An imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants in favour of the oxidants, potentially
leading to damage, is termed 'oxidative stress'. Oxidants are formed as a normal product of …

Oxidative stress has been implicated in both normal aging and in various
neurodegenerative disorders and may be a common mechanism underlying various forms …

A standardized mixture of Chinese herbs has recently been demonstrated to be an effective
treatment for chronic atopic eczema in placebo controlled trials in the UK. Aqueous …

Any immune or inflammatory reaction requires the de novo synthesis of special proteins that
are usually not required for a day-to-day life of cells. These include cell adhesion molecules …

Oxidative stress, defined as a shift of the balance between prooxidative and antioxidative
reactions in favor of the former seems to be a common denominator of the action of various …

Various chronic disease processes are characterized by progressive accumulation of
connective tissue undergoing fibrotic degeneration. Evidence of oxidative reactions is often …

This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant vitamin (vitamin E, vitamin C and β-
carotene) content of one of the most important vegetables, tomato, using modern analytical …

We investigated the injurious effects of reactive oxygen metabolites on the intestinal
epithelium and the possible protective role played by two olive oil phenolic compounds,(3, 4 …

The teratogenicity of many xenobiotics is thought to depend at least in part upon their
bioactivation by embryonic cytochromes P450, prostaglandin H synthase (PHS) and …

Methods for the characterization of antioxidants are presented and illustrated by their
application to commercial garlic and ginger preparations, since it has been widely …