Malondialdehyde
mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
SIRT Sirtuins
FoxO Forkhead box O
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
TNFα Tumor necrosis factor alpha
C-RP c-reactive protein
SP-A surfactant protein-A
SP-A1 surfactant protein-A1
SP-A2 surfactant protein-A2
OxS oxidative stress
RSV respiratory syncytial virus