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dants in combating it [2]. Antioxidants are badged as bona de warriors of the defense mechanism against free radicals which are achieved by maintenance of balance between anti­oxidants and oxidants [3]. Recent studies have proved that food supplements and foods with antioxidant property play a major role in maintaining the health and compensate with the required supplements for anabolic and catabolic processes of the body which ensure immunity in the body to withstand ailments. There is a huge cornucopia of antioxidant vitamins and minerals from herbal sources which promotes normal functioning of the body whose usage in day-to-day life not only normalizes the metabolism but also prevents the disease by boosting the immune system of the body and also keeping the body away from lifestyle diseases [4]. Many plants hav­ing compounds as secondary metabolites which are proved clinically having several properties like antioxidizing, anal­gesic, anti-inammatory, diuretic, antipyretic, carminative, and also help in releasing stress and blood pressure as well as asthma [5]. This review is a summarization of the causes of lifestyle diseases and its management by using antioxidant vitamins and minerals from plant sources which helps in maintaining a healthy and disease-free life.
2 Role ofOxidative Stress inLifestyle
Diseases
Oxidative stress is caused by the harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) which are produced during different meta­bolic activities of the cell which include processes of tran­scription, signal transduction, and responses of immune system [6]. Some common reactive oxygen species of the cells are hydroxyl radical (OH−), superoxides (O hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) [7, 8]. These reactive oxygen spe­cies cause oxidative damage to different biomolecules when produced in excess and harm structural skeletons of the cell like lipids, amino acids, and DNA which gradually lead to the development of diseases like cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory, neurodegenerative, digestive, hypertension, dia­betes, and aging [6]. Oxidative stress, as described is caused by the reactive oxygen species which eventually lead to apoptosis [9]. Antioxidants are patented to have free radical scavenging potential and as the reactive oxygen species are nothing but free radicals, it scavenges the ROS and reduces the oxidative stress faced by the cell [6]. Increase in oxida­tive stress causes several chronic diseases due to low supply or production of antioxidants in the body which becomes a ag bearer of ailments like hypertension, obesity, atheroscle­rosis, chronic heart failure, risk of stroke, cardiovascular dis­eases, cancer, and neurological disorders [3]. The intake of antioxidant-rich foods and beverages helps in neutralizing the oxidative stress produced by the harmful reactive oxygen
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species. Hence, malnutrition and deciency of vitamins and minerals rich in antioxidants are directly correlated to the chronic diseases due to lifestyle disorder like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases [6]. A distorted oxidation reduction balance and nutritional de­ciency are noticed in the patients suffering from oxidative damage. The deciency of antioxidants promotes the risk of disease occurrence which is due to the malnutrition [1012]. In this review, we have tried to put collective information regarding the antioxidant vitamins and minerals which can help to regulate, cure, and keep immuned from diseases related to reactive oxygen species-mediated oxidative stress diseases.
3 Some Lifestyle Diseases Suered by
Humans
The world has been undergoing through a massive paradigm shift of technology, advancement, and urbanization which have contributed to induction of several chronic diseases caused by a lacuna in lifestyle management. Pattern of chronic diseases circles around the lifestyle disorders which are generally noncommunicable diseases like respiratory, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, polycystic ovarian dis­ease, cancer, digestive diseases, aging, diabetes, and hyper­tension (Fig. 1). The risk and detriments of these chronic diseases are a collective form of malnutritive diet, unhealthy lifestyle, smoking and drinking habits, obesity, exposure to pollutants, lack of exercise, and stress [13] and are mainly affected in the middle-aged people [14].
3.1 Respiratory Diseases
From recent studies, it is revealed that respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are major chronic health issues which are increasing the rate of mortality all over the globe [15, 16]. Exposure to environ­mental pollutants in the air and smoking of cigarettes pro­motes these diseases among urban humans. The drastic noxiousness of the reactive oxygen species damages the lungs by affecting the alveoli and connective tissues which thereby paves a pathway to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [17]. The pathophysiology of asthma also indicates increased oxidative stress [18] which can cause inamma­tion and leads to progression of asthma [19]. The transcrip­tion factors like activator protein-1 (AP-1), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), and proinammatory mediators get activated and cause inammation in the airways due to increased oxidative stress during bronchial asthma [6] and promote secretion of mucin
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Fig. 1 Diagrammatic representation of some noncommunicable diseases suffered by humans
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related to asthma [1921]. The heavy formation of oxidative stress destroys the respiratory system which also increases the production of reactive oxygen species due to dismantled defense mechanism of antioxidant [22]. Malnutrition and stumpy body mass index are correlated to the austerity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [23]. The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients those who are under­weight are more familiar to pulmonary impairment, intoler­ant to exercise, and have high rates of mortality than people with standard weights [23, 24]. Deciency in dietary antioxi­dants like vitamin E, vitamin C, polyphenols, carotenoids, etc. deteriorates the antioxidant defense mechanism and aggravates the development of the disease [23, 25]. The diet rich in fruits, green vegetables, whole grains, and sh has been found to be related to enhancement in the function of pulmonary tissues which lowers the risk of chronic obstruc­tive pulmonary disease [26]. The supplements has proved to improve the function of respiratory tissues in patients with poor diet plans in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [6]. Vitamin D supplements help to strengthen the muscles responsible for respiratory function and increase their capacity to perform exercise in individuals suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [27]. Vitamin C helps in reduction of oxidative stress and pulmo­nary inammation not only by scavenging the reactive oxy­gen species but also activating the NF-κB pathway [28].
