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Mast cell: pivotal player in lethal acute pancreatitis by BRAGANZA, J. M

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A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of antioxidant therapy in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis by HERRICK, A. L, HOLLIS, S, SCHOFIELD, D, RIELEY, F, BLANN, A, GRIFFIN, K, MOORE, T, BRAGANZA, J. M, JAYSON, M. I. V

“…To evaluate the effects of a combination of micronutrient antioxidants (selenium, beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and methionine) with allopurinol in…”
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Micronutrient antioxidant status in patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis by Herrick, A L, Rieley, F, Schofield, D, Hollis, S, Braganza, J M, Jayson, M I

“…To investigate the possibility that micronutrient antioxidant status is an important factor in determining the severity of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and in…”
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A framework for the aetiogenesis of chronic pancreatitis by Braganza, J M

“…The traditional ductal model for the development of chronic pancreatitis leaves many questions unanswered and it has not facilitated management. An alternate…”
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Antioxidant therapy for recurrent pancreatitis: placebo-controlled trial by Uden, S, Bilton, D, Nathan, L, Hunt, L P, Main, C, Braganza, J M

“…Oxidant stress has been proposed as the initiating pathogenetic mechanism in pancreatitis, hence micronutrient antioxidant therapy has been assessed in…”
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Micronutrient antioxidant status in tropical compared with temperate-zone chronic pancreatitis by Braganza, J M, Schofield, D, Snehalatha, C, Mohan, V

“…Micronutrient antioxidants interact with glutathione in tissues to facilitate the disposal of reactive oxygen species and xenobiotic metabolites derived via…”
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Antioxidant therapy for recurrent pancreatitis: biochemical profiles in a placebo-controlled trial by Uden, S, Schofield, D, Miller, P F, Day, J P, Bottiglier, T, Braganza, J M

“…The usefulness of micronutrient antioxidant therapy for recurrent (non-gallstone) pancreatitis has recently been endorsed by a 20-week double-blind…”
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Shortcomings of an automated assay for total antioxidant status in biological fluids by SCHOFIELD, D, BRAGANZA, J. M

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The pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis by BRAGANZA, J. M

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Vitamin C status in patients with acute pancreatitis by Scott, P, Bruce, C, Schofield, D, Shiel, N, Braganza, J M, McCloy, R F

“…Vitamin C is a key antioxidant in human blood plasma and hence could influence the outcome of conditions such as acute pancreatitis in which oxidative stress…”
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Heightened free radical activity in pancreatitis by Guyan, P M, Uden, S, Braganza, J M

“…Three markers of free radical oxidation of lipids--9 cis, 11 trans isomer of linoleic acid, conjugated dienes and ultraviolet fluorescence products--were…”
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Prevention of recurrent pancreatitis in familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency with high-dose antioxidant therapy by HEANEY, A. P, SHARER, N, RAMEH, B, BRAGANZA, J. M, DURRINGTON, P. N

“…We describe a dramatic response to antioxidant therapy in three patients with familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency complicated by frequent severe episodes of…”
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Micronutrient antioxidant status in black South Africans with chronic pancreatitis: opportunity for prophylaxis by Segal, I., Gut, A., Schofield, D., Shiel, N., Braganza, J.M.

“…Biochemical assessments of micronutrient antioxidant status were done in 14 consecutive black patients with calcific chronic pancreatitis and 15 controls at…”
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Induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes in human pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis by Foster, J R, Idle, J R, Hardwick, J P, Bars, R, Scott, P, Braganza, J M

“…Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer have both been linked with occupational exposure to organic chemicals. These chemicals are known to be metabolized…”
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A pilot study of blood antioxidant and free radical marker profiles in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting by Gu, M., Love, H., Schofield, D., Turkie, W., Odom, N., Braganza, J.M.

“…Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) carries a high risk of acute pancreatitis. We report a pilot study to investigate whether pre-existing oxidative stress…”
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Some pitfalls in the measurement of blood glutathione by Schofield, D, Mei, G, Braganza, J M

“…1. We report some pitfalls in the measurement of whole blood and plasma glutathione in man. 2. Using a simple tourniquet to the forearm and a 21-gauge needle,…”
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Occupational exposure to hydrocarbons and chronic pancreatitis: a case-referent study by McNamee, R, Braganza, J M, Hogg, J, Leck, I, Rose, P, Cherry, N M

“…OBJECTIVES--To investigate the hypothesis that hydrocarbon exposure is a risk factor for chronic pancreatitis. METHODS--102 cases of chronic pancreatitis and…”
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Heightened free radical activity in blacks with chronic pancreatitis at Johannesburg, South Africa by Gut, A, Shiel, N, Kay, P M, Segal, I, Braganza, J M

“…Four indices of free radical activity were measured in fasting serum/plasma samples from 14 consecutive blacks with clinically quiescent chronic pancreatitis…”
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A radical view of gallstone aetiogenesis by Braganza, J.M., Worthington, H.

“…It is proposed that gallstones stem from insufficiency of micronutrient antioxidants relative to the load of oxidants and/or oxidation-prone substrates within…”
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Pancreatic disease: a casualty of hepatic "detoxification"? by Braganza, J M

“…The rising incidence of pancreatic disease suggests that environmental factors are involved: the susceptibility of only a small proportion of individuals…”
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