Evolution of the Knowledge of Free Radicals and Other Oxidants

Table 3

Selected diseases/disorders for which a role of free radicals has been suggested.

Adult respiratory distress syndrome	Gout
Allergic encephalomyelitis	Haemachromatosis
Alzheimer’s disease	Hearing loss
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	Hypertension
Asbestosis	Insulin resistance
Autism	Keshan disease
Autoimmune vasculitis	Lypofuscinosis
Bloom syndrome	Malaria
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia	Multiple sclerosis
Burns	Muscular dystrophy
Cancer	Myasthenia gravis
Cataract	Pancreatitis
Chronic autoimmune gastritis	Parkinson disease
Chronic granulomatous disease	Psoriasis
Cirrhosis	Psychosis
Contact dermatitis	Retinal degeneration
Depression	Retrolental fibroplasias
Dermamyositis	Rheumatoid arthritis
Dermatomyositis	Schizophrenia
Diabetes mellitus	Sickle cell anemia
Emphysema	Stroke
Emphysema	Systemic lupus erythematosus
Favism	Thalassemia
Glomerulonephritis	Ulcerative colitis