[HTML][HTML] Two faces of vitamin C—antioxidative and pro-oxidative agent

J Kaźmierczak-Barańska, K Boguszewska… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vitamin C has been known for decades. It is common in everyday use as an element of the
diet, supplementation, and a preservative. For years, research has been conducted to …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular changes induced by oxidative stress that impair human sperm motility

K Nowicka-Bauer, B Nixon - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
A state of oxidative stress (OS) and the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the
male reproductive tract are strongly correlated with infertility. While physiological levels of …

Existing and potential therapeutic uses for N-acetylcysteine: the need for conversion to intracellular glutathione for antioxidant benefits

GF Rushworth, IL Megson - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) has long been used therapeutically for the treatment of
acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose, acting as a precursor for the substrate (l-cysteine) …

Fluorescent probes for biomolecule detection under environmental stress

X Han, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Wang, J Choo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of fluorescent probes in visible detection has been developed over the last several
decades. Biomolecules are essential in the biological processes of organisms, and their …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of N-acetylcysteine, oral glutathione (GSH) and a novel sublingual form of GSH on oxidative stress markers: A comparative crossover study.

B Schmitt, M Vicenzi, C Garrel, FM Denis - Redox Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Glutathione (GSH) is critical to fight against oxidative stress. Its very low bioavailability limits
the interest of a supplementation. The purpose of this study was to compare the …

Mechanisms of flavonoid protection against myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury

M Akhlaghi, B Bandy - Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2009 - Elsevier
Flavonoids have long been acknowledged for their unique antioxidant properties, and
possess other activities that may be relevant to heart ischemia–reperfusion. They may …

Tannin components and inhibitory activity of Kakadu plum leaf extracts against microbial triggers of autoimmune inflammatory diseases

R Courtney, J Sirdaarta, B Matthews, IE Cock - Pharmacognosy Journal, 2015 - phcogj.com
Introduction: Autoimmune inflammatory diseases can be triggered by specific bacteria in
susceptible individuals. Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum) has documented …

[HTML][HTML] The comparison of antioxidant properties and nutrigenomic redox-related activities of vitamin C, C-vitamers, and other common ascorbic acid derivatives

P Jakubek, K Suliborska, M Kuczyńska… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The term 'vitamin C'describes a group of compounds with antiscorbutic activity of l-ascorbic
acid (AA). Despite AA's omnipresence in plant-derived foods, its derivatives have also been …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities of Opuntia stricta cladodes

O Izuegbuna, G Otunola, G Bradley - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The Opuntia spp. have been used in traditional medicine for many centuries. It
is used in the management of diseases that involves oxidative stress, especially diabetes …

Vitamin C transporters

CI Rivas, FA Zúñiga, A Salas-Burgos… - Journal of physiology …, 2008 - Springer
Vitamin C is a wide spectrum antioxidant essential for humans, which are unable to
synthesize the vitamin and must obtain it from dietary sources. There are two biologically …