Melatonin is another antioxidant which regulates the circa­dian biological clock and also diminishes lung damage related to oxidative stress [29]. A study has proved that intake of vitamin A and vitamin C is inversely proportional to the occurrence of asthma in an individual [30]. The juxtaposition of Vitamin C along with Vitamin E helps in stimulating the process of regeneration of α-tocopherol from its state of oxi­dization [31]. The carotenoids which are rich sources of anti­oxidants have shown promising outcomes in asthma and healthy functioning of lungs [32]. The natural antioxidant plays an important role between oxidative stress and inci­dence of respiratory disorders [33]. Though intake of anti­oxidants helps in attenuating the respiratory disorders, but these supplements when consumed above the recommended dose can act as oxidative stress promoters and prooxidants [34]. These studies help in supporting the fact that natural antioxidants have the potential to alleviate respiratory dis­eases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
3.2 Cardiovascular Diseases
In USA, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for nearly more than a million of deaths every year [6]. In majority of the cases of cardiovascular disorder, development of athero­sclerosis caused by oxidative stress plays a pivotal role [35].
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In a vascular cell, excess amount of reactive oxygen species can be produced from NAD(P) H oxidase, uncoupling of nitric oxide synthases, plus mitochondria, which are respon­sible for modication in lipoprotein of low density by oxida­tion [3537]. These oxidized form of low-density lipoproteins are transported by the arterial lumens and persuade the pro­cess of apoptosis in the cells of endothelium and smooth muscles. After phagocytosis of oxidized low-density lipoproteins, the macrophages get transformed into foam cells which discharge some growth mediators for attracting the smooth muscle cells inside the intima. The extracellular matrix secreted from the smooth muscle cells forms a cap which is thin and brous and surrounds the fatty streak [6,
3537]. The fatty streaks get converted to brous plaque of
advanced level by constant proliferation of monocytes, smooth muscles cells, and macrophages which thereby paves a pathway to occlusion of vessels [35]. Oxidative stress has also been reported to subsidize cardiac failure by develop­ment of cardian hypertrophy, apoptosis of myocytes, and ischemic-reperfusion injuries [35, 38]. Several studies have been focused of evaluation of natural antioxidants in cardio­vascular diseases implicated by reactive oxygen species [6]. The intake of green vegetables and fruits has found to elevate the antioxidant levels in the blood which include vitamin C and carotene and also helps to reduce oxidation of choles­terol [6]. In a study where meta-analysis was done, about 16 reported cases showed the inverse ratio of cardiovascular dis­eases and consumption of green vegetables and fruits [39]. Natural α-tocopherol has been reported to reduce cardiovascular- related mortality in patients with coronary atherosclerosis [6]. Antioxidants like polyphenolic com­pounds and lycopene can play a major role in protecting car­diovascular diseases [40]. RRR-AT which is the natural form of antioxidant vitamin E has shown positive response against this disease [35, 41]. The prooxidant activity of vitamin C at elevated doses may cause production of reactive oxygen spe­cies which hinders the protective nature of the antioxidant supplements. Lycopene that is present in tomatoes is a source of natural antioxidants which was found to reduce the car­diovascular diseases in a study [6, 42, 43]. Lycopene inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol by hindering the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins and further degrades it [40]. In another study, it was revealed that lycopene has substantial shielding role in patients of myocardial infarction. So, it likely supported the intake of vegetables rich in lycopene [44]. Almost all fruits, green vegetables, beverages, and cere­als contain ample amount of polyphenolic compounds which signicantly reduce the threat for cardiovascular diseases [45]. Flavonoids are found to mend better functioning of endothelium which plays a prominent role in cardiovascular diseases [6]. The polyphenols have intrinsic anti­inammatory potential which helps in vasodilation regula­tion and endothelial cell apoptosis [46].
3.3 Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurons contain high amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids containing cell membranes and have elevated man­date for consuming oxygen which makes them vulnerable to oxidative stress-associated destruction [47]. Several studies revealed that the reactive oxygen species triggers the incidence of neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s dis­ease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and spinocerebellar ataxia [8, 4852]. Huntington’s disease is caused by expan­sion of CAG repeat after mutation in exon 1 of the gene and produces a mutated protein “huntingtin” (mHtt). It is an autosomal dominant disease. The oxidative stress is a char­acteristic of Huntington’s disease which increases the oxi­dation on DNA in the patient’s brain. The dysfunctional pattern of mitochondria is induced by oxidative stress which intensies the formation of reactive oxygen species. An enzyme of Kreb’s cycle, mitochondrial aconitase, is damaged in this disease by reactive oxygen species-induced oxidation of Fe-S cluster present in the enzyme [53]. The expression of glucose transporter (GLUT)-3 decreases due to oxidative stress which leads to glucose uptake restric­tions and excessive lactate accumulation [52]. Alzheimer’s causes dementia in old-aged people as aging triggers the production of oxidative stress which thereby leads to lesion formation in Alzheimer’s disease [54, 55]. Before the occurrence of plaque pathology and accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ), the events of oxidation initiates which paves a pathway for oxidative stress-induced damages in Alzheimer’s disease [56, 57]. The JNK/p38 MAPK path­ways get modulated by oxidative stress which leads to Aβ accumulation and tau proteins hyper-phosphorylation [50]. Excessive production of reactive oxygen species plays a major role in the mechanism related to progression of Parkinson’s disease. The antioxidant defense mechanism is damaged and presence of glutathione is noted at the initial stages of the disease. The proteins, lipids, and DNA get oxidized at an alarming rate which produces toxic end products and causes death of the cell [58]. The complex I of the mitochondria responsible for respiration show retarded activity which induces the production of reactive oxygen species responsible for dopaminergic neuron apoptosis [6]. Mutation of superoxide dismutase (SOD) 1 and degenera­tion of mitochondria are the two major reasons responsible for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [59]. A substantial degen­eration of the vacuoles in mitochondria were noticed in the neurons of SOD1 mutant mice which depicts that malfunc­tioning of mitochondria is the initiation point for amyo­trophic lateral sclerosis. The abnormal interaction between mitochondria and mutant SOD1 leads to release of cyto­chrome C and apoptosis activation [56]. The SOD1 muta­tion causes damage in the antioxidant mechanism which
