488 research outputs found

    Vitamin C : prospective functional markers for defining optimal nutritional status

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    Total antioxidant and ascorbic acid content of fresh fruits and vegetables : implications for dietary planning and food preservation

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    Department of Nursing and Health Sciences2001-2002 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

    Ganoderma lucidum (‘Lingzhi’), a Chinese medicinal mushroom : biomarker responses in a controlled human supplementation study

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    Ageing & Health Group, School of Nursing2003-2004 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

    Fasting plasma zeaxanthin response to Fructus barbarum L. (wolfberry; Kei Tze) in a food-based human supplementation trial

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    Antioxidant Research Group, Faculty of Health & Social Sciences2004-2005 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

    A preliminary study of DNA damage in peripheral lymphocytes from lung cancer patients and healthy subjects

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    A pilot study was undertaken to investigate the differences in oxidative DNA damage and 2-h DNA repair in peripheral lymphocytes between lung cancer patients and healthy subjects. Twenty-four lung cancer patients and 23 normal controls were recruited from the Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China. Single cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay) was performed to measure the oxidative damage, repair and baseline of peripheral lymphocytes in the subjects. There were no significant differences in baseline DNA damage and oxidative stress damage and DNA repair at 2 h among the two groups of lung cancer patients who had blood taken before and those who had blood taken after chemotherapy, and normal subjects. There were no differences in basal DNA, oxidative DNA damage or DNA repair between those with and without vitamin supplements in normal subject diets. Our results demonstrated that oxidative DNA damage in lymphocytes is not associated with the risk of lung cancer.published_or_final_versio

    No effect of a high-fat diet on promotion of sex hormone-induced prostate and mammary carcinogenesis in the Noble rat model

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    Department of Nursing and Health SciencesAuthor name used in this publication: I. F. F. BenzieAuthor name used in this publication: G. Leung2002-2003 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

    No effect of a high-fat diet on promotion of sex hormone-induced prostate and mammary carcinogenesis in the Noble rat model

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    Results of international correlation and migrant studies suggest that dietary fat promotes carcinogenesis in hormone-sensitive sites, but this is disputed. In the present study, we used a Noble rat model of sex hormone-induced cancers to examine the effect of a high-fat diet on the incidence and latency of prostate and mammary cancer in male (n 139) and female (n 72) animals respectively. We also measured α-tocopherol levels in female breast tissue to determine whether a high intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids depletes antioxidant defence in target tissues, providing a possible potentiating mechanism for carcinogenesis. Results showed a very high incidence of hormone-induced adenocarcinomas of prostate and mammary gland, irrespective of diet. There was no difference in the pattern of carcinogenesis in different prostatic locations, weight of the prostate, or weight gain between male rats on the high-fat diet compared with the control (standard, low-fat) diet. In female rats, the incidence of mammary cancer and the body-weight gain were the same in both dietary groups, and breast α-tocopherol was also unaffected by dietary fat intake. Our present results are supportive of recent cohort studies that reported no significant association between intake of fat and the development of human prostate and breast cancer, and do not support a role for dietary fat in promoting sex hormone-induced prostate and mammary carcinogenesis.published_or_final_versio

    Enhanced bioavailability of zeaxanthin in a milk-based formulation of wolfberry (Gou Qi Zi; Fructus barbarum L.)

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    Author name used in this publication: Wai Y. Chung2006-2007 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

    Genoprotective effects of green tea (Camellia sinensis) in human subjects : results of a controlled supplementation trial

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    2010-2011 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe
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