Carotid endarterectomy has been found to be associated with a transient increase in systemic oxidative stress, and this has been shown to be a predictor of restenosis. The aim of…
Background The prevalence of hypertension and its contribution to cardiovascular disease risk makes it imperative to identify factors that may help prevent this disorder. Extensive biological and biochemical data suggest…
It has been reported that vitamin C plays an effective role in the treatment and prevention of cancer, but its specific mechanism is still not fully understood. In particular, the…
In this issue of PNAS, Chen et al. (1) show that i.p. injection of “pharmacologic doses” of vitamin C decreases the growth and weight of human, rat, and murine tumor…