Zinc decreases C-reactive protein, lipid peroxidation, and inflammatory cytokines in elderly subjects: a potential implication of zinc as an atheroprotective agent | Zendy

Bin Bao | Zendy; Ananda S. Prasad | Zendy; Frances W.J. Beck | Zendy; James T. Fitzgerald | Zendy; Diane Snell | Zendy; Ginny Bao | Zendy; Tapinder Singh | Zendy; Lavoisier Cardozo | Zendy

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Zinc decreases C-reactive protein, lipid peroxidation, and inflammatory cytokines in elderly subjects: a potential implication of zinc as an atheroprotective agent

Author(s) -

Bin Bao,

Ananda S. Prasad,

Frances W.J. Beck,

James T. Fitzgerald,

Diane Snell,

Ginny Bao,

Tapinder Singh,

Lavoisier Cardozo

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28836

Subject(s) - zinc , lipid peroxidation , c reactive protein , chemistry , inflammation , proinflammatory cytokine , inflammatory response , immunology , biochemistry , medicine , oxidative stress , endocrinology , pharmacology , organic chemistry

Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress are common risk factors for atherosclerosis. Zinc is an essential micronutrient that can function as an antiinflammatory and antioxidative agent, and as such, it may have atheroprotective properties.

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