Relation between metabolism of trace elements and the antioxidant defense system in chronic nephropathies

BACKGROUND: Trace elements--zinc, copper and selenium are part of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GHPx). In renal diseases changes in the trace element metabolism may influence the equilibrium in the antioxidant defence system and enhance the toxic effect of reactive oxygen molecules.

METHODS AND RESULTS: The authors examined in 53 children with chronic neprophathies (34 with chronic glomerulonephritis, 11 with chronic renal failure and 8 children included in a chronic dialyzation programme) zinc and selenium in blood and urine and antioxidant enzymes SOD and GHPx in red blood cells. The lowest SOD activity (737 +/- 219 U/g Hb, p < 0.01) and serum zinc concentration (12.9 +/- 3.2, p < 0.05) were found in children in the terminal stage of uraemia, GHPx was as compared with the group of healthy children elevated in all groups of sick children. In dialysed children GHPx was highest (p < 0.01) and correlated with urinary selenium concentrations (r = -0.86, p < 0.05). The SOD activity depended on the serum copper concentrations (r = 0.78, p < 0.05). The highest renal zinc and selenium excretion was recorded in patients with glomerulonephritis (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: The results support the hypothesis on a causal relationship between trace elements and antioxidant enzymes.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:138

Enthalten in:

Casopis lekaru ceskych - 138(1999), 11 vom: 24. Mai, Seite 337-9

Sprache:

Slowakisch

Weiterer Titel:

Vztah medzi metabolizmom stopových prvkov a obranným antioxidacným systémom pri chronických nefropatiách

Beteiligte Personen:

Podracká, L [VerfasserIn]
Sasinka, M [VerfasserIn]
Rácz, O [VerfasserIn]
Sipulová, A [VerfasserIn]
Gayová, E [VerfasserIn]
Horská, M [VerfasserIn]
Boor, A [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antioxidants
EC 1.11.1.9
EC 1.15.1.1
English Abstract
Glutathione Peroxidase
H6241UJ22B
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Selenium
Superoxide Dismutase
Trace Elements
Zinc

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.08.1999

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM103540083