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Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Authors' contributions

DB & GC wrote the manuscript. MRS & GDB edited the manuscript and did the work on references. CM contributed to the work with update of data on effects of antioxidants. PB, SP & LL contributed to the literature as recipients of a grant for the study of the effects of antioxidants in cancer cells and in neurodegeneration models. RB conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements

The Authors acknowledge the Ph.D. School in Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Catania, Catania; the Co.Ri.Bi.A. Consortium, Palermo; Regione Siciliana, Assessorato per l'Agricoltura for their generous support.

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Daria Brambilla1 email, Cesare Mancuso2 email, Mariagrazia Rita Scuderi1 email, Paolo Bosco3 email, Giuseppina Cantarella1 email, Laurence Lempereur1 email, Giulia Di Benedetto1 email, Salvatore Pezzino1 email and Renato Bernardini1 email

1Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

2Institute of Pharmacology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy

3IRCSS OASI Maria SS, Troina, Italy

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