Several epidemiologic studies have shown that diets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce the
risk of developing several chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and …

While loss of antioxidant expression and the resultant oxidant-dependent damage to cellular
macromolecules is key to tumorigenesis, it has become evident that effective oxidant …

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women worldwide due to
aggressive behavior, early metastasis, resistance to existing chemotherapeutic agent and …

Chemoprevention, a relatively new and promising strategy to prevent cancer, is defined as
the use of natural dietary compounds and/or synthetic substances to block, inhibit, reverse …

Mitochondria are the power plants of the eukaryotic cell and the integrators of many
metabolic activities and signaling pathways important for the life and death of a cell. Normal …

Cell differentiation is associated with changes in metabolism and function. Understanding
these changes during differentiation is important in the context of stem cell research, cancer …

Retinoic acid, an essential factor derived from vitamin A, has been shown to have a variety
of functions including roles as an antioxidant and in cellular differentiation. Since oxidative …

Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous follicles.
Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes), a gram-positive anareobic bacterium, plays a critical …

Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is crucial for maintaining various physiological functions,
including vision, immunity, epithelial cell growth and differentiation, reproduction, and bone …

Microglia are activated quickly in response to external pathogens or cell debris and clear
these substances via the inflammatory response. However, excessive activation of microglia …