Oxidative Stress From Exposure to the Underground Space Environment.

ABSTRACT: There are a growing number of people entering underground spaces. However, underground spaces have unique environmental characteristics, and little is known about their effects on human health. It is crucial to elucidate the effects of the underground space environment on the health of humans and other organisms. This paper reviews the effects of hypoxia, toxic atmospheric particles, and low background radiation in the underground space environment on living organisms from the perspective of oxidative stress. Most studies have revealed that living organisms maintained in underground space environments exhibit obvious oxidative stress, which manifests as changes in oxidants, antioxidant enzyme activity, genetic damage, and even disease status. However, there are few relevant studies, and th

SUBMITTER: Yu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7609794 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature