Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Nanoparticles, and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress-Induced Cell Death Mechanisms

Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Nanoparticles, and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress-Induced Cell Death Mechanisms presents the role of ROS-mediated pathways cellular signaling stress, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, oxidative stress, oxidative damage, nanomaterials, and the mechanisms by which metalloids and nanoparticles induce their toxic effects. The book covers the ecotoxicology of environmental heavy metal ions and free radicals on macromolecules cells organisms, heavy metals-induced cell responses, oxidative stress, the source of oxidants, and the roles of ROS, oxidative stress and oxidative damage mechanisms. It also examines the nanotoxicity, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity mechanisms of nanomaterials and the effects of nanoparticle interactions.
Antioxidant defense therapy and strategies for treatment round out the book, making it an ideal resource for researchers and professional scientists in toxicology, environmental chemistry, environmental science, nanomaterials and the pharmaceutical sciences.

• Covers the ecotoxicology of environmental heavy metal ions and the interactions between specific heavy metals-induced cell responses and oxidative stress
• Provides a better understanding of the mechanism of nanomaterial-induced toxicity as a first defense for hazard prevention
• Covers recent advances in new nanomedication technologies for the effects of NPs on oxidative stress, ROS and ER stress
• Discusses the effects of interactions between antioxidant defense therapy, ROS and strategies for treatment

Dr. Loutfy H. Madkour is a professor of physical chemistry and nanoscience at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia, since 2012. He received his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in physical chemistry from the universities of Cairo, Minia, and Tanta, respectively, in Egypt. He worked as a lecturer in chemistry at the Tanta University since 1982 and as a professor of physical chemistry in 1999. He is an editorial board member of several international journals including International Journal of Industrial Chemistry (IJIC), International Journal of Ground Sediment & Water, E-Cronicon Chemistry (EC Chemistry), BAOJ Chemistry, Global Drugs and Therapeutics (GDT), Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, and Journal of Targeted Drug Delivery.