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Balz Frei

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Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Linus Pauling Institute

Contact Information
balz.frei@oregonstate.edu

Research Interests

After Dr. Frei retired as Director of the Linus Pauling Institute in 2016, he chose not to maintain an active research program. Inquires can be sent to his email address.

Featured Publications

Quercetin affects glutathione levels and redox ratio in human aortic endothelial cells not through oxidation but formation and cellular export of quercetin-glutathione conjugates and upregulation of glutamate-cysteine ligase. (2016) Redox Biol 9:220-228.

Quercetin inhibits LPS-induced adhesion molecule expression and oxidant production in human aortic endothelial cells by p38-mediated Nrf2 activation and antioxidant enzyme induction.  (2016) Redox Biol 9:104-113.

Vitamin C supplementation for pregnant smoking women and pulmonary function in their newborn infants: a randomized clinical trial. (2014) JAMA 311:2074-82.

Myths, artifacts, and fatal flaws: identifying limitations and opportunities in vitamin C research. (2013) Nutrients 5:5161-92.

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Linus Pauling Institute | Oregon State University
307 Linus Pauling Science Center
Corvallis, Oregon 97331

phone: 541-737-5075 | fax: 541-737-5077
email: lpi@oregonstate.edu

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