**Acknowledgements**

ApoB = apoprotein B ApoE = apoprotein E

BKO = beta-knockout CAT = catalase

Epo = erythropoietin

FI = fluorescent intensity

GGT = γ-glutamyl transferase GPx = glutathione peroxidase GTE = green tea extract GSH = reduced glutathione

IRP = iron-regulatory proteins LDL = low-density lipoprotein

MRI = magnetic resonance imaging

nNOS = neuronal nitric oxide synthase

NTBI = non-transferrin bound iron

NAD(P)H = nicotinamide adenine dinucletide (reduced)

PAF-AH = platelet-activating factor/acetylhydrolase

PBMC = peripheral blood mononuclear cells

GA = gallic acid

*iv* = intravenously *im* = intramuscularly

LIP = labile iron pool LPI = labile plasma iron

NAC = *N*-acetylcysteine

NOX = NAD(P)H oxidase

AST = aspartate aminotransferase

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CVD = cardiovascular disease COX = cyclooxygenase DFO = desferrioxamine DFP = deferiprone DFX = deferasirox

eNOS = endothelial nitric oxide synthase

EPR = electron paramagnetic resonance

FPP = fermented papaya preparation

iNOS = inducible nitric oxide synthase

GC/MS = gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

This work was partially supported by the Office of Higher Education Commission and Mahidol University under the National Research University Initiative, Thailand Research Fund through Professor Suthat Fucharoen, MD. and by a Research Chair Grant from the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Mahidol University through Professor Suthat Fucharoen, MD.
