Medicinal plants, antioxidant potential, and cancer

EM Njoya - Cancer, 2021 - Elsevier
Fighting against free radicals has become an important strategy in the prevention of
oxidative stress-related diseases including cancer. Antioxidants are complex compounds …

Free radicals and the role of plant phytochemicals as antioxidants against oxidative stress-related diseases

GA Engwa - Phytochemicals: source of antioxidants and role in …, 2018 - books.google.com
Free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from various sources in the
environment as well as from cellular processes in the body are of serious health challenges …

[PDF][PDF] Oxidants and human diseases: role of antioxidant medicinal plants-a review

B Rajkapoor, ZE Burkan, R Senthilkumar - Pharmacologyonline, 2010 - academia.edu
Free radical production occurs continuously in all cells as part of normal cellular function.
However, excess free radical production originating from endogenous or exogenous …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-derived antioxidants in disease prevention

R Szymanska, P Pospisil, J Kruk - Oxidative medicine and cellular …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plant-derived antioxidants are a large group of natural products with reducing or radical-
scavenging capacity. Due to their potent preventive, as well as therapeutic actions, these …

Anticancer antioxidant regulatory functions of phytochemicals

JM Mates, JA Segura, FJ Alonso… - Current Medicinal …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Plant foods are not only a main source of nutrients, but they are also rich in physiologically
bioactive bionutrients or phytochemicals. Consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated …

Dietary phytochemicals: As a natural source of antioxidants

MS Makhaik, AK Shakya, R Kale - Antioxidants-benefits, sources …, 2021 - books.google.com
Since time immemorial, plants are used as the source of food and medicine. It can be traced
back to the start of humanity. Bringing plant-based food, such as fruits, vegetables, and …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant phytochemicals for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases

YJ Zhang, RY Gan, S Li, Y Zhou, AN Li, DP Xu, HB Li - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Overproduction of oxidants (reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species) in the
human body is responsible for the pathogenesis of some diseases. The scavenging of these …

Antioxidants: a tale of two stories.

EK Pauwels, PA Erba, M Kostkiewicz - Drug news & perspectives, 2007 - europepmc.org
The production of oxidative species (free radicals) is very common in many types of cancer
cells. This oxidative stress has been associated with the carcinogenic process as it can …

The role of plant‐derived natural antioxidants in reduction of oxidative stress

B Akbari, N Baghaei‐Yazdi, M Bahmaie… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Free radicals are a group of damaging molecules produced during the normal metabolism of
cells in the human body. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation, cigarette smoking, and other …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of natural antioxidants

KV Ramana, ABM Reddy, NVRK Majeti… - … medicine and cellular …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Natural antioxidants are the plants-and other living organism-derived compounds with a
strong potential to inhibit oxidative stress by controlling the formation of free radicals …