Table 1.

Anti-oxidative effects of Allium vegetable-derived organosulfur compounds

Compound	Anti-oxidative effect	Reference
DAS, DADS, DATS	Increase in glutathione level and glutathione redox-cycle enzymes, induction of phase 2 enzymes (glutathione transferases and quinone reductase) in liver, lung and/or forestomach of mice	11-13
DADS	Protection against gentamicin-induced oxidative stress and neuropathy in rats	27
DADS	Protection against hydrogen peroxide-mediated cytotoxicity in PC12 cells neuronally differentiated by nerve growth factor	28
DATS	Reduction of lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of iNOS, nitric oxide production, oxidative stress and activation of nuclear factor-kappa B in RAW 264.7 macrophages	32
SAC	Protection of cerebral ischemia in vitro and neuroprotection in vivo	30,31
SAC	Protection against carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative stress and pulmonary fibrosis in rats	29