Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pro-oxidant.
Examples
-
Their mild pro-oxidant effects are the real heroes, because they activate protective transcription factors such as NRF2 as they inhibit damaging transcription factors such as NFκB.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
-
Their pro-oxidant activity results in the production of more than fifteen or twenty cell-protective enzymes that are produced by the activation of the genes controlled by transcription factors.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
-
The concern is that when it's metabolized in the body, it could have the opposite effect of an antioxidant and cause damage to DNA as a pro-oxidant.
-
Previous studies have shown that acute intake of high-phenol virgin olive oil reduces pro-inflammatory, pro-oxidant and pro-thrombotic markers compared with low phenols virgin olive oil, but it remains unclear if the effects attributed to its phenolic fraction are exerted at the transcriptional level in vivo.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Antonio Camargo 2010
-
Interestingly, uric acid functions both as an antioxidant, and as a pro-oxidant once inside your cells.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED Mike Rivero 2010
-
Previous studies have shown that acute intake of high-phenol virgin olive oil reduces pro-inflammatory, pro-oxidant and pro-thrombotic markers compared with low phenols virgin olive oil, but it remains unclear if the effects attributed to its phenolic fraction are exerted at the transcriptional level in vivo.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Antonio Camargo 2010
-
"I find it amazing that some top cardiovascular studies have actually tested single antioxidants on study groups, because anyone in this field knows these are likely to be pro-oxidant."
Livescience.com 2010
-
Scientists believe that, under certain conditions, vitamin C can also act as a "pro-oxidant."
-
"I find it amazing that some top cardiovascular studies have actually tested single antioxidants on study groups, because anyone in this field knows these are likely to be pro-oxidant."
Livescience.com 2010
-
But if your uric acid levels are too high, it tends to significantly increase inside your cells as well, where it acts as a pro-oxidant.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED Mike Rivero 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.