Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
Zamzam Paknahad
School of Nutrition and Food Sciences,
Isfahan, PO Box 81745
West Indies
Research Article
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Dietary Antioxidants in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s): Mahdieh Niknam, Zamzam Paknahad, Ahmadreza Baghestani and Mohammad Hashemi
Mahdieh Niknam, Zamzam Paknahad, Ahmadreza Baghestani and Mohammad Hashemi
Background: Atherosclerosis, with its major manifestation, Coronary Artery Disease [CAD] is a chronic inflammatory disease. Dietary antioxidant intakes favorably effect on inflammatory responses.
Objective: This study was conducted to examine the association between dietary antioxidants including vitamin E and vitamin C with inflammatory markers, IL-6 [Interleukin 6] and hs-CRP [high sensitivity C-reactive protein], in CAD patients among Iranian population.
Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Sina Heart Hospital, Isfahan, Iran in 2012. This study included 150 men Patients aged ≥45 years with first ever symptomatic CAD that had been confirmed by angiography. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the usual intakes of dietary vitamin E and C.
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DOI:
10.4172/2161-1017.1000207