Bruce N Ames

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1 Memory loss in old rats is associated with brain mitochondrial decay and RNA/DNA oxidation: partial reversal by feeding acetyl-L-carnitine and/or R-alpha -lipoic acid. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 2.28
2 Is docosahexaenoic acid, an n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, required for development of normal brain function? An overview of evidence from cognitive and behavioral tests in humans and animals. Am J Clin Nutr 2005 2.21
3 Is there convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction? FASEB J 2007 2.17
4 Gamma-tocopherol, but not alpha-tocopherol, decreases proinflammatory eicosanoids and inflammation damage in rats. FASEB J 2003 2.14
5 An overview of evidence for a causal relation between iron deficiency during development and deficits in cognitive or behavioral function. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 2.05
6 Heme deficiency may be a factor in the mitochondrial and neuronal decay of aging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.93
7 Acarbose, 17-α-estradiol, and nordihydroguaiaretic acid extend mouse lifespan preferentially in males. Aging Cell 2013 1.71
8 Low intracellular zinc induces oxidative DNA damage, disrupts p53, NFkappa B, and AP1 DNA binding, and affects DNA repair in a rat glioma cell line. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.54
9 gamma-Tocopherol or combinations of vitamin E forms induce cell death in human prostate cancer cells by interrupting sphingolipid synthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.52
10 Gamma-tocopherol supplementation inhibits protein nitration and ascorbate oxidation in rats with inflammation. Free Radic Biol Med 2002 1.46
11 Age-associated mitochondrial oxidative decay: improvement of carnitine acetyltransferase substrate-binding affinity and activity in brain by feeding old rats acetyl-L- carnitine and/or R-alpha -lipoic acid. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.46
12 Methylene blue delays cellular senescence and enhances key mitochondrial biochemical pathways. FASEB J 2007 1.44
13 Time to talk SENS: critiquing the immutability of human aging. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002 1.42
14 Iron deficiency and iron excess damage mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA in rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.41
15 Unusual clustering of coefficients of variation in published articles from a medical biochemistry department in India. FASEB J 2008 1.39
16 Delaying brain mitochondrial decay and aging with mitochondrial antioxidants and metabolites. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002 1.36
17 Feeding acetyl-L-carnitine and lipoic acid to old rats significantly improves metabolic function while decreasing oxidative stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.29
18 Zinc deficiency induces oxidative DNA damage and increases p53 expression in human lung fibroblasts. J Nutr 2003 1.25
19 Folate deficiency inhibits the proliferation of primary human CD8+ T lymphocytes in vitro. J Immunol 2004 1.24
20 The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health. Br J Nutr 2005 1.24
21 Acrolein, a toxicant in cigarette smoke, causes oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction in RPE cells: protection by (R)-alpha-lipoic acid. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007 1.24
22 Vitamin K, an example of triage theory: is micronutrient inadequacy linked to diseases of aging? Am J Clin Nutr 2009 1.20
23 The role of heme and iron-sulfur clusters in mitochondrial biogenesis, maintenance, and decay with age. Arch Biochem Biophys 2002 1.18
24 An overview of evidence for a causal relationship between dietary availability of choline during development and cognitive function in offspring. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2006 1.12
25 Reducing mitochondrial decay with mitochondrial nutrients to delay and treat cognitive dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. Nutr Neurosci 2005 1.10
26 (R)-alpha-lipoic acid protects retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative damage. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005 1.06
27 The effect of acetyl-L-carnitine and R-alpha-lipoic acid treatment in ApoE4 mouse as a model of human Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Sci 2009 1.04
28 Ozone enhancement of lower airway allergic inflammation is prevented by gamma-tocopherol. Free Radic Biol Med 2007 1.00
29 Analysis of plasma tocopherols alpha, gamma, and 5-nitro-gamma in rats with inflammation by HPLC coulometric detection. J Lipid Res 2002 0.98
