TY - JOUR ID - TI - The positive role of antioxidants on body immunity: An overview AU - Rawaa Hadi Shareef AU - Zahraa Fathi Sharba AU - Evan Noori Hameed PY - 2021 VL - 18 IS - 3 SP - 169 EP - 171 JO - Medical Journal of Babylon مجلة بابل الطبية SN - 1812156X 23126760 AB - The immune system is a complicated system; it is consisted from network of specialized organs, tissues, cells, proteins, and chemicals which it hasthe function to protect the host from various types of pathogens such as bacteria, virus, fungi, and parasite in addition to cancer cells. Antioxidantsare defined as agents that can prevent the damage that is caused by free radicals through scavenging of them. They decrease the damage byneutralizing to the free radicals before they attack any of the cells and can prevent lipids, enzymes, proteins, carbohydrates, and DNA damage.

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