Effect of vitamin A and vitamin C supplementation on oxidative stress in HIV and HIV-TB co-infection at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Nigeria | Zendy

Oluwamayowa Makinde | Zendy; Kunle Rotimi | Zendy; Victor Olabowale Ikumawoyi | Zendy; Titilope A. Adeyemo | Zendy; S O Olayemi | Zendy

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Effect of vitamin A and vitamin C supplementation on oxidative stress in HIV and HIV-TB co-infection at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Nigeria

Author(s) -

Oluwamayowa Makinde,

Kunle Rotimi,

Victor Olabowale Ikumawoyi,

Titilope A. Adeyemo,

S O Olayemi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

african health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1729-0503

pISSN - 1680-6905

DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v17i2.3

Subject(s) - medicine , oxidative stress , malondialdehyde , vitamin c , superoxide dismutase , vitamin e , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antioxidant , immunology , ascorbic acid , vitamin , glutathione , catalase , gastroenterology , physiology , biology , biochemistry , food science , enzyme

HIV and TB infections are both associated with elevated oxidative stress parameters. Anti-oxidant supplementation may offer beneficial effects in positively modulating oxidative stress parameters in HIV and HIV-TB infected patients. We investigated the effects of vitamin A and C supplementation on oxidative stress in HIV infected and HIV-TB co-infected subjects.

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