(28-08-07) Different antioxidant profiles in Italian centenarians: the Sardinian peculiarity.

Polidori MC, Mariani E, Baggio G, Deiana L, Carru C, Pes GM, Cecchetti R, Franceschi C, Senin U, Mecocci P.
1Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, Heinrich-Heine Universit?t D?sseldorf, Germany.
In this study, 153 Italian centenarians from four different geographical areas, including Modena (northern Italy), Ancona (central Italy), Perugia (central Italy) and Sardinia island (AKEA Project) were enrolled. Plasma levels of vitamin C, uric acid, vitamin A and vitamin E as well as the activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase were measured. Subjects were compared to a younger control population of the same areas, divided into three age groups:
Fonte: Eur J Clin Nutr.

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