Review Article, J Forensic Toxicol Pharmacol Vol: 3 Issue: 2
Hazards of Free Radicals in Various Aspects of Health � A Review
| Gunvanti B Rathod1*, Pragnesh Parmar2, Sangita Rathod3 and Ashish Parikh4 | |
| 1Department of Pathology, SBKS Medical Institute and Research Centre, Vadodara – 391760, Gujarat, India | |
| 2Department of Forensic Medicine, SBKS Medical Institute and Research Centre Vadodara – 391760, Gujarat, India | |
| 3Department of Medicine, AMC MET Medical College, Sheth LG General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | |
| 4Gayatri Hospital, Gandhinagar – 382007, Gujarat, India | |
| Corresponding author : Dr. Gunvanti B Rathod Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SBKS Medical Institute and Research Centre, Vadodara-391760, Gujarat, India Tel: 8141905206 E-mail: neempath@gmail.com |
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| Received: March 05, 2014 Accepted: April 11, 2014 Published: April 17, 2014 | |
| Citation: Rathod GB, Parmar P, Rathod S, Parikh A (2014) Hazards of Free Radicals in Various Aspects of Health – A Review. J Forensic Toxicol Pharmacol 3:2. doi:10.4172/2325-9841.1000119 |
Abstract
Hazards of Free Radicals in Various Aspects of Health – A Review
The recent growth in the knowledge of free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in biology is producing a medical revolution that promises a new age of health and disease management. Free radicals are intimately involved in the cellular damage - the common pathway for cancer, aging, and a variety of diseases. Formation of free radicals has been implicated as playing a role in the etiology of cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease Parkinson’s disease, and many more. The scientific community has begun to unveil some of the mysteries surrounding this topic, and the media has begun whetting our thirst for knowledge. So that it is a basic need to know about toxic effects of free radicals affecting general health of human body.