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leads to degeneration of motor neurons [8]. The excessive amount of oxidative stress inhibits the neuroprotective IGF-I/AKT pathway which results in dysfunctional neuron cells [48]. Again, alterations in the mitochondria instigated by oxidative stress are found to be responsible for spinocer­ebellar ataxia development [60]. The optimization of reac­tive oxygen species is considered to be a prospective method for treating and mitigating neurodegenerative dis­eases [61]. There are several clinical evidences which indi­cate that proper consumption of natural antioxidants in the diet can ameliorate neurodegenerative disorders [62]. Vitamin D is a potent antioxidant which helps to regulate the excite-toxicity of the neurons which is calcium-medi­ated and induces the neurotransmitters and structural pro­teins of the synapse. Its deciency can become a major subsidizing aspect which leads to neurological aberration [63, 64]. Deciency of Vitamin D in blood serum is corre- lated to dopaminergic neurons loss in the brains of patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease [64]. Vitamin B is another major antioxidant which when decient causes impairment of neurons related to Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease [65]. In both invitro and invivo stud­ies, it is revealed that resveratrol, rutin, and vitamin E, improve the neurodegenerative conditions caused by reac­tive oxygen species associated cascades like NF-κB and JNK [8]. Vitamin E works more actively in modulation of oxidative stress than Vitamin A and Vitamin C in rodent brains [66]. In a cohort study, it was found that vitamin E administration at a dose of 2000IU per day showed posi­tive response in Alzheimer’s disease [67]. The amalgama­tion of coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin E helps to improve generation of energy in Friedreich ataxia by mitigating oxi­dative stress and functional restoration of mitochondria [68]. Several phytochemicals, phenolic components, and avonoids present in green vegetables and fruits have higher antioxidizing potential which can be effective in Parkinson’s disease [69]. Strawberries contain anthocya­nins which have antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and anti-inam­matory properties. They help in amelioration of astrogliosis and preservation of neuromuscular junctions and functions of muscles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [70]. Resveratrol protects the neurons from Aβ and oxidative stress-induced toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease [71, 72]. Lipoic acid enhances the generation of glutathione and helps in deple­tion of lipid peroxide which protects the proper functioning of mitochondria in the neurons from oxidative stress [73,
74]. MitoQ is another antioxidant which resorts the func-
tion of mitochondria in Purkinje cells and helps to alleviate motor incoordination in spinocerebellar ataxia [60]. Neurodegenerative disorders target the antioxidant defense system as a whole, so consumption of single antioxidant would not enough to revive the cellular damages [75].
3.4 Cancer
The initiations, promotion, and proliferation are the three stages of cancer growth which involves association of reac­tive oxygen species [7678]. Firstly, during the stages of ini­tiation, accumulation of mutated DNA occurs in the cancerous cells which are induced by reactive oxygen spe­cies [79]. The over production of reactive oxygen species leads to oncogenic DNA mutation which contributes to can­cer development [80]. Due to alteration in the metabolic sys­tem and high demand of energy, excess synthesis of reactive oxygen species is a characteristic feature of every cancer cell when compared to normal cells [81]. The reactive oxygen species triggers cell proliferation by enhancing cellular sig­naling, resistance of tumors during therapies, supply of blood to tumors, and accelerating metastasis [82]. They also pro­mote cellular expansion by modication of genes relation to transcription factors, apoptosis, and cell proliferation [83]. It causes an upregulation of antiapoptotic genes and downregu­lation of proapoptotic proteins by PI3K/AKT and ERK/ MEK pathways [84]. It upregulates the metalloproteinases of the matrix, inhibits the antiproteases action and angiogenesis which leads to metastasis [8587]. The endogenous antioxi­dants get depleted which disrupts the redox equilibrium which triggers development of cancer. Several studies proved that modication in the diet helps to prevent cancer by 35% [88]. The green vegetables and fruits containing antioxidants help to protect from the risk of cancer development [89, 90]. The polyphenolic components from plant sources have proved to show antioxidant activity [9194]. These antioxi­dants have anticancerous potential which helps them to com­bat against breast, lung, larynx, tongue, gastric, prostate, and colon cancers [95, 96]. Fruits which possess elevated amount of phenolic compounds have the potency to substitute OH− group in their aromatic ring [97, 98]. They can persuade can­cer cell apoptosis, inhibition of mutated cell proliferation, reduction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) production, and downregulation of gene expression related to cancer [99
102]. Vitamins and minerals show antioxidizing potency
which inhibits cell proliferation, maintains methylation of DNA, and promotes arresting of cell cycle [88, 103]. Consumption of antioxidant-rich diets modies the biologi­cal markers related to progression of cancer [104]. Food from natural plant sources reduces the risk of breast cancer [105, 106], neck and head cancer [107], and colorectal can­cer [108]. Oral cancer can be inhibited by Vitamin A and E [109]. Vitamin D and some minerals like selenium and carni­tine show promising results in cancer treatment [110, 111]. Effective consumption of green vegetables, fruits, and whole grains with lower intake of red meat and alcohol helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle and decreases the probability of cancer threat [112].
