title: [The significance of antioxidants in pathologic states].
abstract: Based on a review of the literature the authors discuss problems of antioxidants which are recently in the foreground of interest of human medicine. In the first part of the paper the authors discuss the importance of antioxidation enzymes and other antioxidants, their correlation with the life span and possibilities of their use in experimental therapy of diseases. The second part of the paper is devoted to the evaluation of antioxidation activity in pathological conditions and the use of antioxidants in the prevention and therapy of various diseases.
authors.affiliation: Výskumný ústav gerontológie, Malacky.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macejka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kasajovová
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants; D005609:Free Radicals; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000502:physiology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005609:Free Radicals; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D010100:Oxygen
vernacular_title: Význam antioxidantov pri patologických stavoch.