Consumption of pomegranate decreases serum oxidative stress and reduces disease activity in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: A pilot study

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 474-479

  Balbir Gurman, Alexandra ^a,b   Fuhrman, Bianca ^b   Braun Moscovici, Yolanda ^a,b   Markovits, Doron ^a   Aviram, Michael ^b  

^a Rheumatology Unit   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

High density lipoprotein paraoxonase 1 (PON1); Oxidative stress; Pomegranate; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE 1; ARYLESTERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FREE RADICAL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID PEROXIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OMEPRAZOLE; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; DYSPEPSIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PILOT STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; URTICARIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDES; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80052516984     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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