Oxidative Stress in Plasma from Patients with Marfan Syndrome Is Modulated by Deodorized Garlic Preliminary Findings

Figure 1

Deodorized garlic increases EcSOD activity in Marfan syndrome patients. HS: healthy subjects; MFS: Marfan syndrome; MFS + DG: Marfan syndrome plus deodorized garlic. (a) is a native gel representative of the EcSOD activity. Riboflavin and TEMED, in the presence of UV light and oxygen, produce superoxide radicals; NBT and SOD compete for them, where SOD is present; the gel remains transparent, whereas reduced NBT turns it purple-blue. The whole scanning shown represents the activity of the enzyme.