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Antioxidants and Immune System

Antioxidants and the immune system interact through complex biochemical pathways in which antioxidant compounds help protect immune cells from oxidative damage while supporting their normal function. Research published in Antioxidant Activity examines this relationship across multiple contexts, including the role of…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 31× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2471-2140 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Antioxidants and the immune system interact through complex biochemical pathways in which antioxidant compounds help protect immune cells from oxidative damage while supporting their normal function. Research published in Antioxidant Activity examines this relationship across multiple contexts, including the role of antioxidant micronutrients in managing metabolic syndrome, the protective effects of tea polysaccharides on liver function, and the potential of plant-derived phytochemicals in treating age-related macular degeneration. Studies in the journal have investigated Antioxidant Activity in cellular models such as HepG2 cells exposed to hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress, as well as animal models examining cardiovascular disorders, ulcerative colitis, and testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury. Additional work has explored how solvent pH affects the antioxidant properties of plant extracts and examined the oxidative effects of ozone-oxygen therapy on mitochondria from both human sperm and rat testicular tissue. This research matters because oxidative stress contributes to numerous pathological conditions, and understanding how antioxidants modulate immune and cellular responses may inform therapeutic approaches for inflammatory diseases, metabolic disorders, and tissue injury.

Research published in this journal

9 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
Antioxidant Activity Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-17-1541

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 31 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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