Magnesium and hypertension.
Essential hypertension (EHT) is one of the most common risk factors for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which in turn are among the most common causes of death and disability…
Effect of antioxidative vitamins on immune function with clinical applications.
Infection and trauma cause inflammatory stress in patients. Tissue damage, enhanced inflammatory mediator production and suppressed lymphocyte function may occur as a consequence. The antioxidative vitamins, ascorbic acid and the…
Protective effect against sunburn of combined systemic ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and d-alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E).
BACKGROUND: UV radiation causes acute adverse effects like sunburn, photosensitivity reactions, or immunologic suppression, as well as long-term sequelae like photoaging or malignant skin tumors. UV radiation induces tissues to…
The role of folic acid and Vitamin B12 in genomic stability of human cells.
Folic acid plays a critical role in the prevention of chromosome breakage and hypomethylation of DNA. This activity is compromised when Vitamin B12 (B12) concentration is low because methionine synthase…