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. 2023 Aug 28;14:1217165. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1217165

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Overview of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and their scavenging by antioxidant defense system (AODS). Supplemental antioxidants can help lower oxidative stress by scavenging free radicals, blocking enzymes that produce ROS, or stimulating AODS enzymes and molecules. The figure was produced with BioRender (www.biorender.com; accessed on 17th July 2023). Superoxide dismutase (SOD); catalase (CAT); glutathione peroxidases (GPx); glutathione reductase (GR); reduced glutathione (GSH); oxidized glutathione (GSSG); glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD).