Title:Natural Bioactive Compounds against Oxidative Stress: Dietary Polyphenols
Strike Back
Volume: 23
Issue: 6
Author(s): Roberto Arrigoni, Francesco Cammarota, Rosa Porro, Stefania Cantore*, Mario Dioguardi, Angela Pia Cazzolla, Francesco De Leonardis, Lorenzo Polimeno, Nicoletta Zerman, Michele Di Cosola, Filiberto Mastrangelo, Luigi Santacroce and Andrea Ballini
Affiliation:
- Independent Researcher, Sorriso & Benessere- Ricerca e Clinica, Bari, Italy
Keywords:
Polyphenols, oxidative stress, natural compounds, anti-inflammatory activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS), polyphenol therapeutic potential, clinical studies.
Abstract: Oxidative stress is a major cellular and metabolic burden that can really alter cell life
and become the base for disease onset and development. Many widespread pathologies can develop
from an unresolved oxidative stress situation; thus, addressing this state is paramount for
human health. Our antioxidant enzymes sometimes are not just enough. Fortifying our defense
and the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory system can make a difference in our health: if this is
attainable with our dietary habits, it could be a dream come true. Polyphenols are a fantastic tool
indeed in the fight against oxidative stress: they are easy to obtain, with little cost, no side effects,
and have a multitude of metabolic actions. This perspective review would shed light on polyphenol’s
metabolic and molecular action regarding oxidative stress to help preserve our health.