Cancer patients can be divided into 3 groups: those receiving standard or experimental therapy, those who have become unresponsive to these therapies, and those in remission at risk for recurrence…
Objective Critical illness is associated with the generation of oxygen free radicals and low endogenous antioxidant capacity leading to a condition of oxidative stress. We investigated whether supplementing critically ill patients…
Recent studies suggest that smokers' coronary endothelial function is impaired because of increased oxidative stress, and their coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) is reduced. It is uncertain whether oral antioxidant…
Background— Insulin resistance is often accompanied by hyperinsulinemia and may predispose to atherosclerosis. Endothelium plays a central role in atherogenesis. The in vivo effects of hyperinsulinemia on endothelial function of…