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Trial reportOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2013

Antioxidants supplementation in elderly cardiovascular patients.

Matilde Otero-Losada, Susana Vila, F Azzato, José Milei

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Trial report in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Matilde Otero-LosadaInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (ININCA), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), M.T. de Alvear 2270 (C1122AAJ), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Susana VilaInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (ININCA), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), M.T. de Alvear 2270 (C1122AAJ), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
F AzzatoInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (ININCA), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), M.T. de Alvear 2270 (C1122AAJ), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
José MileiInstituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas (ININCA), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), M.T. de Alvear 2270 (C1122AAJ), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Supplementation with antioxidants and its benefit-risk relationship have been largely discussed in the elderly population. We evaluated whether antioxidants supplementation improved the biochemical profile associated with oxidative metabolism in elderly cardiovascular patients. Patients (n = 112) received daily supplementation with α-TP 400 mg, beta-carotene 40 mg, and vitamin C 1000 mg for 2 months (treatment). Plasma concentrations of alpha-tocopherol (α-TP), β-carotene (βC), ubiquinol-10 (QH-10), glutathione, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were determined before and after treatment. Response to treatment was dependent on pretreatment α-TP and βC levels. Increase in α-TP and βC levels was observed only in patients with basal levels <18  μM for α-TP (P < 0.01) and <0.30  μM for βC (P < 0.02). Ubiquinol-10, glutathione, and TBARS were unaffected by treatment: QH-10 (+57%, F(1,110) = 3.611, P < 0.06, and N.S.), glutathione (+21%, F(1,110) = 2.92, P < 0.09, and N.S.), and TBARS (-29%, F(1,110) = 2.26, P < 0.14, and N.S.). Treatment reduced oxidative metabolism: 5.3% versus 14.6% basal value (F(1,110) = 9.21, P < 0.0003). Basal TBARS/α-TP ratio was higher in smokers compared to nonsmokers: 0.11 ± 0.02 versus 0.06 ± 0.01 (F(32,80) = 1.63, P < 0.04). Response to antioxidant supplementation was dependent on basal plasma levels of α-TP and βC. Smoking status was strongly associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and high TBARS/α-TP ratio (lipid peroxidation).

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Dietary SupplementsAgedAntioxidantsCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressAntioxidants

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PMID24489984
PMCPMC3899745

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