Dietary and Lifestyle Factors Modulate the Activity of the Endogenous Antioxidant System in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Correlations with Disease Severity

• Main Authors: Zofia Ulańczyk (Author), Aleksandra Grabowicz (Author), Elżbieta Cecerska-Heryć (Author), Daria Śleboda-Taront (Author), Elżbieta Krytkowska (Author), Katarzyna Mozolewska-Piotrowska (Author), Krzysztof Safranow (Author), Miłosz Piotr Kawa (Author), Barbara Dołęgowska (Author), Anna Machalińska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of blindness in the elderly population, but the pathogenesis of this disease remains largely unknown. Since oxidative stress is suggested to play a major role in AMD, we aimed to assess the activity levels of components of the antioxidant syst...