Publisher Description

This book presents new research on vitamins and antioxidants. As oxidative stress has been associated with the pathogenesis of many human diseases, the use of antioxidants in pharmacology is intensively studied, particularly as treatments for stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. However, it is unknown whether oxidative stress is the cause or the consequence of such diseases. Antioxidants are also widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements in the hope of maintaining health and preventing diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease.

Table of Contents

Preface; Prooxidant-antioxidant Balance in Patients with Injured Cervical Part of Spinal Cord; Vitamin D Signaling in the Epidermis; Protective Effect of Vitamin C against Protein Modification in Brain: Its Importance to Neurodegenerative Conditions; Vitamin E as Treatment for Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Is it time to perform Large Clinical Trials?; Hypovitaminosis D in Elderly People Living in an Overpopulated City: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Vitamin D: Basics and Update; Cellular Protection by Natural Antioxidants in Cultured Human Skin Cells; Antioxidant and Related Beneficial Effects of Tocotrienol; The Vitamin Endocrine System; Index.

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