Comparison of glutathione peroxidase-3 protein expression and enzyme bioactivity in normal subjects and patients with sepsis.
Clin Chim Acta
; 489: 177-182, 2019 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-29100971
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Serum glutathione peroxidase-3 (GPx-3) is known as a key selenoprotein with antioxidant properties. GPx-3 deficiency has been associated with sepsis. The objectives of this study are (1) to compare the GPx-3 protein concentrations and GPx-3 bioactivity in normal healthy subjects and septic patients, and (2) to evaluate the relationship between GPx-3 bioactivity and its protein concentration.METHODS:
Serum samples were collected from 50 normal healthy subjects and 70 septic patients. The reliable bioanalytical methods for GPx-3 protein concentration and bioactivity in human serum were developed and validated. Analyses of GPx-3 bioactivity and GPx-3 protein concentration were then performed.RESULTS:
Geometric mean GPx-3 bioactivity was 78.13U/l for patients with sepsis, significantly lower than normal subjects with 108.21U/l (p<0.0001). Similarly, the GPx-3 protein concentration was significantly lower in patients with sepsis than in normal subjects, with the mean GPx-3 value of 0.78 vs 3.10µg/ml, respectively (p<0.0001). A positive correlation was observed between the GPx-3 bioactivity and its corresponding protein concentration in septic serum samples (R=0.74, p<0.0001), regardless of gender or age difference.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that the decrease in GPx-3 bioactivity observed in the septic patients was resulted from the significant sepsis-related decline of GPx-3 protein concentrations.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Regulação Enzimológica da Expressão Gênica
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Sepse
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Glutationa Peroxidase
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Chim Acta
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan