Effect of topical application of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), EDTA on pitting edema and oxidative stress in a double blind, placebo-controlled study

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-69

  Tripathi, R ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Rai, S ^a   Mittal, Poonam C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

EDTA; Lower extremity pitting edema; MSM (methylsulfonylmethane); Oxidative stress; Topical chelation therapy

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFONE; EDETIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHELATING AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; SULFONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; FOOT; HUMAN; LEG SWELLING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PITTING EDEMA; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHELATING AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDEMA; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SULFONES;

EID: 79959504588     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T903     Document Type: Article

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