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Oxidative Damage

Oxidative damage is the harm caused to cellular components when reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other free radicals exceed the body's capacity to neutralize them. ROS are produced naturally as by-products of normal metabolic processes, but when their levels become excessive a state of oxidative stress develops, in…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 72× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2471-2140 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Oxidative damage is the harm caused to cellular components when reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other free radicals exceed the body's capacity to neutralize them. ROS are produced naturally as by-products of normal metabolic processes, but when their levels become excessive a state of oxidative stress develops, in which these reactive molecules attack and impair essential biomolecules including DNA, proteins, and lipids. This molecular damage is implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and the broader process of biological aging. The body counters ROS through antioxidant defenses, including endogenous enzymes and dietary antioxidants and phytochemicals that scavenge free radicals and help restore redox balance. In line with its focus on Antioxidant Activity, this journal publishes research examining oxidative damage and its mitigation, including the effects of ozone and oxygen molecules on testicular and sperm mitochondria, the radical-scavenging and antioxidative activity of specific compounds in cell-free and cardiomyoblast systems, antioxidant phytochemicals as potential treatments for age-related macular degeneration, the antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of tea polysaccharides, oxidative telomere attrition in relation to nutritional antioxidants and aging, the redox potential of phytochemicals and their impact on DNA, and protective effects against chemically induced liver oxidative stress.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

The antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of two tea polysaccharides

Yu ZhiCorresponding author
College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China 430070
Exact topic Antioxidant Activity Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-17-1541

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 72 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Antioxidant Activity (ISSN 2471-2140).

Journal editorial board
Deepak Kasote · Qatar Mahmoudreza Ovissipour · United States Sudhiranjan Gupta, Ph.D. · United States

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