Oxidant-Antioxidant disturbance in men classified as obese according to the preliminary WHO guidelines for Asians [PDF]
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2012 Background: Though there are experimental and clinical evidences regarding oxidant-antioxidant disturbance in obese subjects, clinical data supporting the same in Indian male subjects is lacking.
Selvakumar C +3 more
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24-Epibrassinolide Mediated Changes in Photosynthetic pigments and Antioxidative Defence System of Radish Seedlings under Cadmium and Mercury Stress [PDF]
Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2014 The present work was conducted to study the effects of 24-EBL on photosynthetic pigments (total chlorophyll, chl a, chl b, carotenoid, anthocyanin and flavonoid content) and activities of antioxidative enzymes (guaiacol peroxidase, catalase, superoxide ...
Dhriti Kapoor +4 more
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Selenoprotein gene nomenclature [PDF]
, 2016 The human genome contains 25 genes coding for selenocysteine-containing proteins (selenoproteins). These proteins are involved in a variety of functions, most notably redox homeostasis.
Arn\ue9r, Elias S. +52 more
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The effect of vitamin C on the erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes in intoxicated-lead rat offsprings [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: Lead exposure or lead poisoning is known to cause a large spectrum of physiological, biochemical, and behavioural disorders in animals.
Eshginia, S., Marjani, A.
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Expression of a catalytically inactive mutant form of glutathione peroxidase 4 (Gpx4) confers a dominant-negative effect in male fertility. [PDF]
, 2015 The selenoenzyme Gpx4 is essential for early embryogenesis and cell viability for its unique function to prevent phospholipid oxidation. Recently, the cytosolic form of Gpx4 was identified as an upstream regulator of a novel form of non-apoptotic cell ...
Aichler, M +12 more
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Paradoxical roles of antioxidant enzymes:Basic mechanisms and health implications [PDF]
, 2015 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are generated from aerobic metabolism, as a result of accidental electron leakage as well as regulated enzymatic processes.
Amit R. Reddi +38 more
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The Status of Antioxidants and Oxidative Damage in Patients with COVID-19
Ahi Evran Medical Journal, 2023 Purpose: COVID-19 is a viral disease that has recently caused a pandemic and significantly affects human health. In this study, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione, total thiol, natural thiol, disulfide, oxidative DNA damage and ...
İrfan BİNİCİ +7 more
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MGST1, a GSH transferase/peroxidase essential for development and hematopoietic stem cell differentiation. [PDF]
, 2018 We show for the first time that, in contrast to other glutathione transferases and peroxidases, deletion of microsomal glutathione transferase 1 (MGST1) in mice is embryonic lethal.
Abe, Hiroshi +10 more
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Metabolism of hydroperoxy-phospholipids in human hepatoma HepG2 cells
Journal of Lipid Research, 1996 Two enzymatic mechanisms have been proposed for the metabolism of hydroperoxy-phospholipids: i) the combined action of phospholipase A2 and glutathione peroxidase, and/or ii) direct enzymatic reduction.
Y Bao, G Williamson
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Biomarkers of selenium status in dogs [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Inadequate dietary selenium (Se) intake in humans and animals can lead to long term health problems, such as cancer. In view of the owner's desire for healthy longevity of companion animals, the impact of dietary Se provision on long term ...
Du Laing, Gijs +5 more
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