Plasma levels of antioxidant vitamins, selenium, total sulfhydryl groups and oxidative products in ischemic-stroke patients as compared to matched controls in Taiwan - PubMed (original) (raw)

Plasma levels of antioxidant vitamins, selenium, total sulfhydryl groups and oxidative products in ischemic-stroke patients as compared to matched controls in Taiwan

C Y Chang et al. Free Radic Res. 1998 Jan.

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Free Radic Res 1998 Feb;28(2):following 239

Abstract

The possible involvement of oxidative damage and antioxidant protection has been suggested in the pathogenesis of stroke which is the second-leading cause of death in Taiwan. In this study we investigated the relationship between ischemic stroke and plasma status of antioxidants and oxidative products. Plasma levels of vitamin A, alpha-tocopherol, carotenoids, selenium (Se), total SH groups (T-SH), thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and protein carbonyl, a marker of protein damage, were determined in ischemic-stroke patients (n = 36, blood sampled within 24 hrs after the clinical event) in comparison with 21 matched controls. The cholesterol-adjusted carotenoids and vitamin E were significantly lower (P < 0.05) in the plasma of ischemic-stroke patients than those of the controls. TBARS were higher (P < 0.05) in the patients than in the controls but Se, T-SH and protein carbonyls were not significantly different between the two groups. Separation of the patients into small-artery ischemic stroke (SAIS, n = 17) and large-artery ischemic stroke (LAIS, n = 19) groups revealed that both carotenoids/cholesterol and vitamin E/cholesterol ratios were significantly lower in both LAIS and SAIS groups than the controls (n = 21) while vitamin A/cholesterol was not different among the three groups. TBARS were only significantly higher in the LAIS group. The results demonstrated that, within 24 hrs after the clinical event, the acute-ischemic stroke patients had lowered levels of cholesterol-adjusted carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol but elevated levels of TBARS in the plasma as compared to the matched controls. It remains to be resolved as to whether enhanced lipid peroxidation is a cause or a result of lowered antioxidants in ischemic stroke.

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Plasma levels of antioxidant vitamins, selenium, total sulfhydryl groups and oxidative products in ischemic-stroke patients as compared to matched controls in Taiwan - PubMed (original) (raw)