Open AccessEstimation of salivary protein thiols and total antioxidant power of saliva in brain tumor patients
Author(s) -
HR Suma,
Krishnananda Prabhu,
Revathi P Shenoy,
A. Raja,
Suryanarayana Rao,
Anjali Rao
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.73357
Subject(s) - saliva , antioxidant , oxidative stress , chemistry , reactive oxygen species , ferric reducing ability of plasma , salivary gland , biochemistry , medicine , endocrinology , antioxidant capacity
The role of oxidative stress in the genesis of various types of cancers is well established. Several chemical, cell culture and animal studies also indicate that antioxidants may slow or even prevent the development of cancer. Brain is considered abnormally sensitive to oxidative damage as brain tissue has high rate of oxygen consumption, high lipid content and relatively low antioxidant defenses, compared to other tissues.