Biological Antioxidant Potential Negatively Correlates With Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness
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- Yagi Hideki
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Sumino Hiroyuki
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Yoshida Kensuke
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Aoki Tomoyuki
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Tsunekawa Katsuhiko
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Araki Osamu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Kimura Takao
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Nara Makoto
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Nakajima Katsuyuki
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Murakami Masami
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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Description
Oxidative stress is a crucial factor in the pathogenesis and development of cardiovascular disease. Recently, simplified methods for the detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS) using the derivatives of reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) test as an index of ROS products and the biological antioxidant potential (BAP) test as an index of antioxidant potential have been utilized. These methods are easy to perform, quick, inexpensive since they use small equipment, and provide reliable results compared with established oxidative stress and antioxidant markers. Because oxidative stress has been shown to represent the balance of production of ROS and antioxidant capacity, it is more appropriate to evaluate ROS and antioxidant capacity simultaneously. However, no study has examined the associations among d-ROMs, BAP values, and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) concurrently. Therefore, we studied the associations among d-ROMs, BAP values, and the carotid artery IMT. Carotid artery IMT, blood pressure (BP), fasting circulating d-ROMs, BAP, glucose metabolism, lipid, and C-reactive protein levels were measured in 95 subjects (age: 49.5 ± 13.8 years; men: 41; women: 54), including 42 healthy subjects and 53 patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus who were not on medication. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that dependent carotid artery IMT determinants remained significantly associated with age, systolic BP, total cholesterol, and BAP, whereas dependent BAP determinants remained significantly associated with body mass index and carotid artery IMT. BAP was strongly correlated with carotid artery IMT in our cohort. Our results suggest that BAP may be a useful risk marker for carotid atherosclerosis.
Journal
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- International Heart Journal
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International Heart Journal 57 (2), 220-225, 2016
International Heart Journal Association