The effect of antioxidant supplementation on hepatitis C viral load, transaminases and oxidative status: A randomized trial among chronic hepatitis C virus-infected patients

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 985-989

  Groenbaek, Karin ^a,d   Friis, Henrik ^b   Hansen, Max ^c   Ring Larsen, Helmer ^a   Krarup, Henrik B ^e  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Antioxidant supplementation; Ascorbic acid; Chronic hepatitis C; Oxidative markers; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOADIPIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELENIUM; VIRAL LOAD; VITAMIN E;

EID: 33747083735     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000231746.76136.4a     Document Type: Article

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