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. 2019 Apr 5;149(4):553–565. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxy306

TABLE 1.

Humans are commonly exposed to causes of oxidative stress and dietary antioxidants1

Source of oxidative stress Dietary antioxidant
Dietary oxidants: peroxides, nitrites, sulfites Tocopherols and tocotrienols
Glyco-oxidative stress (AGE) Ascorbate, GSH, ubiquinols
ER stress Supporting nutrients: Se, Fe, Cu, Zn, B vitamins
Proteotoxic stress Carotenoids: lutein, lycopene, zeaxanthin
Disulfide stress Flavonoids: anthocyanins, phloretin
Photooxidative stress: ultraviolet (UV-A, UV-B), visible, infrared-A Flavonols: keampferol, quercetin, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate
Ionizing radiation Flavanones: eriodictyol, hesperetin, naringenin
Nitrosative stress Flavones: luteolin
Nanoparticles Isoflavonoids: daidzein, genistein
Air pollution: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone Organosulfur compounds: allicin
Physical forces: wind, sound, heat Phenolic acids: caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid
Toxic trace metals Polyphenols: butein, curcumin, resveratrol
Environmental pollutants: pesticides, POPs Stilbenes: tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside
Tannins: ellagitannins

1Reductionist approaches are needed to identify and elucidate mechanisms of the individual elements; whereas, systems biology and network analyses are needed to understand biological responses to simultaneous exposure to multiple oxidants and antioxidants. AGE, advanced glycation end-product; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; GSH, glutathione; POP, persistent organic pollutant.