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3.5 Digestive Diseases
Several studies have established that the oxidative stress related to inammation in the intestine plays a pivotal role in gastrointestinal diseases and inammatory bowel syn­drome [113]. The pathological symptoms showing the etiol­ogy of inammatory bowel disease clearly signify reactive oxygen species to be responsible [114, 115]. Imbalance in the intestinal microora, presence of pathogens, and food particles in the gastrointestinal tract trigger the excessive production of reactive oxygen species and hamper the endogenous mechanism of antioxidant defense [116]. Epithelium barrier of the intestine gets disrupted by oxida­tive stress which elevates the permeability of the intestine thereby causing inammation. Inammatory bowel disease comprises of ulcerative colitis which is dened by chronic inammation related to oxidative stress in the gastrointesti­nal tract [113]. The patients diagnosed by inammatory bowel syndrome show increased level of proinammatory mediators like leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and platelet-activat­ing factor in the mucous sample which triggers the reactive oxygen species by excessive stimulation of phagocytes and these reactive oxygen species are cytotoxic in nature [117
119]. Throughout the massive inltration of neutrophils
which are polymorphonuclear and macrophages, myeloper­oxidases get secreted which produce hypochlorous acid by hydrogen peroxide metabolism. Different enzymes like 5-lipoxygenase, cyclooxygenase, and xanthine oxidase are the foundation of reactive oxygen species in the intestinal mucosa. Some deciency in antioxidants in diet also subsi­dizes oxidative stress development [120]. In patients with Crohn’s disease shows deciency of antioxidant vitamins and minerals which is due to poor nutritional diet [120,
121]. Vitamin A concentration is greatly inuenced in mal-
nourished patients of inammatory bowel syndrome due to lower consumption of green vegetable and fruits [113]. The mucosal linings are protected and repaired by Vitamin C which is deteriorated in gastritis and peptic ulcers [122]. Deciency of Vitamin D causes morbidity of the skeletons in patients of Crohn’s disease [123, 124]. Excessive oxida­tive stress damages the permeability of epithelium in gastro­intestinal tracts through lipid peroxidation and distortion of tight junction. This hampers the microora of the gastroin­testinal tract and inhibits its colonization which promotes the occurrence of pathogenic bacteria [123, 124]. These pathogenic bacteria cause infections and trigger the synthe­sis of reactive oxygen species and lead to inammation which increases the threat of inammatory bowel syndrome [114]. The consumption of antioxidants from natural sources help to maintain the redox potential which helps to mitigate the damages caused to the intestine by reactive oxygen spe­cies and leads to healthy gastrointestinal tract [115]. Consumption of antioxidants showed fruitful results in
Crohn’s disease with upliftment in serum antioxidants. It also attenuated inammation in Crohn’s disease when con­sumed in combination of n3 fatty acids [125]. Intake of over dose of antioxidant supplements has detrimental effect by removing reactive oxygen species from biological metabolism. So it is highly recommended to consume anti­oxidants from natural sources [126, 127]. α-tocopherol, which is a component of vitamin E and some minerals has the potential to alleviate reactive oxygen species like sele­nium interacts with GPx and zinc interacts with superoxide dismutase to ght the oxidative stress. Selenium and Vitamin E in combination protect the colon from oxidative damage in rats [128].
3.6 Aging
During the process of aging, accretion of oxidative destruc­tion inside the cells is unalterable and advanced [129]. The redox balance gets shifted toward oxidized state in the aging cells which is designated by low GSH/GSSG ratio. This dis­torts the capacity of the cell to duffer reactive oxygen species in normal physiological conditions and during exterior stress [130]. The accumulation of reactive oxygen species damages the proteins, DNA, lipids which dismantle the normal func­tion of the cell [8]. Mitochondrial DNA gets mutated easily due to oxidative stress and hence triggers the process of aging which was supported by the study done in mice which showed signs of aging like loss of hair, osteoporosis, short life span with mutated mitochondrial DNA [131]. Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species cause shortening of telo­mere which accelerates senescence of cells [130]. The oxida­tive stress-associated aging causes inammation by activating the NF-κB, which are regulatory factors for interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis (TNF-α). The NF-κB sig­naling has short span which is induced by oxidative stress and triggers aging. A continuous and slight inammation can become the reason for age-related diseases like cancer, dementia, and atherosclerosis [132]. The malnutrition becomes a reason for deteriorated rate of metabolism and digestion in aged person [133]. Deciency of Vitamin D results in loss of bone density, prone to fracture, and hyper­parathyroidism. Natural sources of antioxidants can reduce these threats of elderly patients [134]. The antioxidants sup­press the production of free radicals which retard the process of aging [135]. Studies show that consumption of green leafy vegetable of the family Brassicaceae shows decline in the cognitive function [136]. Increase in life span was seen in Caenorhabditiselegans and fruit ies where blueberry extract which is diet-rich antioxidants were provided [137,
138]. The activity of catalase and superoxide dismutase was
increased which showed the fruitful effects of blueberry extract by booting the antioxidant system of the body.
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Polyphenols from apple, anthocyanin from black rice, theaavins from black tea showed elevated antioxidant potential in different animal models [138].
