Vitamin C Complex
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Marc BĆ¼rzle, Matthias A. Hediger. Chapter Eleven: Functional and Physiological Role of Vitamin C Transporters. Mark O. Bevensee. Current Topics in Membranes. Academic Press. 70. 2012. 357-375. 1063-5823. 9780123943163. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394316-3.00011-9
Akbari, Abolfazl & Jelodar, Gholamali & Nazifi, Saeed & Sajedianfard, Javad. (2016). An Overview of The characteristics and Function of Vitamin C in Various Tissues: Relying on its Antioxidant Function. Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. In Press. DOI: 10.17795/zjrms-4037
Chakraborthy, Aratirika & Ramani, Pratibha & Sherlin, Herald & Premkumar, Priya & Natesan, Anuja. (2014). Antioxidant and pro-oxidant activity of Vitamin C in oral environment. Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research. 25. 499-504. DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.142547
Sirmali, Rana & GiniÅ, Zeynep & Sirmali, Mehmet & Solak, Okan & Åeliman, BengĆ¼ & AÄaƧkiran, Yetkin & DelibaÅ, Namık. (2014). Vitamin C as an antioxidant: evaluation of its role on pulmonary contusion experimental model. Turkish journal of medical sciences. 44. 905-13. DOI: 10.3906/sag-1309-139
Citrus Bioflavonoids
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Testai L, Calderone V. Nutraceutical Value of Citrus Flavanones and Their Implications in Cardiovascular Disease. Nutrients. 2017;9(5):502. Published 2017 May 16. doi: 10.3390/nu9050502
Barreca, D., Gattuso, G., Bellocco, E., Calderaro, A., Trombetta, D., Smeriglio, A., LaganĆ , G., Daglia, M., Meneghini, S., & Nabavi, S. M. (2017). Flavanones: Citrus phytochemical with health-promoting properties. BioFactors (Oxford, England), 43(4), 495ā506. DOI: 10.1002/biof.1363
Sharma, M., Akhtar, N., Sambhav, K., Shete, G., Bansal, A. K., & Sharma, S. S. (2015). Emerging potential of citrus flavanones as an antioxidant in diabetes and its complications. Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 15(2), 187ā195. DOI: 10.2174/1568026615666141209163013
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Zaidun, N. H., Thent, Z. C., & Latiff, A. A. (2018). Combating oxidative stress disorders with citrus flavonoid: Naringenin. Life sciences, 208, 111ā122. DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.07.017
Assini, J. M., Mulvihill, E. E., & Huff, M. W. (2013). Citrus flavonoids and lipid metabolism. Current opinion in lipidology, 24(1), 34ā40. DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e32835c07fd
Asgary, S., Naderi, G., & Askari, N. (2005). Protective effect of flavonoids against red blood cell hemolysis by free radicals. Experimental and clinical cardiology, 10(2), 88ā90. PMCID: PMC2716227
Elderberry Powder
Sidor, Andrzej & Gramza Michalowska, Anna. (2014). Advanced research on the antioxidant and health benefit of elderberry (Sambucus nigra) in food ā a review. Journal of Functional Foods. 18. DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.07.012
Porter, R. S., & Bode, R. F. (2017). A Review of the Antiviral Properties of Black Elder (Sambucus nigra L.) Products. Phytotherapy research : PTR, 31(4), 533ā554. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5782
Zakay-Rones, Z., Thom, E., Wollan, T., & Wadstein, J. (2004). Randomized study of the efficacy and safety of oral elderberry extract in the treatment of influenza A and B virus infections. The Journal of international medical research, 32(2), 132ā140. DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200205
Barak, V., Halperin, T., & Kalickman, I. (2001). The effect of Sambucol, a black elderberry-based, natural product, on the production of human cytokines: I. Inflammatory cytokines. European cytokine network, 12(2), 290ā296. PMID: 11399518
Hawkins, J., Baker, C., Cherry, L., & Dunne, E. (2019). Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) supplementation effectively treats upper respiratory symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials. Complementary therapies in medicine, 42, 361ā365. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.12.004
