Protective effect of vitamin C on oxidative stress: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 121-128

  Sasazuki, Shizuka ^a   Hayashi, Tomonori ^b   Nakachi, Kei ^b   Sasaki, Satoshi ^c   Tsubono, Yoshitaka ^d   Okubo, Shunji ^e   Hayashi, Masato ^e   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Hiraka General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oxidative stress; Randomized controlled trial; Reactive oxygen species; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; PEPSINOGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BODY MASS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GASTRITIS, ATROPHIC; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 56349152733     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.78.3.121     Document Type: Article

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