Open AccessAssessment of Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Status in Vanillic Acid Treated 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a] anthracene Induced Hamster Buccal Pouch Carcinogenesis
Author(s) -
Anbalagan,
K. Thyaga Raju,
Mohana Shanmugam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/23537.9369
Subject(s) - dmba , lipid peroxidation , chemistry , tbars , antioxidant , vanillic acid , glutathione peroxidase , 7,12 dimethylbenz[a]anthracene , vitamin e , biochemistry , pharmacology , ascorbic acid , superoxide dismutase , carcinogenesis , medicine , food science , gene
Vanillic acid, a naturally occurring bioactive substance, possesses diverse pharmacological potential including free radical scavenging and anticancer properties. Excessive generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and insufficient antioxidant potential has been involved in numerous pathological disorders, including cancer.