Open AccessAntioxidant Effects of Vitamins C, E and Provitamin A Compounds as Monitored by Use of Biochemical Oxidative Indicators Linked to Atherosclerosis and Carcinogenesis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
archives of life science and nutritional research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2765-8368
DOI - 10.31829/2765-8368/alsnr2019-3(1)-104
Subject(s) - oxidative stress , antioxidant , reactive oxygen species , carcinogenesis , vitamin e , vitamin c , oxidative phosphorylation , oxidative damage , chemistry , vitamin , biochemistry , food science , gene
Reactive oxygen species as initiators of oxidative stress account for LDL and DNA oxidative changes that are respectively associated with the development of pathological conditions such as atherosclerosis and carcinogenesis. This review paper first focuses on specific bio-indicators used to monitor these harmful oxidative stress conditions and develop health strategies against the associated human diseases. Subsequently, it provides an overview of the most recent available literature on the protective role that certain antioxidant vitamins (vitamin C, vitamin E and provitamin A compounds) have been reported to exert against the biochemical oxidative processes that govern the initiation of these specific human diseases.