Aged garlic extract therapy for sickle cell anemia patients |
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| Authors: | Takasu Junichiro Uykimpang Rolando Sunga Maria Amagase Harunobu Niihara Yutaka |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA;(2) Wakunaga of America Co., Ltd., Mission Viejo, CA |
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| Abstract: | Background Sickle cell anemia is one of the most prevalent hereditary disorders with prominent morbidity and mortality. With this disorder oxidative, phenomena play a significant role in its pathophysiology. One of the garlic (Allium sativum L.) formulations, aged garlic extract (AGE), has been reported to exert an anti-oxidant effect in vitro, we have evaluated the anti-oxidant effect of AGE on sickle red blood cells (RBC). |
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