Books and Publications
Scholarly contributions advancing respiratory and environmental health
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS OVERVIEW
Advancing scientific knowledge through sustained scholarly authorship and editorial contribution
Dr. Irfan Rahman has built a long-standing record of scholarly authorship that reflects the depth, breadth, and continuity of his research career. His publications span fundamental discovery, translational investigation, and clinically relevant science, addressing key questions in toxicology, pulmonary medicine, environmental health, oxidative stress, aging, and molecular mechanisms of disease.
In addition to an extensive body of peer-reviewed journal articles, Dr. Rahman has contributed to and authored scholarly books and book chapters, providing authoritative perspectives that synthesize complex scientific concepts for researchers, clinicians, and trainees. His work is frequently cited and widely disseminated, underscoring its influence on both scientific understanding and ongoing research directions.
Collectively, his books and publications serve as a foundation for interdisciplinary collaboration, training, and policy-relevant science, reinforcing his role as a leading contributor to respiratory and environmental health research.
Dr. Rahman’s books and publications translate complex scientific discovery into enduring scholarly contributions that inform research, education, and clinical understanding in respiratory and environmental health.
Numerical Highlights
25 +
Book chapters published in leading international reference and edited volumes
5+
Editorials and commentary articles
2+
Decades of Publications
10+
Major international publishers represented in his chapter contributions
1
Major co-edited scientific book published by Elsevier
Book Chapters
2013
Bioactive polyphenols and lung diseases
Biswas S and Rahman I.
Elsevier
2013
SIRT1 and inflammaging in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jae-woong Hwang, Isaac K. Sundar, Hongwei Yao, and Irfan Rahman
Elsevier
Inflammaging
2013
Smoking, Oxidative Stress, and Redox Signaling in Inflammation
Sundar IK, Yao H, Rahman I.
Elsevier
Springer-Verlag (Germany)
I. Laher (UBC, Canada)
2013
Reactive Oxygen Species, Kinase Signaling, and Redox Regulation of Epigenetics
Sundar IK and Rahman I.
Springer
Oxidative Stress and Redox Regulation
Ursula H Jakob and Dana Reichmann
2013
2012
Phytochemicals in cigarette/tobacco smoke-mediated inflammation
Saravanan Rajendrasozhan, Rahman I.
Nova
2012
Epigenetics and nutrigenomics in chronic inflammatory lung diseases: nutritional and therapeutic interventions
Saravanan Rajendrasozhan, Isaac K Sundar, Rahman I.
Taylor & Francis
2012
2010
Experimental models to study cigarette smoke-induced oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo in pre-clinical models, and in smokers and patients with airways disease
Yao H, Rahman I.
Springer / Humana Press
Oxidative Stress in Animal Models and Human Diseases
2010
Role of inflammation in Pulmonary Diseases
Yao H, Rahman I.
Taylor and Francis Group
Inflammation, Life Style and Chronic Diseases: The Silent Link
Aggarwal BB
2010
2009
Polyphenols, inflammation and epigenetics
Rahman I.
Taylor and Francis
Nutrition and Epigenetics
2009
Methods in Chromatin Modifications
Sundar IK and Rahman I.
Mary Ann Liebert, NY
Handbook of the Methods for studying Redox Signaling
2009
2008
Regulation of inflammation, redox and glucocorticoid signaling by dietary polyphenols
Rahman I and Biswas S.
Taylor & Francis Group
Dietary Modulation of Cell Signaling Pathways
Y.J. Surh
2008
Update on Reactive Oxygen Species in COPD and Asthma
Rahman, I.
Academic Press
Asthma and COPD-Basic mechanisms and clinical management
Barnes, Drazen, Rennard, and Thomson
2008
Smoking and oxidative stress and corticosteroid responsiveness
Rahman I.
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, UK
Overcoming Steroid Efficacy in Respiratory Disease
Ian Adcock and Fan Chung
pp125–141
2008
2007
Cigarette smoking, inflammation and obesity
Biswas, S.K., I. Megson, C.A. Shaw, and I. Rahman
CRC and Taylor & Francis press
Phytopharmaceuticals for Obesity Treatment: Pathophysiology and Weight Management
D. Bagchi, and Preuss
pp43–63
2007
2006
Oxidants and Antioxidants
Rahman, I., and S.K. Biswas
Elsevier
Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine
Laurent, and Shapiro
pp 258–265
2006
Redox effects of cigarette smoke in lung inflammation
Rahman, I.
