Oxidative stress and asymmetric dimethylarginine is independently associated with carotid intima media thickness in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Am J Nephrol
; 28(1): 91-6, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-17914250
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Oxidative stress (OS) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) are accepted as nonclassical cardiovascular risk factors in end-stage renal disease patients. To clarify the role of these factors in the atherosclerotic process, we investigated if OS and ADMA are associated with common carotid artery intima media thickness (CIMT) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.METHODS:
Thirty PD patients without known atherosclerotic disease and classical cardiovascular risk factors as well as age- and gender-matched 30 healthy individuals were included. We measured serum thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced glycation end product (AGE), pentosidine, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), ADMA and CIMT in each subjects.RESULTS:
TBARS, MDA, AOPP, AGE, pentosidine and ADMA levels were significantly higher in PD patients than in controls (p < 0.001). CIMT in patients was higher than in the control group (0.83 +/- 0.09 vs. 0.77 +/- 0.06 mm; p < 0.01). CIMT was independently correlated with TBARS (beta = 0.33, p < 0.01), MDA (beta = 0.27, p < 0.01), AOPP (beta = 0.22, p < 0.02), AGE (beta = 0.45, p < 0.01), pentosidine (beta = 0.56, p < 0.01) and ADMA (beta = 0.54, p < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
OS markers and serum ADMA levels independently predict the CIMT level in PD patients.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arginine
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Carotid Artery Diseases
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Peritoneal Dialysis
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Oxidative Stress
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Nephrol
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey