Balz Frei

Best Publications

• Ascorbate is an outstanding antioxidant in human blood plasma.

  Balz Frei;Laura England;Bruce N. Ames

  2563
  Citations

• Antioxidant defenses and lipid peroxidation in human blood plasma.

  Balz Frei;Roland Stocker;Bruce N. Ames

  1848
  Citations

• Increase in circulating products of lipid peroxidation (F2-isoprostanes) in smokers. Smoking as a cause of oxidative damage.

  J D Morrow;B Frei;A W Longmire;J M Gaziano

  1767
  Citations

• Anthocyanins, Phenolics, and Antioxidant Capacity in Diverse Small Fruits: Vaccinium, Rubus, and Ribes

  Richard A Moyer;Kim E Hummer;Chad E Finn;Balz Frei

  1434
  Citations

• Ubiquinol-10 protects human low density lipoprotein more efficiently against lipid peroxidation than does alpha-tocopherol

  Roland Stocker;Vincent W. Bowry;Balz Frei

  1108
  Citations

• Ubiquinol-10 is an effective lipid-soluble antioxidant at physiological concentrations

  Balz Frei;Mike C. Kim;Bruce N. Ames

  866
  Citations

• Ascorbic acid reverses endothelial vasomotor dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease.

  Glenn N. Levine;Balz Frei;Spyridon N. Koulouris;Marie D. Gerhard

  849
  Citations

• Short- and Long-Term Black Tea Consumption Reverses Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

  Stephen J. Duffy;John F. Keaney;Monika Holbrook;Noyan Gokce

  738
  Citations

• Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant vitamins: mechanisms of action.

  Balz Frei

  697
  Citations

• Gas phase oxidants of cigarette smoke induce lipid peroxidation and changes in lipoprotein properties in human blood plasma. Protective effects of ascorbic acid.

  B. Frei;T. M. Forte;B. N. Ames;Carroll E Cross

  682
  Citations

• Select Flavonoids and Whole Juice From Purple Grapes Inhibit Platelet Function and Enhance Nitric Oxide Release

  Jane E. Freedman;Crawford Parker;Liqing Li;Jacob A. Perlman

  633
  Citations

• Color and Antioxidant Properties of Cyanidin-Based Anthocyanin Pigments

  Florian C. Stintzing;Angela S. Stintzing;Reinhold Carle;Balz Frei

  604
  Citations

• Treatment of hypertension with ascorbic acid.

  StephenJ Duffy;Noyan Gokce;Monika Holbrook;Annong Huang

  446
  Citations

• Ascorbic acid protects lipids in human plasma and low-density lipoprotein against oxidative damage.

  B Frei

  427
  Citations

• Vitamins E and C are safe across a broad range of intakes

  John N Hathcock;Angelo Azzi;Jeffrey Blumberg;Tammy Bray

  416
  Citations

• Mechanisms of copper- and iron-dependent oxidative modification of human low density lipoprotein.

  Sean M. Lynch;Balz Frei

  401
  Citations

• Ascorbic acid oxidation product(s) protect human low density lipoprotein against atherogenic modification. Anti- rather than prooxidant activity of vitamin C in the presence of transition metal ions.

  K L Retsky;M W Freeman;B Frei

  385
  Citations

• Content of antioxidants, preformed lipid hydroperoxides, and cholesterol as predictors of the susceptibility of human LDL to metal ion-dependent and -independent oxidation.

  B Frei;J M Gaziano;J M Gaziano

  385
  Citations

• Ascorbate: the most effective antioxidant in human blood plasma.

  Balz Frei;Roland Stocker;Laura England;Bruce N. Ames

  374
  Citations

• Evaluation of an isoluminol chemiluminescence assay for the detection of hydroperoxides in human blood plasma.

  Balz Frei;Yorihiro Yamamoto;Daniel Niclas;Bruce N. Ames

  363
  Citations