REACTIVE OXYGEN AND NITROGEN SPECIES: DIAGNOSTIC, PREVENTIVE, AND THERAPEUTIC VALUES

REACTIVE OXYGEN AND NITROGEN SPECIES: DIAGNOSTIC, PREVENTIVE, AND THERAPEUTIC VALUES St. Petersburg-Kizhi-St. Petersburg, Russia July 9–13, 2002 The presymposium to the XIth Biennial Meeting of the SFRR International. Main topics: Pulmonary diseases: nitric oxide, hypo- and hyperoxia; Skin dieases: light and dark reactions, inflammation; Cardiovascular diseases: redox signaling; Neurodegenerative diseases: gene expression; Toxicology: environmental and occupational aspects; Free radical reactions in cells: mechanisms, signaling and apoptosis; From model systems and cells to whole body assays. A round-table discussion on diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic values of free radicals/antioxidants; the focus in application of recent developments in free radical research in clinical medicine. Scientific Committee Co-chairs: Valerian E. Kagan, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA ([email protected]) For more information, contact: Mr. Matthew Wea6er, Dept. of En6ironmental and Occupational Health, Uni6ersity of Pittsburgh, 260 Kappa Dri6e, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, USA. FAX: (412)624 -1020: E-MAIL: [email protected].

Yury A. Vladimirov, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia ([email protected])