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Okezie I. Aruoma
Researcher at California State University, Los Angeles
Publications - 43
Citations - 1051
Okezie I. Aruoma is an academic researcher from California State University, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 43 publications receiving 893 citations. Previous affiliations of Okezie I. Aruoma include California State University, Long Beach & American University.
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Characterization of the antioxidant functions of flavonoids and proanthocyanidins in Mauritian black teas
Amitabye Luximon-Ramma,Theeshan Bahorun,Alan Crozier,Virginia Zbarsky,Krishna P. Datla,David T. Dexter,Okezie I. Aruoma,Okezie I. Aruoma +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the polyphenolic bioactive composition and the antioxidant properties of Mauritian commercial black and fresh tea leaves and found that fresh tea had high levels of total phenols, total flavonoids, total proanthocyanidin and exhibited greater antioxidant potentials when compared with black tea extracts.
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Chemopreventive properties of the ethanol extract of chinese licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) root: induction of apoptosis and G1 cell cycle arrest in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells
Eun-Hye Jo,Sung-Hoon Kim,Jeong-Chan Ra,Sung-Ran Kim,Sung-Dae Cho,Jiwon Jung,Se-Ran Yang,J. E. Park,Jae-Woong Hwang,Okezie I. Aruoma,Okezie I. Aruoma,Tae-Yung Kim,Tae-Yung Kim,Yong-Soon Lee,Kyung-Sun Kang +14 more
TL;DR: The data in this paper support the suggestion that extracts of root of the Chinese licorice G. uralensis has an estrogen-like activity and anti-cancer effects against MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.
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The effect of black tea on risk factors of cardiovascular disease in a normal population
Theeshan Bahorun,Amitabye Luximon-Ramma,Vidushi S. Neergheen-Bhujun,Teeluck K. Gunness,Kreshna Googoolye,Cyril Auger,Alan Crozier,Okezie I. Aruoma +7 more
TL;DR: Black tea consumed within a normal diet contributes to a decrease of independent cardiovascular risk factors and improves the overall antioxidant status in humans.
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Functional benefits of citrus fruits in the management of diabetes.
Okezie I. Aruoma,Bernie Landes,Deena Ramful-Baboolall,Emmanuel Bourdon,Vidushi S. Neergheen-Bhujun,Karl-Heinz Wagner,Theeshan Bahorun +6 more
TL;DR: This paper presents a poster presented at the 2016 International Conference of the American Academy of nutritional sciences and pharmacology, entitled “Advances in Nutrition and Biomaterials Research: Foundations of Nutritional Products Consulting Group, Laguna Niguel, California”.
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Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease: A Nutritional Toxicology Perspective of the Impact of Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Nutrigenomics and Environmental Chemicals.
TL;DR: Healthy diet, lifestyle improvement and nutraceuticals targeting of oxidative stress, inflammation, abnormal mitochondrial dynamics and the mitochondrial interaction with abnormal disease-related proteins and assessment of impact of environmental contaminants including occupational exposures to pesticides, can be a promising approach in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.