Cardiovascular Research
Free radicals play crucial roles in human physiology and disease progression. Our interests focus on:
- nitric oxide (NO), which is a potentially protective agent when produced in the correct quantities in the right place and at the right time
- oxygen-centred radicals, which are generally regarded to be damaging and cytotoxic.
In healthy individuals, the potentially toxic effects of oxygen-centred radicals are countered by a battery of antioxidant defences, which are prone to adapt to environmental influences, such as oxygen concentration, macronutrients (fats, sugars) and micronutrients (e.g. polyphenols).
The Free Radical Research team is fortunate to occupy state-of-the-art laboratories in the Life Sciences Innovation Centre, Inverness. The laboratories host the very latest technology for measuring free radicals and their characteristic cellular ‘footprints’. We also conduct functional studies in vitro and in vivo to establish the impact of new therapeutics at both the cellular level and in terms of clinical measures.
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Division of Biomedical Sciences
University of the Highlands and Islands
Life Sciences Innovation Centre
20A Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA