Oxidative stress in malaria

S Percário, DR Moreira, BAQ Gomes… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Malaria is a significant public health problem in more than 100 countries and causes an
estimated 200 million new infections every year. Despite the significant effort to eradicate …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin E inadequacy in humans: causes and consequences

MG Traber - Advances in nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
It is estimated that> 90% of Americans do not consume sufficient dietary vitamin E, as α-
tocopherol, to meet estimated average requirements. What are the adverse consequences …

Sources, health benefits, and biological properties of zeaxanthin

A Bouyahya, N El Omari, M Hakkur… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Zeaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment found in several fruits and vegetables.
Belonging to the xanthophyll family, it is widely present in human and some animals skin …

[HTML][HTML] Undernutrition as an underlying cause of malaria morbidity and mortality in children less than five years old

LE Caulfield, SA Richard, RE Black - … to Volume 71 (2) of the …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Undernutrition is highly prevalent in many areas in which morbidity and mortality from
malaria is unacceptably high. That undernutrition exacerbates diarrhea and respiratory …

Vitamin E deficiency in developing countries

DK Dror, LH Allen - Food and nutrition bulletin, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
In addition to its role as a potent antioxidant, vitamin E is involved in a wide range of
physiological processes, ranging from immune function and control of inflammation to …

Update: effects of antioxidant and non-antioxidant vitamin supplementation on immune function

AL Webb, E Villamor - Nutrition reviews, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this manuscript is to review the impact of supplementation with vitamins E
and C, carotenoids, and the B vitamins on parameters of innate and adaptive immune …

Cocoa agronomy, quality, nutritional, and health aspects

N Badrie, F Bekele, E Sikora… - Critical reviews in food …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The history of cocoa and chocolate including the birth and the expansion of the chocolate
industry was described. Recent developments in the industry and cocoa economy were …

Oxidative stress in children with severe malaria

N Narsaria, C Mohanty, BK Das… - Journal of tropical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Fifty cases of severe malaria were studied for their oxidant and antioxidant status. Severe
anemia (54%) was the most common presentation followed by hyperpyrexia, cerebral …

Molecular mechanisms of hematological and biochemical alterations in malaria: a review

IU Okagu, RN Aguchem, CA Ezema… - Molecular and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malaria is a dangerous disease that contributes to millions of hospital visits and hundreds of
thousands of deaths, especially in children residing in sub-Saharan Africa. Although several …

Potential benefits of lycopene consumption: Rationale for using it as an adjuvant treatment for malaria patients and in several diseases

ELP Varela, ARQ Gomes… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Malaria is a disease that affects thousands of people around the world every year. Its
pathogenesis is associated with the production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species …