Sentry enzyme blocks two paths to Parkinson's disease
...he National Academy of Sciences. The job of the antioxidant GST pi is to protect the cell from death caused by either environmental toxins (externally evoked cell death), such as herbicides and pesticides, or a self-destruction process called apoptosis (cell suicide), triggered by certain stressful conditions...Can antioxidants protect scuba divers?
...e changes could be influenced by oral ingestion of antioxidant vitamins C and E prior to diving, and that endothe...data raise the possibility that pre-dive intake of antioxidant vitamins may prevent some of the negative effects of diving on vascular function. The results of thi...Scripps Research study reveals new activation mechanism for pain sensing channel
...e from free radicals and upregulates expression of antioxidant enzymes. Apparently, reactive compounds can activate at least two pathways through cysteine modification as a warning against cell damage, the study concluded. "Our findings, which are the result of a successful collaboration with the Ben Cravatt ...Other highlights in the Jan. 17 JNCI
... contain antioxidants. To determine the effect of antioxidant supplements on gastric cancer risk, Martyn Plummer...c areas of the stomach. The researchers found that antioxidant supplementation did not make a difference in the progression rate or regression rate of precancerous...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 10, 2007
...me drug dose An ingenious new delivery system for antioxidant SOD Cancer stem cells and other advances in a hot...DIATE RELEASE An ingenious new delivery system for antioxidant SOD Bioconjugate Chemistry Scientists in Georgia are reporting successful lab tests of new polyme......l cysteine (GGC) - is a precursor for an effective antioxidant known as glutathione, which has a broad range of potential health benefits. Glutathione is the body's key defense for detoxifying harmful compounds implicated in cancer, diabetes, aging along with other diseases and degenerative conditions. After...JCI table of contents: December 14, 2006
... By contrast, if the insects were treated with the antioxidant vitamin E they had decreased numbers of dying neur...ration in this model of AD suggests that targeting antioxidant pathways might provide a new approach for treating individuals with AD and other related neurodegene...Antioxidants decrease disease in a Drosophila model of Alzheimer's disease
... By contrast, if the insects were treated with the antioxidant vitamin E they had decreased numbers of dying neur...ration in this model of AD suggests that targeting antioxidant pathways might provide a new approach for treating individuals with AD and other related neurodegene...U of Illinois professor tout health benefits of Hispanic foods and beverages
...ression and headaches. "Mate tea has the highest antioxidant capacity of the ethnic teas we have studied in my lab. There is evidence that three to four cups of this tea per day could have a protective effect against chronic diseases," she said. The scientist said that mate tea aids in reducing inflammation,...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...oba are thought to result from neuroprotective and antioxidant properties. But in the transgenic C. elegans, reducing oxidative stress with the antioxidant L-ascorbic acid was not nearly as effective in suppressing paralysis as EGb 761. Thus, the beneficia...New Year's resolution No. 1: Prevent cancer, use olive oil.
...s that reduced oxidative damage. Phenols are known antioxidant compounds that are present in a wide range of everyday foods, such as dark chocolate, red wine, tea, fruits, and vegetables. Despite reducing the level of phenols in the olive oil, the study's subjects still showed that they were receiving the same l...Antioxidants: New kid on the block for pain relief?
...lly tested as pain relievers." Shortly after the antioxidant or saline injections, the researchers injected formalin, an irritant, into the left hind paw of each mouse. Formalin causes inflammation, which provokes pain-like behavior in mice. Researchers then spent the next 30 minutes studying how much time an ...Researchers writing story of the 'alcoholic lung'
...been found to have lower levels of glutathione, an antioxidant that helps protect the lung from oxidative stress. The Emory research team has found that alcohol disrupts claudins, a family of proteins that helps maintain a tight air-fluid barrier. This barrier allows air into the lung, while keeping blood and o...Herbal medicine silymarin may help sugar-control in people with type II diabetes
...tle, Silybum marianum (silymarin) is known to have antioxidant properties and research published this week in Phytotherapy Research shows that this extract can help people significantly lower the amount of sugar bound to haemoglobin in blood, as well as reducing fasting blood sugar levels. Silymarin contains a...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Oct. 18, 2006
... Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry The antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) has attracted popular interest as a possible way of protecting tissues from damage that occurs in several major diseases. Demand for extracellular superoxide dismutase (ECSOD), the form of SOD that exists in blood ...Grape seed extract halts cell cycle, checking growth of colorectal tumors in mice
...are a rich source of proanthocyanidins, a class of antioxidant flavonoids that remove harmful free oxygen radicals from cells. Grape products (juice and red wine) are known for their heart healthy effects, especially in lowering levels of blood cholesterol, Agarwal said, and because grape seeds contain higher co...Everybody dance: The energy you use won't shorten your life
...rmine energy expenditure, body composition and the antioxidant enzyme levels and protein synthesis in the heart a...searchers tested whether there was a difference in antioxidant production between the two groups. Since metabolic rate rises with activity level and oxidative stre...Naked mole-rat unfazed by oxidative stress
...k found that naked mole-rats did not have superior antioxidant capacity when compared to mice. Mole-rats had much lower activity of the ubiquitous antioxidant enzyme, cellular glutathione peroxidase. Mole-rat shows greater oxidative damage The researchers...Vegetables, like people, urged to live up to potential
..., his lab has successfully increased the amount of antioxidant activity in carrots up to five times. The finding is important for food processors, Cisneros said, because as companies increasingly seek ways to add healthier components to foods, the technique could yield more of those desired substances. One k...Leveling the field for babies with persistent pulmonary hypertension
...ble. They also are looking at therapies, probably antioxidant therapy delivered right to cells, to stop signals from free radicals that result in bulky, dysfunctional pulmonary blood vessels at birth. "The driving force in these babies is the free radicals that make the muscles grow," says Dr. Black. Dr. Black...