Oxidative stress in primary glomerular diseases: a comparative study

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• 作者：Suchita Markan ; Harbir Singh Kohli ; Kamal Sud ; Monica Ahuja ; Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia ; Vinay Sakhuja and Madhu Khullar
• 关键词：Non ; proliferative glomerulonephritis ; Oxidative stress ; Proliferative glomerulonephritis ; Reactive oxygen species.
• 刊名：Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：April, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：311
• 期：1-2
• 页码：105-110
• 全文大小：165.5 KB

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Objective To evaluate the status of oxidative stress in patients with different primary glomerular diseases (PGD) which have differential predisposition to renal failure. Methods Seventy-three patients with PGD and 50 controls were enrolled in the study. They were sub-grouped into non-proliferative glomerulonephritis (NPGN) and proliferative glomerulonephritis (PGN). Levels of serum malondialdehyde (MDA), reactive nitrogen intermediates (RNI), plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), urine 8-isoprostane (8-IP), RBC thiols, glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured spectrophotometrically. Results PGD patients showed a significant increase in MDA, RNI, tHcy, 8-IP levels (P < 0.05) and decreased SOD, total thiols and protein bound thiol levels as compared to controls (P < 0.05). Significantly higher levels of tHcy, MDA and 8-IP (P < 0.05) and lower SOD enzyme activity (P < 0.05) were observed in PGN group as compared to NPGN and control groups. These changes remained significant even after adjustment was made for creatinine. Conclusions Oxidative stress in PGN is significantly higher than NPGN, indicating higher oxidative stress in these patients, independent of degree of renal dysfunction.