Chronic inflammation is a pathological condition characterized by continued active
inflammation response and tissue destruction. Many of the immune cells including …

In this modern world, due to the rapid advancement of civilization, industrialization, and
overpopulation, scientific knowledge on antioxidants is important since most of the dis …

Under normal conditions, the physiologically important intracellular levels of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) are maintained at low levels by various antioxidant systems in the body but at …

Free radicals have acquired growing importance in the fields of biology and medicine. They
are produced during many different endogenous and exogenous processes. Mitochondria …

Free radicals are small diffusible molecules that are highly reactive because of the unpaired
electron. Free radicals were initially thought to be oxygen centred radicals called reactive …

Over the past 40 years, there has been a tremendous amount of research on the dual role of
free radicals as both toxic and beneficial species. Free radicals are produced as by-products …

Vitamin E, vitamin C and beta carotene (pro-vitamin A) are essential nutrients which cannot
be synthesized in the human body. Each of these nutrients has its own profile of distinct …

The balance between oxidation and antioxidation is believed to be critical in maintaining
healthy biological systems. Under physiological conditions, the human antioxidative defense …

The oxidative stress: concept and experimental interest to understand diseases mechanisms
and therapeutic approaches Free radicals and their precursors are members of a reactive …

Recent development in medicinal field reports a number of disease associated with free
radicals. The risk of diseases due to oxidative stress is compounded by unhealthy lifestyle …