Title: Antioxidant Therapy in Alzheimers Disease: Theory and Practice
Volume: 8
Issue: 13
Author(s): Gjumrakch Aliev, Mark E. Obrenovich, V. Prakash Reddy, Justin C. Shenk, Paula I. Moreira, Akihiko Nunomura, Xiongwei Zhu, Mark A. Smith and George Perry
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Keywords:
Antioxidant, calorie restriction, estrogen, free radical, glutathione, oxidation, oxidative stress, therapy
Abstract: Alzheimer disease treatment has yet to yield a successful therapy that addresses the source of the damage found in brains. Of the varied proposed theories of AD etiology, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is cited as a common factor. Efforts to reduce the pathology associated with ROS via antioxidants therefore offer new hope to patients suffering from this devastative disease.