Plasma levels of antioxidant vitamins C and E are decreased in vascular parkinsonism

Paraskevas, GP; Kapaki, E; Petropoulou, O; Anagnostouli, M; Vagenas, V; Papageorgiou, C

dc.contributor.author	Paraskevas, GP	en
dc.contributor.author	Kapaki, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Petropoulou, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Anagnostouli, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Vagenas, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Papageorgiou, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:53:10Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:53:10Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022-510X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/26876
dc.subject	Parkinson's disease	en
dc.subject	vascular parkinsonism	en
dc.subject	vitamin C	en
dc.subject	ascorbate	en
dc.subject	vitamin E	en
dc.subject	tocopherol	en
dc.subject	vitamin A	en
dc.subject	retinol	en
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Neurology	en
dc.subject.classification	Neurosciences	en
dc.subject.other	LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN	en
dc.subject.other	ASCORBIC-ACID	en
dc.subject.other	LIPID-PEROXIDATION	en
dc.subject.other	SERUM LEVELS	en
dc.subject.other	DISEASE	en
dc.subject.other	DIAGNOSIS	en
dc.subject.other	OXIDATION	en
dc.subject.other	BRAIN	en
dc.subject.other	ATHEROSCLEROSIS	en
dc.subject.other	NEUROTOXICITY	en
dc.title	Plasma levels of antioxidant vitamins C and E are decreased in vascular parkinsonism	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Oxidative stress is an important mechanism of cell death in Parkinson's disease (PD) and brain ischemia. Vitamins C, E and A are important antioxidants and deficiency of these agents has been implicated in the mechanisms of atherosclerosis. We measured the levels of the above antioxidant vitamins in 44 patients with PD, 12 patients with vascular parkinsonism (VP), 11 patients with other parkinsonism syndromes of various causes and 39 controls. Vitamin A levels did not differ between groups. Vitamins C and E were found decreased in VP, while they were normal in PD indicating low levels of antioxidant vitamins in VP and stressing the necessity of maintaining sufficient dietary intake of these agents in the elderly. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000186579400010	en
dc.identifier.volume	215	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	51	en
dc.identifier.epage	55	en