Springer-Verlag
Cigarette smoke and oxidative stress
B. Halliwell, and H.E. Poulsen
pp 113–164
2006
Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of COPD
Rahman, I.
Springer-Verlag
Cigarette smoke and oxidative stress
B. Halliwell, and H.E. Poulsen
pp 165–199
2006
Oxidative stress in smokers and COPD
MacNee, W., and I. Rahman
Marcel Dekker, NY
Long-term intervention in COPD
R.A. Pawels, Dirkj S. Postma, and Scott T. Weiss
2006
2005
Oxidative stress in smokers and chronic lung diseases
Rahman, I.
CRC Taylor and Francis, New York, USA
Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Health
Young-Joon Surh, and Lester Packer
pp 291–368
2005
Oxidative stress in COPD: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
Rahman, I.
Marcel Dekker, New York, USA
Lung Biology Health and Disease
Peter Barnes, and Claude Lenfant
pp 279–326
2005
2004
Smoking-induced inflammation, injury and disease: Molecular mechanisms
Rahman, I.
Marcel Dekker, New York, USA
Lung Biology Health and Disease
Val Vallyathan, and Claude Lenfant
pp 211–257
2004
Oxidative stress and gene transcription in inflammation and lung diseases: Therapeautic approaches
Rahman, I.
SFRR-Free Radical Research book
Aruoma, and Baharoun
pp 39–58
2004
Oxidative Stress in COPD
MacNee, W., and I. Rahman
Marcel Dekker, New York, USA
Lung Biology Health and Disease
pp 317–359
2004
2003
Oxidative stress and inflammation in COPD
Rahman, I., and W. MacNee
Arnold Health Sciences Publishers
COPD, second edition
P. Calverley, W. MacNee, N. Pride, and S. Rennard
pp 110–124
2003
2002
Reactive oxygen species in COPD and asthma
Rahman I and W. MacNee
Academic Press
Asthma and COPD-Basic mechanisms and clinical management
Barnes, Drazen, Rennard, and Thomson
pp 243–254
2002
Editorials
2017
Vulnerability and genetic susceptibility to cigarette smoke-induced emphysema in mice
Irfan Rahman, Giovanna De Cunto, Isaac K. Sundar, and Giuseppe Lungarella
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol.
2017
2007
Can currently available drugs reduce nitrative stress in COPD?
Rahman, I.
Respiratory Medicine: COPD Update
2(4): 155–156
2007
2005
Redox signaling in the lungs
Rahman, I.
Antioxid. Redox Signal.
7: 1–5
2005
2004
Reproducibility of oxidative stress biomarkers: are they reliable?
Rahman, I.
Eur. Respir. J.
23: 1–2
2004
2002
Oxidative stress and adaptive response of glutathione in bronchial epithelial cells
Rahman, I., and W. MacNee
Clin. Exp. Allergy
32: 486–488
2002
Commentary
2006
Can currently available drugs reduce nitrative stress in COPD?
Rahman I.
Respiratory Medicine: COPD Update
vol 2
2006
Book (Edited Volume)
2013
Inflammation, Advancing Age and Nutrition: Research and Clinical Interventions
Irfan Rahman (co-editor)
Elsevier Science
eBook
9/3/2013
Meeting Report
2003
2nd International Meeting on Free Radicals in Health and Disease: The role of oxidants and antioxidants in the regulation of chronic diseases
Irfan Rahman (co-editor)
Free Radical Research
37: 349–354
Istanbul, Turkey
May 8–12
2003
Reviews on Books
2003
NATO Science Series
Thiol Metabolism And Redox Regulation Of Cellular Functions
Reviewed by Irfan Rahman
IOS Press
Life and Behavioural Sciences – Vol. 347
ISSN: 1566-7693
350 pp.
Alfonso Pompella, Gabor Banhegyi, Maria Wellman-Rousseau
2003
Internet Publications (Educational Purpose)
2019
E-cigarettes are less dangerous than smoking, but they are not harmless; long-term health effects remain debated
Irfan Rahman
Health Feedback
2019
2006
Hot Topics in Asthma and COPD Oxidative stress in airway diseases (asthma and COPD)
Irfan Rahman
AZ-Current Medicine Group
2006
Oxidants and COPD
Irfan Rahman
Prous Science’s on-line medical education program: TTMed-Respiratory Diseases
2006