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There is evidence that smoking is related to increased free radical production and antioxidant depletion, but the effects of smoking cessation on plasma concentrations of antioxidants and susceptibility to oxidative stress are largely unknown. Plasma levels of vitamins A, C, E, uric acid, total thiols, carotenoids (including lutein, zeaxanthin, \u03b2-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, \u03b1- and \u03b2-carotene) and malondialdehyde (MDA, a biomarker of lipid peroxidation) were measured in fifteen healthy, normolipidaemic subjects (seven males, eight females, 35\u00b72 (<jats:sc>sd<\/jats:sc>2\u00b73) years) before and 4 weeks after smoking cessation. To determine plasma resistance towards oxidative challenge, plasma was incubated for up to 5h with the peroxyl radical-generator 2,2\u2032-azobis(2-amidinopropane) (AAPH); MDA and ascorbate levels were measured at various time points. 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