30 Neuronal mitochondrial amelioration by feeding acetyl-L-carnitine and lipoic acid to aged rats. J Cell Mol Med 2008 0.98
31 Gamma-tocopherol induces apoptosis in androgen-responsive LNCaP prostate cancer cells via caspase-dependent and independent mechanisms. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.96
32 Mitochondrial decay in the brains of old rats: ameliorating effect of alpha-lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine. Neurochem Res 2008 0.96
33 Magnesium deficiency accelerates cellular senescence in cultured human fibroblasts. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 0.95
34 Uracil in DNA, determined by an improved assay, is increased when deoxynucleosides are added to folate-deficient cultured human lymphocytes. Anal Biochem 2004 0.94
35 Enough is enough. Ann Intern Med 2014 0.94
36 Gamma-tocopherol attenuates ozone-induced exacerbation of allergic rhinosinusitis in rats. Toxicol Pathol 2009 0.94
37 5-Chlorouracil, a marker of DNA damage from hypochlorous acid during inflammation. A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry assay. J Biol Chem 2003 0.91
38 Adaptive dysfunction of selenoproteins from the perspective of the triage theory: why modest selenium deficiency may increase risk of diseases of aging. FASEB J 2011 0.90
39 Folate deficiency and ionizing radiation cause DNA breaks in primary human lymphocytes: a comparison. FASEB J 2003 0.89
40 Vitamin E forms inhibit IL-13/STAT6-induced eotaxin-3 secretion by up-regulation of PAR4, an endogenous inhibitor of atypical PKC in human lung epithelial cells. J Nutr Biochem 2011 0.89
41 Iron accumulation during cellular senescence in human fibroblasts in vitro. Antioxid Redox Signal 2003 0.89
42 A simple assay for frequency of chromosome breaks and loss (micronuclei) by flow cytometry of human reticulocytes. FASEB J 2004 0.89
43 Comparison of the effects of L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine on carnitine levels, ambulatory activity, and oxidative stress biomarkers in the brain of old rats. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.89
44 Biotin deficiency inhibits heme synthesis and impairs mitochondria in human lung fibroblasts. J Nutr 2007 0.88
45 Moderate antioxidant supplementation has no effect on biomarkers of oxidant damage in healthy men with low fruit and vegetable intakes. J Nutr 2003 0.87
46 A nutrient-dense, high-fiber, fruit-based supplement bar increases HDL cholesterol, particularly large HDL, lowers homocysteine, and raises glutathione in a 2-wk trial. FASEB J 2012 0.86
47 Iron accumulation during cellular senescence. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.86
48 An assay for uracil in human DNA at baseline: effect of marginal vitamin B6 deficiency. Anal Biochem 2007 0.85
49 A combination of aspirin and gamma-tocopherol is superior to that of aspirin and alpha-tocopherol in anti-inflammatory action and attenuation of aspirin-induced adverse effects. J Nutr Biochem 2008 0.84
50 Daily supplementation with iron increases lipid peroxidation in young women with low iron stores. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2008 0.83
51 Association of chromosome damage detected as micronuclei with hematological diseases and micronutrient status. Mutagenesis 2011 0.83
52 N-tert-butyl hydroxylamine, a mitochondrial antioxidant, protects human retinal pigment epithelial cells from iron overload: relevance to macular degeneration. FASEB J 2007 0.83
53 The role of Fe2+-induced lipid peroxidation in the initiation of the mitochondrial permeability transition. Arch Biochem Biophys 2003 0.82
54 Clinical assay of four thiol amino acid redox couples by LC-MS/MS: utility in thalassemia. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2009 0.81
55 Measuring chromosome breaks in patients with thalassemia. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2005 0.81
56 Fe(2+) induces a transient Ca(2+) release from rat liver mitochondria. Arch Biochem Biophys 2002 0.80
57 Evidence-based decision making on micronutrients and chronic disease: long-term randomized controlled trials are not enough. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 0.80
58 Chronic ethanol perturbs testicular folate metabolism and dietary folate deficiency reduces sex hormone levels in the Yucatan micropig. Biol Reprod 2006 0.79
59 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate inhibits photosensitization reactions and strand breaks in DNA. FASEB J 2007 0.78
60 Lipoic acid and acetyl-carnitine reverse iron-induced oxidative stress in human fibroblasts. Redox Rep 2008 0.76