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Lycium barbarum (goji) juice improves in vivo antioxidant biomarkers in serum of healthy adults.
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Results indicate that GoChi increased antioxidant efficacies in humans by stimulating endogenous factors and suggest that continued use beyond 30 days might help prevent or reduce free radical-related conditions.About:
This article is published in Nutrition Research.The article was published on 2009-01-01. It has received 246 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Goji berry & Lipid peroxidation.read more
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Goji (Lycium barbarum and L. chinense): Phytochemistry, pharmacology and safety in the perspective of traditional uses and recent popularity.
TL;DR: In view of the available pharmacological data and the long tradition of use in the traditional Chinese medicine, L. barbarum and L. chinense certainly deserve further investigation, but clinical evidences and rigorous procedures for quality control are indispensable before any recommendation of use can be made for Goji products.
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A review of botanical characteristics, phytochemistry, clinical relevance in efficacy and safety of Lycium barbarum fruit (Goji)
TL;DR: A review of chemical constituents and efficacies with safety of L. barbarum can be found in this article, where a new direction for research and current regulatory situation of the chemical constituents are discussed.
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Biological activities and potential health benefit effects of polysaccharides isolated from Lycium barbarum L.
TL;DR: The purpose of the present review is to summarize previous and current references regarding biological activities as well as potential health benefits of L. barbarum polysaccharides.
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Goji berry fruit (Lycium spp.): antioxidant compound fingerprint and bioactivity evaluation
Dario Donno,Gabriele Loris Beccaro,Maria Gabriella Mellano,Alessandro Kim Cerutti,Giancarlo Bounous +4 more
TL;DR: Goji berry was identified as a rich source of antioxidant compounds, with health-promoting properties comparable with other common fruit species, and may be useful to better understand the nutraceutical traits of this species recently considered as functional food.
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An evidence-based update on the pharmacological activities and possible molecular targets of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides.
Jiang Cheng,Zhi Wei Zhou,Hui Ping Sheng,Lan Jie He,Xue Wen Fan,Zhi Xu He,Tao Sun,Xueji Zhang,Ruan Jin Zhao,Ling Gu,Chuanhai Cao,Shu-Feng Zhou +11 more
TL;DR: There is increasing evidence from preclinical and clinical studies supporting the therapeutic and health-promoting effects of LBPs, but further mechanistic and clinical Studies are warranted to establish the dose–response relationships and safety profiles of LBP.
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Free radicals in biology and medicine
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Studies on the quantitative and qualitative characterization of erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase
TL;DR: Glutathione peroxidase activity is found to be associated with a relatively stable, nondialyzable, heat-labile, intracellular component which is separable from hemoglobin, by gel filtration and ammonium sulfate precipitation.
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Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects and antioxidant activity of fruit extracts from Lycium barbarum
TL;DR: It was found that the three Lycium barbarum fruit extracts/fractions could significantly reduce blood glucose levels and serum total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations and at same time markedly increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) levels after 10 days treatment in tested rabbits, indicating that there were substantial hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects.
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Negative and positive assays of superoxide dismutase based on hematoxylin autoxidation
TL;DR: The reaction was inhibited by the reducing agents NADH, reduced glutathione, ascorbate, and dithiothreitol, and by undialyzed extracts of Escherichia coli B, and the degree of inhibition observed was proportional to the concentration of superoxide dismutase in the extract.
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Use of Anti-aging Herbal Medicine, Lycium barbarum , Against Aging-associated Diseases. What Do We Know So Far?
TL;DR: Lycium barbarum can protect neurons against β-amyloid peptide toxicity in neuronal cell cultures, and retinal ganglion cells in an experimental model of glaucoma, and its neuroprotective effects to counter neuronal loss in neurodegenerative diseases are demonstrated.