Ketogenic diets as an adjuvant cancer therapy: History and potential mechanism.
Although no severe adverse changes have been reported with long term consumption of a ketogenic diet, renal damage due to excretion of nitrogenous waste products...
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THE FAT-FUELED BRAIN: UNNATURAL OR ADVANTAGEOUS?
The ketogenic diet is a nutritionist’s nightmare. High in saturated fat and VERY low in carbohydrates, “keto” is adopted by a growing population to paradoxically...
Role of reactive oxygen species in cell signalling pathways.
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were originally thought to only be released by phagocytic cells during their role in host defence. It is now clear that...
ROS removal by the ascorbate-glutathione-NADPH system
The Collins English dictionary defines the word “hub” as either the central part of a wheel or a focal point. Within this concept, a redox...
H2O2 -Induced Oxidative Stress.
Oxidative stress in living cells is defined as the imbalance between the oxidants generated by cellular respiration and metabolism, and the cell’s antioxidant defense system...