title: Tissue damage and oxidant/antioxidant balance.
abstract: The oxidant/antioxidant balance in healthy tissues is maintained with a predominance of antioxidants. Various factors that can lead to tissue damage disrupt the oxidant/antioxidant balance in favor of oxidants. In this study, disruptions of the oxidant/antioxidant balance in favor of oxidants were found to be a consequence of the over-consumption of antioxidants. For this reason, antioxidants are considered to be of importance in the prevention and treatment of various types of tissue damage that are aggravated by stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kisaoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borekci
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sorgun State Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: O Erkan
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Yapca
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suleyman
keywords: Antioxidant; Ischemia; Oxidant