Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at high risk for all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular
events. In addition to traditional risk factors, excessive oxidative stress (OS) and chronic …

The essentiality of zinc as a trace mineral in human health has been recognized for over five
decades. Zinc deficiency, caused by diet, genetic defects, or diseases, can cause growth …

Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with
various diseases - Bjelakovic, G - 2012 | Cochrane Library Skip to Content Cookies Our site …

Oxidative stress is known to be an important contributing factor in many chronic diseases.
We tested the hypothesis that in healthy normal volunteers zinc acts as an effective anti …

The essentiality of zinc for humans was recognized only 40 years ago. Zinc deficiency was
suspected to occur in Iranian patients with growth retardation, hypogonadism in males …

Background Hemodialysis patients are at risk for deficiency of essential trace elements and
excess of toxic trace elements, both of which can affect health. We conducted a systematic …

Oxidative stress (OS) is the result of prooxidant molecules overwhelming the antioxidant
defense mechanisms. Hemodialysis (HD) constitutes a state of elevated inflammation and …

Deficiency of the micronutrient zinc is common in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD). The aim of this review is to summarize evidence presented in literature for …

Antioxidants have been used as therapies to decrease oxidative stress and improve CVD
risk in hemodialysis (HD) patients. A systematic search of the Medline database (search …

The disruption of balance between production of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant
systems in favor of the oxidants is termed oxidative stress (OS). To counteract the damaging …