3.7 Hypertension
Hypertension is the major reason for cardiovascular diseases. Several studies has established the fact that excess produc­tion of reactive oxygen species causes oxidative stress which plays a pivotal role in hypertension pathogenesis. The vaso­motor system gets modulated by reactive oxygen species which inuences endothelin-1, angiotensin II, and urotensin­ II leading to vasoconstriction. The redox system also regu­lates the nitric oxide which is a vasodilator. During excessive presence of reactive oxygen species, oxidative damage is caused which contributes to vascular dysfunction. The hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anions increase during pathophysiological hypertension which decreases the bio­availability of nitric oxide and antioxidant system gets dam­aged. In this scenario, the consumption of antioxidants neutralizes the system as they are reducing agents. The intake of Vitamin C and Vitamin E has been proved to show promis­ing results as its helps to protect the vascular epithelial injury [139]. The hypertension caused by the reactive oxygen spe­cies triggers renal disorders by altering glomerulus by medi­ating glomerular lesions which has inammations and also glomerulopathy [140]. Not only the kidney, the central ner­vous system is also affected by pathogenesis of hypertension which increases the central sympathetic outow which is caused by the reactive oxygen species generated in the brain­stem cells due to hypertension [141143]. Some endogenous antioxidants of the cells are catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase which neutralize the oxidative stress. Some exogenous antioxidants have proved to sow wonders in this condition like, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, poly­phenols, selenium, and N-acetylcysteine. Vitamin C upregu­lates the eNOS and declines the level of NADPH oxidase. The plasma ascorbate thus has proved to have inversely pro­portional to blood pressure. The consumption of antioxidants reduces blood pressure and stimulates vascular functioning vigorously. It acts on nitric oxide and promotes vascular dila­tion [139]. Increased consumption of Vitamin E regulates the generation of hydrogen peroxide and superoxides of the mitochondria via its antioxidizing potential thereby reducing the threat of cardiovascular diseases [144]. Vitamin C and Vitamin E in combination regulate the α-tocopheroxyl radi­cal which has an antihypertensive effect [145].
3.8 Diabetes
The complication of diabetes is also triggered by the oxida­tive stress in both microvascular and cardiovascular diseases.
The superoxides of the mitochondria are produced in excess in the endothelial cells of the vessels and myocardium during the diabetes abnormality in the metabolism. The overproduc­tion of superoxides promotes ve important pathways like elevated synthesis of advanced glycation end products, polyol pathway ux, overexpression of the advanced glyca­tion end products receptor and its ligands activation, protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms activation, and excess activity of the hexosamine pathway. It also nullies the activity of the enzymes, namely, eNOS and prostacyclin synthase which are antiatherosclerotic enzymes. The elevated intracellular reactive oxygen species harms the ischemia and causes defective angiogenesis. It also turns on several proinamma­tory pathways and leads to enduring epigenetical changes thereby continuing the proinammatory gene expression when diabetes becomes normal. In type 2 diabetes, cardio­myopathy and atherosclerosis are seen which lead to resis­tance of insulin thereby elevating the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species from fatty acids which causes antiatheroscle­rosis enzymes inactivation. Superoxide dismutase is the sav­ior for cardiomyopathy, nephropathy, and diabetic retinopathy [146]. Consumption of Vitamin C and α-lipoic acid (ALA) from natural sources helps to prevent diabetes. α-lipoic acid reduces blood glucose by reducing oxidative stress which leads to lowering the insulin resistance. Antioxidant minerals like zinc and magnesium also help in triggering the glucose metabolism which leads to lowering the threat of diabetes. Vitamin A (retinol) is an antioxidant which helps to improve the function of pancreatic cells by regulating stress leading to normal synthesis of insulin [147].
3.9 Polycystic Ovarian Disease
Polycystic ovarian disease is caused in women during the reproductive stage which results in anovulation and infertil­ity. This disease is mainly caused due to lifestyle disorder by intake of junk food and fast foods which triggers excess amount of reactive oxygen species in the body thereby lead­ing to oxidative stress. The oxidative stress is the main rea­son for polycystic ovarian disease where the symptoms are obesity, hirsutism, acne, and irregular menstrual cycle. This chronic disorder leads to hypothyroidism, insulin resistance, hyperandrogenemia, and inammation. The reactive oxygen species attacks the DNA and mutates them leading to gene aberration and mutation which suppress the tumor suppres­sor genes and trigger the cell proliferation which contributes to incidence of gynecological cancers in patients suffering from polycystic ovarian disease. About 45% of women suf­fering polycystic ovarian disease face the problem of obesity as it creates a metabolic disorder which leads to elevated lev­els of malondialdehyde, oxidized low-density lipoprotein, thiobarbituric reactive substances, advanced oxidation pro­tein products, body mass index, and oxidative stress. Insulin
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resistance is another factor which is triggered by the high concentration of oxidative stress due to high levels of free fatty acid and low glucose metabolism [148]. Antioxidants have a promising effect in patients suffering from polycystic ovarian disease. Both enzymatic antioxidants like catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase (GR), and glu­tathione peroxidase (GPx), and nonenzymatic antioxidants like α-tocopherol (vitamin E), glutathione (GSH), β-carotene and ascorbate (vitamin C), alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q, N-acetylcysteine, resveratrol, melatonin, and carnitine show positive results in polycystic ovarian disease [149, 150]. The antioxidants improve the environment of the ovary, reduce the level of androgen, and promote maturation of follicles. It also improves vascular epithelial function and triggers lipid metabolism which prevents deposition of lipids in obese patients [151]. Some minerals like selenium [152], magne­sium, zinc [153], and chromium [154] also have antioxidant activity which helps in polycystic ovary.
