Table 6: Examples of events likely to occur and their influence on oxidative stress.
| Disease, syndrome or treatment | Main consequences |
| Inflammation | WBC production of ROS, increased energy needs |
| Clotting | O2 and energy consumption, increased glycolysis and proteolysis, inflammation |
| Atherosclerosis | Increased lipid metabolism, ischemia |
| Diabetes | Increased polyol pathway, proteins glycation |
| Ischemia | Mitochondrial dysfunction, lipid peroxydation, arachidonic acid catabolism, inflammation |
| Cancers | Toxic agents, ischemic areas, increased metabolic needs, inflammatory responses |
| Chemo or radiotherapy | Cytolysis, release of ROS, impairment of food intake |
| Surgery | Tissue inflammation, ischemia, foreign materials Ischemia reperfusion, healing process |
| Anesthetics | Renal or hepatic toxicity, cell repair, variations of pO |