Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The in vivo determination of oxidative stress always remains a great challenge. Our approach in Liège CHU consists of simultaneously measuring in blood samples four different kinds of biomarkers: enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, trace elements, markers of oxidative damage to lipids, and identification of sources leading to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. All these biomarkers (n = 16) have been investigated in patients: 1) with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)1 or operated for Thoracic Abdominal Dissection (TAD)2, 2) suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)3 or FacioScapuloHumeral Myopathy (FSHM)4, 3) with COVID-195,6 and 4) with delirium7. When compared to our internal reference values, depletion in non-enzymatic antioxidants (vitamin C, β-carotene, vitamin C/vitamin E ratio, thiol proteins) and trace elements (zinc, selenium) was observed in the majority of these pathologies. By contrast, increased levels in glutathione peroxidase, copper/zinc ratio, lipid peroxides (ROOH), and myeloperoxidase are common in all these diseases.
Source: RedoXplore.
Language: English
Subfield: Biochemistry
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4402279456