4 Antioxidant Vitamins fromHerbal
Sources toCombat Lifestyle Diseases
Antioxidant vitamins play a major role in combating the oxi­dative stress caused by reactive oxygen species which are generated in different metabolism of the body leading to dreadful life-threatening diseases and are mainly caused by lifestyle disorder. Consumption of sufcient amount of vita­mins helps to neutralize the oxidative condition of the cells which leads to healthy disease-free life. Each of the antioxi­dant vitamins, its mechanism of regulating oxidative stress, and natural sources are elaborated in the sections below.
density lipoproteins are the major carriers of triglycerides and cholesterol and also inlter arteries. This when oxidized, it causes activation of adhesion factors in the endothelial cells which lead to adherence of monocytes and macro­phages are differentiated. These macrophages accumulate the low-density lipoproteins which are oxidized and stay in vascular wall forming foam cells which develop lesions in atherosclerosis. Ascorbate decreases the process of oxidation of low-density lipoproteins and reduces the initiation of oxi­dants [157159]. Again oxidation of protein occurs when oxidants cleave the chain of peptides of single amino acid. Methionine and cysteine are two oxidant prone amino acids. By reducing the induction of oxidants, ascorbate helps to reduce the oxidation of proteins and amino acids. It also acted as a substrate for several end products of glycation [155]. DNA can also be attacked by the oxidative stress which includes oxidation of protein where alteration of DNA repair genes and DNA polymerases occurred. Again when lipids were attacked by oxidants, it caused lipid peroxidation which triggered mutation of DNA [160]. In DNA, guanine is more susceptible to oxidant attacks 8 hydroxyguanine and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine [161]. When the attackers are nitrogen species, nitrosamines are produced as derivatives [155]. There are several natural sources which are rich in Vitamin C like fruits and green vegetables. The fruits include kiwi, grapefruit, honeydew, cantaloupe, orange, mango, strawberries, papaya, tangerine, tangelo, and watermelon. The vegetables include brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, cauliower, cabbage, mustard greens, kale, pepper (red or green), potatoes, plantains, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and snow peas [155] (Table1).
4.1 Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant as it is an electron donor and is also known as ascorbic acid. Being a donor of elec­tron, it is hydrophilic in nature. It is an electron donor and donates two electrons from the double bond which is between third and second carbon of six carbon structure which pre­vents oxidization of other compounds. After donation of electron-free radical, ascorbyl is formed which is stable in nature; therefore, ascorbate is used as a strong antioxidant which reacts with harmful free radicals and for a lesser harm­ful ascorbyl radical which is less reactive which proves its radical scavenging potential [155]. Vitamin C acts on lipid, proteins, and DNA which are found in different envelopes of cell. In lipids, the membrane lipids when interact with reac­tive oxygen species undergo lipid peroxidation which pro­duces free radicals which will lead to oxidative stress. Vitamin C helps to combat the free radicals thus produced by inhibiting the process of lipid peroxidation [156]. Low-
4.2 Vitamin E
The basic component of Vitamin E is α-tocopherol which is actually responsible for its antioxidant potential. They scav­enge the oxidative species and nitrogen species and also restrict the 5-lipoxygenase-catalyzed eicosanoids and cyclo­oxygenase and suppress the signaling of inammation like STAT3/6 and NF-κB.The eight stereoisomers of Vitamin E are α, β, γ, δ tocopherol and α, β, γ, δ tocotrienol. Dextrorotary d-α-tocopherol is hyperactive [162]. As is it fat soluble in nature, it protects the cell membranes from oxidative damage [34]. The unsubstituted fth position γT attacks electrophiles and hence nitrogen species are trapped. The tocotrienol and tocopherol from δT have radical scavenging potential as compared to αT [163]. Vitamin E helps to maintain the homeostasis of skeletal muscles and promotes the repairing of plasma membrane. It also prevents aggregation of plate­lets by inhibiting protein kinase C (PKC). It also helps to inhibit the process of cholesterol biosynthesis by suppres­sion of suppressing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA
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Table 1 Showing the herbal sources of antioxidant vitamins and min­erals to alleviate lifestyle diseases
Sl. no. Name of sources
1 Cereals Vitamin E, zinc [194199] 2 Oil seeds Vitamin E, zinc [163, 199,
3 Nuts Vitamin E, selenium, zinc [199202] 4 Broccoli Vitamin E, iodine [197, 200] 5 Cooking oil Vitamin E [163, 200] 6 Brussels
sprouts
7 Cauliower Vitamin E, vitamin C,
8 Citrus fruits Vitamin C [204] 9 Guava Vitamin C, vitamin A [205] 10 Tomatoes Vitamin C, vitamin E,
11 Goose berry Vitamin C [204] 12 Sprouted
pulses
13 Green leafy
vegetables 14 Papaya Vitamin A [206] 15 Musk melon Vitamin A [207] 16 Mango Vitamin A [204] 17 Pumpkin Vitamin A, zinc [199] 18 Carrots Vitamin A, vitamin C,
19 Mushrooms Vitamin B, vitamin E,
20 Whole grains Selenium, zinc, iodine [201, 202] 21 Seafood Vitamin E, selenium [201,
22 Asparagus Vitamin C [211] 23 Pink grape
fruit 24 Beet root Vitamin C [203, 213,
25 Avocado Vitamin E, vitamin C,
26 Pears Vitamin C, vitamin A [216] 27 Pomegranate Vitamin C [217] 28 Peas Vitamin A, vitamin C,
29 Spinach Vitamin A, vitamin C,
30 White onion Vitamin A, vitamin C,
31 Green tea Vitamin C, vitamin E,
32 Oatmeal Selenium, zinc, manganese [199, 219] 33 Banana Selenium, iodine [220] 34 Peach Selenium [221] 35 Lettuce Selenium [202] 36 Potatoes Selenium [208, 209] 37 Soybean Zinc, vitamin E, iodine [163, 199] 38 Flax seed Zinc [199]
