title: Riboflavin can protect tissue from oxidative injury.
abstract: Elevated riboflavin levels have been reported to provide protection against oxidative damage caused by oxidized forms of hemeproteins. This effect of riboflavin may be mediated by an NADPH-dependent methemoglobin reductase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92037.
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D042966:Cytochrome-B(5) Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D006420:Hemeproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D006420:Hemeproteins; D042966:Cytochrome-B(5) Reductase; D012256:Riboflavin