Melatonin enhances antioxidant action of α-tocopherol and ascorbate against NADPH- and iron-dependent lipid peroxidation in human placental mitochondria

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-155

  Milczarek, Ryszard ^a   Hallmann, Anna ^a   Sokołowska, Ewa ^a   Kaletha, Krystian ^a   Klimek, Jerzy ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

tocopherol; antioxidants; ascorbic acid; lipid peroxidation; melatonin; placenta; preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; IRON; MELATONIN; METAL CHELATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MITOCHONDRION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MELATONIN; MITOCHONDRIA; NADP; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77955132567     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2010.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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