Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women

his study aimed to investigate the ability of Tualang honey (TH), a phytoestrogen, to reduce blood oxidative stress levels/activities in postmenopausal women and compared the efects with the standard estrogen progestin therapy (EPT). A total of 78 healthy postmenopausal women were randomly assigne...

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Main Authors: Shafin, Nazlahshaniza, Othman, Zahiruddin, Zakaria, Rahimah, Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik
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author Shafin, Nazlahshaniza
Othman, Zahiruddin
Zakaria, Rahimah
Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik
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Othman, Zahiruddin
Zakaria, Rahimah
Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik
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description his study aimed to investigate the ability of Tualang honey (TH), a phytoestrogen, to reduce blood oxidative stress levels/activities in postmenopausal women and compared the efects with the standard estrogen progestin therapy (EPT). A total of 78 healthy postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to one of two groups; EPT group received Femoston conti 1/5 (1mg 17�- estradiol and 5mg dydrogesterone), and TH group, received 20 g of TH supplement daily for 16 weeks. he reduced glutathione to oxidized glutathione ratio (GSH:GSSG), plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and �-hydroxynonenal (�-HNE) levels/activities were measured at pre- and postinterventions using commercially available kits. he plasma GPx and CAT activities were notably increased, and plasma �-HNE level was signiicantly decreased in postmenopausal women who received EPT and TH supplementation. TH supplementation for 16 weeks was able to reduce blood oxidative stress levels/activities of postmenopausal women comparable to those who received EPT. hus, TH has a potential to be used as antioxidant therapy to combat oxidative stress-induced neurodegenerative diseases.his trial is registered with NCT01300676.
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spelling usm-445302019-06-04T04:11:09Z http://eprints.usm.my/44530/ Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women Shafin, Nazlahshaniza Othman, Zahiruddin Zakaria, Rahimah Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry his study aimed to investigate the ability of Tualang honey (TH), a phytoestrogen, to reduce blood oxidative stress levels/activities in postmenopausal women and compared the efects with the standard estrogen progestin therapy (EPT). A total of 78 healthy postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to one of two groups; EPT group received Femoston conti 1/5 (1mg 17�- estradiol and 5mg dydrogesterone), and TH group, received 20 g of TH supplement daily for 16 weeks. he reduced glutathione to oxidized glutathione ratio (GSH:GSSG), plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and �-hydroxynonenal (�-HNE) levels/activities were measured at pre- and postinterventions using commercially available kits. he plasma GPx and CAT activities were notably increased, and plasma �-HNE level was signiicantly decreased in postmenopausal women who received EPT and TH supplementation. TH supplementation for 16 weeks was able to reduce blood oxidative stress levels/activities of postmenopausal women comparable to those who received EPT. hus, TH has a potential to be used as antioxidant therapy to combat oxidative stress-induced neurodegenerative diseases.his trial is registered with NCT01300676. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44530/1/2014_ISRN_Oxidative_Medicine_-_TH_suppl-libre.pdf Shafin, Nazlahshaniza and Othman, Zahiruddin and Zakaria, Rahimah and Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik (2014) Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women. ISRN Oxidative Medicine, 2014 (364836). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2314-6400 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/364836
spellingShingle RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Shafin, Nazlahshaniza
Othman, Zahiruddin
Zakaria, Rahimah
Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik
Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women
title Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women
title_full Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women
title_fullStr Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women
title_full_unstemmed Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women
title_short Tualang Honey Supplementation Reduces Blood Oxidative Stress Levels/Activities in Postmenopausal Women
title_sort tualang honey supplementation reduces blood oxidative stress levels/activities in postmenopausal women
topic RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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