title: Antioxidant therapy in the aging process.
abstract: A total of 1,265 patients with age-related diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, vascular disease and hypertension as well as 1,100 persons in diminished health without apparent disease, were treated with the metal chelator EDTA and antioxidants such as vitamin C, E, beta-carotene, selenium, zinc and chromium. Good results were observed in the majority of patients. This is encouraging for the initiation of controlled clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Guilherme Paulo Deucher, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Deucher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002614:Chelating Agents; D014131:Trace Elements; D014815:Vitamins; D004492:Edetic Acid