Nearly every disease has an inflammatory component, but blood tests can't pinpoint inflammation in specific organs or tissues ...

Many foods are often advertised for their antioxidant properties. Antioxidants counteract what are known as reactive oxygen ...

Researchers find that certain antioxidant enzymes, called selenoproteins, significantly contribute to fighting cell aging. The team used a gene knockout mouse model to help them study the effects of ...

More information: Dong, Yizhou, Accelerating diabetic wound healing by ROS-scavenging lipid nanoparticle–mRNA formulation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073 ...

Moderate level of ROS causes DNA damages and lipid peroxidation; high level of ROS may trigger apoptosis. ROS generation is related to the nanomaterial, nanoparticle surface area and impurities in ...

The antioxidant vitamins, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and α-tocopherol (vitamin E), are known to inhibit ROS-induced lipid peroxidation. Berger et al. (87) studied the administration of high-dose ...