1. Effect of a dietary supplement containing blueberry and sea buckthorn concentrate on antioxidant capacity in type 1 diabetic children
- Author
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Crăciun Ec, Nemes-Nagy E, Dunca I, Dana Pusta, Szocs-Molnár T, Hobai S, Balogh-Sămărghiţan, and R. Morar
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Antioxidant ,Erythrocytes ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Blueberry Plants ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antioxidants ,law.invention ,Superoxide dismutase ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,law ,Physiology (medical) ,Internal medicine ,Diabetes mellitus ,Hippophae ,medicine ,Humans ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Insulin ,Child ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Glycated Hemoglobin ,Glutathione Peroxidase ,biology ,C-peptide ,business.industry ,Superoxide Dismutase ,Glutathione peroxidase ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Oxidative Stress ,Endocrinology ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 ,chemistry ,Dietary Supplements ,biology.protein ,Glycated hemoglobin ,Plant Preparations ,Phytotherapy ,business ,Peptides ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
Many studies have shown that oxidative stress plays an important role in the etiology of diabetes and its complications. New methods of treatment for prevention and control of this disease is a priority for the international scientific community. Methods: We investigated the relationship between the glycated hemoglobin, C peptide and two antioxidant enzymes. Thirty type 1 diabetic children were treated with a blueberry and sea buckthorn concentrate for two months. Results: After two months of administering the product to diabetic children, the erythrocyte superoxide dismutase activity was significantly higher (p
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- 2008