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200]
Vitamin E, zinc [199]
vitamin A, iodine
vitamin A
Vitamin C, zinc [199]
Vitamin A, zinc [199]
vitamin E, selenium
vitamin C, copper, selenium
Vitamin C [212]
vitamin A, magnesium
vitamin E, selenium, iodine
vitamin E, selenium
vitamin E
vitamin A, vitamin B, manganese, zinc, copper
[203]
[203]
[203, 208,
209]
[206]
208210]
214]
[215]
[203, 204,
208, 209]
[200,
202204]
[203, 204]
[199, 204,
218]
Table 1 (continued)
Sl. no. Name of sources
39 Pepper Vitamin C [204] 40 Cabbage Vitamins C, vitamin E,
41 Kiwi Vitamin E [200] 42 Aloe Vitamin E, vitamin C,
43 Apple Vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc [223] 44 Parsley Vitamin A, vitamin C,
45 Peppermint Vitamin E, vitamin C,
46 Lavender Vitamin C [4, 226] 47 Drumstick Vitamin C, vitamin A [227] 48 Red pepper Vitamin A, vitamin E [206] 49 Squash Vitamin A [228] 50 Chia seed Selenium [183] 51 Pineapples Manganese, iodine [189] 52 Strawberries Iodine [229] 53 Cranberries Iodine [229] 54 Green beans Iodine [229] 55 Cassava Iodine [230]
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[203]
vitamin A, iodine
[222]
vitamin A
[4, 224]
magnesium
[4, 225]
vitamin A, magnesium
(HMGCoA) reductase in liver cells. Vitamin E also stimu­lates wild-type p53 tumor suppressor gene, downregulates p53 proteins, upregulates heat shock proteins which help to prevent cancer. Γ-tocopherol prevents cell proliferation in cancer by scavenging the free radicals which causes muta­tion of DNA and promotes malignancy in the cells. It also arrests cell cycle by suppressing Cyclin D and promotes the process of apoptosis. The γ and δ tocopherol inhibits the sphingolipids in prostate cancer cells and induces apoptosis. It actually promotes cytochrome c synthesis, caspase-9 and caspase-3 are activated and polyadenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose polymerase (PARP) cleaving. The process of cytotoxicity due to production of hydrogen peroxide by oxi­dation of protein and peroxidation of lipids in Alzheimer’s diseases are blocked by Vitamin E [164]. The consumption of food containing Vitamin E can be helpful in alleviating the diseases related to lifestyle disorders. The diet rich in Vitamin E containing herbal sources like cereals, oil seeds including sunower seed, pumpkin seed, cooking oils including coco­nut oil, palm oil, corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, wheatgerm oil, safower oil, and sunower oil, almonds, hazelnut, peanut, spinach, broccoli, kiwi, mango, tomato, brussel sprouts, carrots, mushrooms, peas, white onion, green tea, cabbage, and aloe can reduce the lifestyle diseases by promoting the radical scavenging property of Vitamin E containing foods (Table 1). Vitamin E is predominantly dependent on Vitamin C, selenium, and glutathione. A com­bination of Vitamin E with Vitamin C works as a more potent
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antioxidizing agent by enhancing the antioxidant defense system of the cell [164].
4.3 Vitamin A
Vitamin A is the transcriptional regulator which regulates the expression of hundreds of genes. It has an indirect antioxi­dant potential by regulation of various transcriptional genes in response to which the free radicals are scavenged. The antioxidant potential of Vitamin A convenes to polyene chains which are hydrophobic in nature and has the capacity to scavenge free radicals of oxygen and neutralizes thiyl rad­icals which lead to stabilization of peroxyl radical. It has auto-oxidation capacity which helps to decrease the oxygen tension during physiological process in a cell. Food rich in antioxidant Vitamin A helps to reduce coronary heart failure and diabetic cardiomyopathy by reduction of oxidative stress [165]. β-carotene is the precursor of Vitamin A, and is fat soluble in nature. This gets converted to retinol which has prominent antioxidizing potential [34]. The consumption of foods rich in Vitamin A are cauliower, guava, tomatoes, papaya, musk melon, mango, pumpkin, carrots, pears peas, spinach, white onion, green tea, cabbage, ale, parsley, pep­permint, avocado, and drumstick (Table1) which can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and cellular func­tion of the pancreas thereby preventing diabetes [166].
consumed by humans. The selenoproteins reduce the syn­thesis of oxidized low-density lipoprotein which lowers the risk of cardiac disorders [167]. TrxR is an essential seleno­enzyme which reduces oxidative stress by increasing the bioavailability of nitric oxide which leads to prevention of atherosclerosis [168, 169]. The consumption of selenium­rich diet reduces reperfusion and in deciency can cause intrinsic myocardial tolerance to ischemic insult [170172]. Ebselen is another organoselenium compound which has activity like glutathione peroxidase which provides protec­tion from myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. This compound induces stress protein HSP27 and preserves glu­tathione [173]. It also has neuroprotective role when admin­istered with thrombolytic tissue plasminogen activator [174]. Selenium also has evidence to reduce the progress of cancer in men [175]. Selenium in combination with Vitamin E shows inverse relation with incidence of prostate cancer [176, 177]. The mineral reduces oxidative stress and pre­vents damage of DNA [88, 178181]. It promotes the arrest of cell cycle, triggers the process of apoptosis, and inhibits cell proliferation and protein kinase C activity [178, 181
183]. The consumption of selenium-rich diet helps to
reduce the risk of lifestyle diseases. The foods from herbal sources are Brazilian nuts, brown rice, chia seed, ax seed, whole wheat breads, baked beans, oatmeal, lentils, spinach, cashew nuts, green peas, bananas, potato, peach, carrot, and lettuce [184].