Tiralongo E, Wee SS, Lea RA. Elderberry Supplementation Reduces Cold Duration and Symptoms in Air-Travellers: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2016;8(4):182. Published 2016 Mar 24. doi: 10.3390/nu8040182
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Quercetin
Selamoglu, Zeliha. (2016). Antioxidant Activity of Quercetin: A Mechanistic Review. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology. 4. 10.24925/turjaf.v4i12.1134-1138.1069. DOI: 10.24925/turjaf.v4i12.1134-1138.1069
Anand David AV, Arulmoli R, Parasuraman S. Overviews of Biological Importance of Quercetin: A Bioactive Flavonoid. Pharmacogn Rev. 2016;10(20):84ā89. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.194044
Serban, M. C., Sahebkar, A., Zanchetti, A., Mikhailidis, D. P., Howard, G., Antal, D., Andrica, F., Ahmed, A., Aronow, W. S., Muntner, P., Lip, G. Y., Graham, I., Wong, N., Rysz, J., Banach, M., & Lipid and Blood Pressure Metaāanalysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group (2016). Effects of Quercetin on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the American Heart Association, 5(7), e002713. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002713
Xu D, Hu MJ, Wang YQ, Cui YL. Antioxidant Activities of Quercetin and Its Complexes for Medicinal Application. Molecules. 2019;24(6):1123. Published 2019 Mar 21. doi: 10.3390/molecules24061123
AlĆa, M., Mateos, R., Ramos, S., Lecumberri, E., Bravo, L., & Goya, L. (2006). Influence of quercetin and rutin on growth and antioxidant defense system of a human hepatoma cell line (HepG2). European journal of nutrition, 45(1), 19ā28. DOI: 10.1007/s00394-005-0558-7
Robaszkiewicz, A., Balcerczyk, A., & Bartosz, G. (2007). Antioxidative and prooxidative effects of quercetin on A549 cells. Cell biology international, 31(10), 1245ā1250. DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.04.009
Kim, G. N., & Jang, H. D. (2009). Protective mechanism of quercetin and rutin using glutathione metabolism on HO-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1171, 530ā537. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04690.x
Baghel, Satyendra & Shrivastava, Nikhil & Baghel, PA & Rajput, Sarlesh. (2012). A review of quercetin: Antioxidant and anticancer properties. World J Pharm Pharmaceutical Sci. 1. 146 - 160.
Zinc
Kaltenberg, J., Plum, L. M., Ober-Blƶbaum, J. L., Hƶnscheid, A., Rink, L., & Haase, H. (2010). Zinc signals promote IL-2-dependent proliferation of T cells. European journal of immunology, 40(5), 1496ā1503. DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939574
Shankar, A. H., & Prasad, A. S. (1998). Zinc and immune function: the biological basis of altered resistance to infection. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 68(2 Suppl), 447Sā463S. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.2.447S
Barnett, J. B., Dao, M. C., Hamer, D. H., Kandel, R., Brandeis, G., Wu, D., Dallal, G. E., Jacques, P. F., Schreiber, R., Kong, E., & Meydani, S. N. (2016). Effect of zinc supplementation on serum zinc concentration and T cell proliferation in nursing home elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 103(3), 942ā951. DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.115188
Barnett JB, Hamer DH, Meydani SN. Low zinc status: a new risk factor for pneumonia in the elderly? Nutrition Reviews. 2010 Jan;68(1):30-37. DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00253.x
Yasuda, Hiroshi. (2017). The Situation of Zinc Deficiency: Early Assessment and Intervention Are Essential. Biomedical Research on Trace Elements. 125-140. DOI: 10.11299/brte.27.125
HemilƤ H. Zinc lozenges may shorten the duration of colds: a systematic review. Open Respir Med J. 2011;5:51ā58. doi: 10.2174/1874306401105010051
Rerksuppaphol, S., & Rerksuppaphol, L. (2013). A randomized controlled trial of chelated zinc for prevention of the common cold in Thai school children. Paediatrics and international child health, 33(3), 145ā150. DOI: 10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000064