High dosage of ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol is not useful for diminishing oxidative stress and DNA damage in healthy elderly adults

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-173

  Retana Ugalde, Raquel ^a   Casanueva, Esther ^b   Altamirano Lozano, Mario ^a   González Torres, Cristina ^c   Mendoza Núñez, Víctor Manuel ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Antioxidant supplementation; Ascorbic acid; DNA damage; Elderly; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PLACEBO; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELDERLY CARE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TREATMENT FAILURE; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN E;

EID: 44249105980     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000129652     Document Type: Article

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