Electrophilic methyl groups present in the diet ameliorate pathological states induced by reductive and oxidative stress: A hypothesis

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-414

  Ghyczy, Miklós ^a   Boros, Mihály ^b  

^a Rhone Poulenc Rorer   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dietary electrophilic methyl groups; Functional food; Methane; NADH; Reductive and oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETAINE; CARNITINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; DOXORUBICIN; METHYL GROUP; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FATTY LIVER; FIBROSIS; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPERFUSION; REVIEW; STEATOSIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 0035036447     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2000274     Document Type: Review

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