Scuba diving enhances endogenous antioxidant defenses in lymphocytes and neutrophils
Scuba diving enhances endogenous antioxidant defenses in lymphocytes and neutrophils
M. Ferrer,Antoni Sureda,3 Authors,A. Pons
2007 · DOI: 10.1080/10715760601080371
Free radical research · 88 Citations
TLDR
The hyperoxia associated to scuba diving leads to a condition of oxidative stress with increased lymphocyte H2O2 production, HO-1 expression, NO synthesis and antioxidant enzyme adaptations in order to avoid oxidative damage.