01Markers · Oxidative stress
8-OHdG
8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine
A modified DNA building block formed when free radicals oxidize DNA. It is measured in urine or blood.
- Measured in
- Urine or blood
- Units
- ng/mg creatinine, ng/mL
- Also called
- 8-oxo-dG, 8-oxodG
- Vitamin E
- Creatine
- Ubiquinol (CoQ10)
- Iron
- NAC
- Omega-3
- Red yeast rice
- Melatonin
- L-carnitine
- Magnesium
- Resveratrol
- Vitamin C
- Zinc
- Milk thistle
- Berberine
- Taurine
- HIIT
- Ashwagandha
- Collagen
- Finnish sauna
- L-theanine
- Lion's mane
- NAD+
- PQQ
- Vitamin D3
- Vitamin K2
- Zone 2 cardio
AWhat moves 8-OHdG
17 of 27 studied
Moves it16
Human studies found a change. The grade reflects the studies behind it, from A (strongest) to D.
Vitamin ELowersGrade B
Vitamin E lowers 8-OHdG.
Moderate effect · 4 studies linked
8-OHdG (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine) is a DNA oxidative damage marker. VE supplementation reduces 8-OHdG in oxidative-stress-driven conditions, consistent with lipid peroxidation chain-breaking mechanism. 17 studies in corpus.
- Antioxidant activity of Hydroxytyrosol and Vitamin E reduces systemic inflammation in children with paediatric NAFLD. (2021)
- Tocotrienol supplementation suppressed bone resorption and oxidative stress in postmenopausal osteopenic women: a 12-week randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial (2018)
- α-Tocopherol supplementation reduces biomarkers of oxidative stress in children with Down syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. (2014)
- The effect of antioxidant vitamins E and C on cognitive performance of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment in Isfahan, Iran: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. (2014)
CreatineLowersGrade B
Creatine lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · Small effect · 2 studies linked
8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (oxidative DNA damage marker) reduced in some exercise-context studies following creatine supplementation; consistent with proposed cytoprotective and mitochondrial stabilization mechanisms; insufficient dedicated RCT evidence for grade B
Ubiquinol (CoQ10)LowersGrade B
Ubiquinol (CoQ10) lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · 2 studies linked
- Coenzyme Q10 supplementation ameliorates inflammatory markers in patients with multiple sclerosis: a double blind, placebo, controlled randomized clinical trial (2014)
- Short‐term ubiquinol supplementation reduces oxidative stress associated with strenuous exercise in healthy adults: A randomized trial (2016)
IronRaisesGrade B
Iron raises 8-OHdG.
Human trials · Small effect · 1 study linked
8-OHdG (DNA oxidative damage marker) may transiently increase with IV iron via Fenton-generated hydroxyl radicals. Clinically relevant only in iron overload or high-dose IV iron; not observed at oral therapeutic doses.
NACLowersGrade B
NAC lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · Moderate effect · 1 study linked
Omega-3LowersGrade B
Omega-3 lowers 8-OHdG.
Small effect · 1 study linked
8-OHdG (oxidative DNA damage marker) reduced alongside MDA in oxidative stress MAs; effect consistent with broader antioxidant enzyme upregulation.
- Saboori S, Shab-Bidar S, Speakman JR, Yousefi Rad E, Djafarian K (2020)
Red yeast riceLowersGrade B
Red yeast rice lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · 1 study linked
MelatoninLowersGrade B
Melatonin lowers 8-OHdG.
Small to moderate effect · 0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
DNA oxidative damage marker; 29 studies in corpus. Reduction consistent with ROS scavenging mechanism. Limited MA-level data but directionally consistent with MDA reduction.
L-carnitineLowersGrade C
L-carnitine lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · Modest effect · 1 study linked
8 studies; 8-OHdG is a DNA oxidation marker. Reduction consistent with antioxidant mechanism (mech_004). Limited human RCT data as primary endpoint.
MagnesiumLowersGrade C
Magnesium lowers 8-OHdG.
Small effect · 1 study linked
8-Hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (DNA oxidation marker) reduced in T2DM RCTs; insufficient trials for grade A.
ResveratrolLowersGrade C
Resveratrol lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · Small effect · 1 study linked
22 corpus studies. Oxidative DNA damage marker. Some RCTs report reduction consistent with Nrf2/antioxidant mechanism. Limited MA-level pooling.
Vitamin CLowersGrade C
Vitamin C lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · 1 study linked
17 studies. DNA oxidation marker. Some small RCTs show reduction in urinary 8-OHdG with vitamin C supplementation but data thin and heterogeneous.
ZincLowersGrade C
Zinc lowers 8-OHdG.
Human trials · 1 study linked
Only a few small studies. Direction consistent with MDA reduction and antioxidant enzyme data but insufficient RCT evidence for Grade B. Mechanistic plausibility high via zinc finger DNA repair proteins and ROS reduction.
Milk thistleLowersGrade C
Milk thistle lowers 8-OHdG.
Small effect · 0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
6 studies; predominantly animal model data. Directional decrease consistent with antioxidant mechanism (mech_001, mech_004). No adequately powered human RCT with 8-OHdG as primary endpoint.
BerberineLowersGrade D
Berberine lowers 8-OHdG.
Lab or animal studies · 0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
TaurineLowersGrade D
Taurine lowers 8-OHdG.
Lab or animal studies · 0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
6 corpus studies.
Mixed results1
Studies disagree, or the direction depends on who was studied.
HIITMixed resultsGrade A
Studies of HIIT and 8-OHdG disagree.
Meta-analysis or review · 1 study linked
Not studied10
No usable human study has measured 8-OHdG with these. A gap is not a negative result: nobody has looked.
AshwagandhaCollagenFinnish saunaL-theanineLion's maneNAD+PQQVitamin D3Vitamin K2Zone 2 cardio