Reactive oxygen species, antioxidant mechanisms and serum cytokine levels in cancer patients: Impact of an antioxidant treatment

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 570-582

  Mantovani, Giovanni ^a   Maccio A ^b   Madeddu, C ^a   Mura, L ^a   Massa, E ^a   Gramignano, G ^a   Lusso, M R ^a   Murgia, V ^a   Camboni, P ^a   Ferreli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Carbonia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant agents; Cancer patients; Cytokines; Disease progression; Glutathione peroxidase; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOKINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INTERLEUKIN 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0037686244     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2002.tb00455.x     Document Type: Article

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