Search Results - "Benzie, I. F. F."

Photoprotective potential of Cordyceps polysaccharides against ultraviolet B radiation-induced DNA damage to human skin cells by Wong, W.C., Wu, J.Y., Benzie, I.F.F.

“…Summary Background  Ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes DNA damage resulting in photoageing and skin cancer. UVB (290–320 nm) interacts directly with DNA,…”
Get full text

Opposing responses of apoptosis and autophagy to moderate compression in skeletal muscle by Teng, B.T, Pei, X.M, Tam, E.W, Benzie, I.F, Siu, P.M

“…Aim: The molecular mechanism that contributes to the pathogenesis of deep pressure ulcer remains to be elucidated. This study tested the hypotheses that: (1)…”
Get full text

Lipid peroxidation: a review of causes, consequences, measurement and dietary influences by Benzie, I F

“…In this review the process of lipid peroxidation and the atherogenicity of peroxidied lipids are discussed. Recent findings with regard to the effect of…”
Get more information

Consumption of Green Tea Causes Rapid Increase in Plasma Antioxidant Power in Humans by Benzie, I. F. F., Szeto, Y. T., Strain, J. J., Tomlinson, B.

“…Green tea contains polyphenolic antioxidants that have shown anticarcinogenic properties in animal and in vitro experimental studies. Current data regarding…”
Get full text

Inter-relationships between DNA damage, ascorbic acid and glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes mellitus by Choi, S. W., Benzie, I. F. F., Lam, C. S. Y., Chat, S. W. S., Lam, J., Yiu, C. H., Kwan, J. J., Tang, Y. H., Yeung, G. S. P., Yeung, V. T. F., Woo, G. C., Hannigan, B. M., Strain, J. J.

“…Aims  The onset of complications in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients cannot be predicted in individuals. Evidence suggests a link between complications…”
Get full text

Synthetic colourings of some snack foods consumed by primary school children aged 8–9 years in Hong Kong by Lok, K.Y.W, Chung, Y.W, Benzie, I.F.F, Woo, J

“…An HPLC method with photodiode array detection was used for the quantification of 11 synthetic dyes in 87 snack food products commonly consumed by children in…”
Get full text

Dietary-related profile of older persons in the Chinese community: An exploratory study by Tse, M. M. Y., Benzie, I. F. F.

“…Background : Nutrition plays an important role throughout the life span. It is the interaction of nutrition and health that form part of the aging process…”
Get full text

Total Antioxidant Capacity of Teas by the Ferric Reducing/Antioxidant Power Assay by Benzie, Iris F. F, Szeto, Y. T

“…This study aimed to compare in vitro antioxidant power of different types of tea (Camellia sinensis). The ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay was…”
Get full text

Effect of Panax ginseng supplementation on biomarkers of glucose tolerance, antioxidant status and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic subjects: results of a placebo-controlled human intervention trial by Ma, S. W., Benzie, I. F. F., Chu, T. T. W., Fok, B. S. P., Tomlinson, B., Critchley, L. A. H.

Get full text

No effect of a high-fat diet on promotion of sex hormone-induced prostate and mammary carcinogenesis in the Noble rat model by Leung, G., Benzie, I. F. F., Cheung, A., Tsao, S. W., Wong, Y. C.

“…Results of international correlation and migrant studies suggest that dietary fat promotes carcinogenesis in hormone-sensitive sites, but this is disputed. In…”
Get full text

Optimized noninvasive procedures to measure DNA damage in comet assay by Szeto, Y T, Lee, A K H, Benzie, I F F, Obied, H K

“…The comet assay is a well-established, simple and sensitive method to measure DNA damage in single cell and is commonly used in human trials to investigate the…”
Get more information

Glycohaemoglobin measurement: methodological differences in relation to interference by urea by LEE, K. F, SZETO, Y. T, BENZIE, I. F. F

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the agreement between a cation-exchange HPLC method and a boronate affinity method of measuring glycohaemoglobin…”
Get full text

Metabolic abnormalities associated with microalbuminuria in systemic lupus erythematosus by Tam, L. S., Li, E. K., Benzie, I. F. F., Lam, C. W. K., Arumanayagam, M., Chung, W. Y., Tomlinson, B.

Get full text

Plasma ascorbate and vitamin E levels in Hong Kong Chinese by BENZIE, I. F. F, JANUS, E. D, STRAIN, J. J

“…To describe fasting plasma total- and lipid standardised-vitamin E and ascorbate concentrations in Hong Kong Chinese subjects, and to explore age-, diet- and…”
Get full text

Simultaneous measurement of allantoin and urate in plasma : Analytical evaluation and potential clinical application in oxidant:antioxidant balance studies by BENZIE, I. F. F, CHUNG, W.-Y, TOMLINSON, B

Get full text

A study of the effect of oral glucose loading on plasma oxidant : antioxidant balance in normal subjects by MA, Shuk-Woon, TOMLINSON, Brian, BENZIE, Iris F. F

“…Antioxidant defence has been reported to decrease, and oxidative stress to increase, after oral glucose loading in both normal and diabetic subjects. If…”
Get full text

Interference of Hb-H disease in automated reticulocyte counting by Lai, S. K., Yow, C. M. N., Benzie, I. F. F.

“…Hb‐H disease is a form of α‐thalassemia commonly found in south‐east Asia. In this condition, numerous Hb‐H bodies are found in erythrocytes using reticulocyte…”
Get full text

Antioxidant power of angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors in vitro by Benzie, Iris F. F., Tomlinson, Brian

“…Aims  There is controversy regarding the potential antioxidant effect of captopril, therefore this study was performed to compare the in vitro antioxidant…”
Get full text

Hydrogen peroxide in urine as a potential biomarker of whole body oxidative stress by Yuen, J W M, Benzie, I F F

“…The level of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in urine has been suggested as a potential biomarker of whole body oxidative stress, but issues of stability,…”
Get more information

“antioxidant” (reducing) efficiency of ascorbate in plasma is not affected by concentration by Benzie, IrisF.F, Chung, WaiY, Strain, J.J

“…Ascorbate (vitamin C), an important dietary derived antioxidant, reportedly shows decreasing “antioxidant efficiency” with increasing concentrations in…”
Get full text