5 Antioxidant Minerals fromHerbal
Sources toCombat Lifestyle Diseases
Minerals are required in negligible amount in the body and its deciency can cause several lifestyle diseases. They help in scavenging the free radicals from the biological system due to normal activity of the cell. There are some minerals required in large amount known and macronutrients and some are required in trace amount known as micronutrients. The antioxidant minerals and its herbal sources are discussed in the following section.
5.1 Selenium
Selenium is one of the most essential antioxidant micro­minerals which has tremendous power of antioxidant in the form of selenoprotein which has the potential to scavenge the free radicals in oxidative stress. This selenoprotein is synthesized by incorporation of selenocysteine into protein which is directed by a termination codon UGA.In seleno­proteins, selenium can be present in both organic and inor­ganic forms. Out of all the forms, organic form of selenium as selenomethionine is predominantly present in the foods
5.2 Zinc
Zinc has a prominent antioxidizing potential and is maxi­mum found as cofactors in enzymes involved in antioxidant defense system. It acts as a membrane stabilizer and NADPH­Oxidase inhibitor. During diabetes, cancer, and obesity, the harmful reactive oxygen species are scavenged by metallo­thionein proteins whose synthesis is triggered by zinc. It regulates glutathione peroxidase and forms the structural component of superoxide dismutase of cellular cytoplasm. It regulates the glutamate-cysteine ligase which is responsible for de novo synthesis of glutathione. It regulates transcrip­tion of NF-κB by protein A20 which is anti-inammatory and also regulates the receptor signaling pathways [185]. Deciency of zinc creates dysfunctioning of epithelium which induces responses of inammation mediated by a pro­cess related to elevated production of oxidative stress. It also protects the vascular system by regulating a transcription factor Nrf2, which promotes encoding of gene related to antioxidant enzymes and metallothionein [186188]. The foods from herbal sources which are rich in zinc are cereal, oil seed, nuts, brussel sprouts, sprouted pulses, leafy vegeta­bles, pumpkin, whole grain, green tea, oatmeal, soybean, ax seed, and apple (Table1).
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5.3 Manganese
Manganese is required in trace amount and found in livers, bones, pancreas, and kidneys. It helps in formation of con­nective tissues, blood clotting factor, hormones, and bones. It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and blood sugar. It also helps normal functioning of nerve and brain. It as an important component of superoxide dismutase enzyme which has free radical scavenging property. The free radical damages the DNA and cell membranes. It also has role in the process of aging, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. The superoxide dismutase neutralizes the reactive oxygen spe­cies and prevents in cellular damage. Deciency of this micronutrient causes infertility, malformation of bone, and weakness. The diet rich in nuts, seeds, and whole grains pro­motes the concentration of manganese in the system [189].
5.4 Iodine
Iodine is another micronutrient which is responsible for healthy functioning of thyroid. It has free radical scavenging potential. It depolarizes the hyaluronic acids, increases the antioxidant potential of human blood, promotes enzyme activities, and decreases peroxidases and malondialdehydes. It protects from the risk of cardiac diseases, and respiratory diseases which produce oxidative stress. The iodide ion attacks the lipid peroxidases and hydrogen peroxidases. A therapy known as balneotherapy is being used in patients with high oxidative stress. It is proven to have antiprolifera­tive effect in mastalgia [190]. Its been used in therapy of prostate and breast cancer [191]. In cardiovascular diseases, the increased level of thyroid hormones is favorable. It decreases the triglyceride and cholesterol levels. It also helps in ischemia reperfusion injuries [192]. Reactive oxygen spe­cies produced by respiratory disorders can be alleviated by iodide by augmenting antiviral innate immunity [193]. Food rich in iodine like Broccoli, cauliower, whole grain, peas, banana, soybean, cabbage, pineapples, strawberries, cran­berries, green bean, and cassava should be consumed in daily diet to keep away the risk of cardiovascular and thyroid­related diseases (Table1).
6 Summarizing Remarks andProspects
A balanced lifestyle with healthy diet can show positive results by reducing oxidative stress. Consumption of anti­oxidants is the best source to alleviate oxidative stress as it damages the DNA and causes cellular damage and plays a key role in incidence of several dreadful diseases. Chromosomal aberrations and structural deformity are
promoted by oxidative stress. In spite of the production of reactive oxygen species in several biological metabolism, it can be concluded that consumption of antioxidant-rich diet and maintaining a healthy lifestyle plays a pivotal role in oxidative stress control. In the recent year, herbal natural antioxidants have gained popularity due to its lesser side effect and cheaper price which has shown promising results in having therapeutic potential in not only treating the dis­ease but also preventing it [231]. Regular consumption of these herbal sources also shows chemoprotective activity. The plant-based antioxidant vitamins and minerals are also effective against cardiac problems, neurodegenerative dis­orders, cancer, polycystic ovarian disease, diabetes, aging, respiratory disease, hypertension, and digestive disorders. Further, isolation of chemical compound with antioxidant potency can be achieved in future for safer and wider acceptability of these herbal sources. It can be concluded that oxidative stress is directly linked to lifestyle disorder and can be managed by consumption of antioxidant-rich diet which will help to keep away from the risk of disease development and maintain a healthy life.
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