Antioxidant properties of drugs used in Type 2 diabetes management: could they contribute to, confound or conceal effects of antioxidant therapy?

• Published in: Redox report : communications in free radical research Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 24
• Main Authors: Choi, Siu Wai, Ho, Cyrus K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.01.2018; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Antioxidants; Antioxidants - therapeutic use; Ascorbic Acid - metabolism; diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - metabolism; drug management; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Review; vitamin C; vitamin E; Vitamin E - metabolism; Antioxidants; drug management; vitamin C; diabetes; vitamin E

Objectives: This is a narrative review, investigating the antioxidant properties of drugs used in the management of diabetes, and discusses whether these antioxidant effects contribute to, confound, or conceal the effects of antioxidant therapy. Methods: A systematic search for articles reporting tr...