Antioxidants: Friend or foe?

作     者：R.Sarangarajan S.Meera R.Rukkumani P.Sankar G.Anuradha 

作者机构：Department of Oral PathologyMadha Dental CollegeKundrathurChennaiIndia Private Dental PractitionerSree Sai Dental CareChennaiIndia Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologySchool of Life SciencesPondicherry UniversityPuducherryIndia Private Dental PractitionerSai Raghav Dental ClinicChennaiIndia 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第10卷第12期

页      面：1111-1116页

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学科分类：1006[医学-中西医结合] 1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 

主　　题：Antioxidants Oxidative stress Reactive oxygen species Therapeutic agent 

摘      要：Reactive oxygen species are the intermediates that are formed during the normal metabolic process which are effectively neutralized by the antioxidant system of the body.Any imbalance in this neutralization process causes oxidative stress which has been implicated as one of the cause in diseases such as Alzheimer s disease, cardiovascular disorders, cancer etc. Research has enabled the use of antioxidants as therapeutic agents in the treatment of various diseases. Literature also puts forth the negative effects of using antioxidants in the treatment of diseases. This review is a compilation of both the beneficial and detrimental effects of use of antioxidants in the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and oral diseases.