Oxidative stress is associated with an increased antioxidant defense in elderly subjects : a multilevel approach

BACKGROUND: Studies of associations between plasma GSH-Px activity and cardiovascular risk factors have been done in humans, and contradictory results have been reported. The aim of our study was to assess the association between the scavenger antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in plasma and the presence of novel and classical cardiovascular risk factors in elderly patients.

METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study with baseline data from a subsample of the PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea) study in Spain. Participants were 1,060 asymptomatic subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), aged 55 to 80, selected from 8 primary health care centers (PHCCs). We assessed classical CVD risk factors, plasma oxidized low-density lipoproteins (ox-LDL), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) using multilevel statistical procedures.

RESULTS: Mean GSH-Px value was 612 U/L (SE: 12 U/L), with variation between PHCCs ranging from 549 to 674 U/L (Variance =  013.5; P<0.001). Between-participants variability within a PHCC accounted for 89% of the total variation. Both glucose and oxidized LDL were positively associated with GSH-Px activity after adjustment for possible confounder variables (P = 0.03 and P = 0.01, respectively).

CONCLUSION: In a population at high cardiovascular risk, a positive linear association was observed between plasma GSH-Px activity and both glucose and ox-LDL levels. The high GSH-Px activity observed when an oxidative stress situation occurred, such as hyperglycemia and lipid oxidative damage, could be interpreted as a healthy defensive response against oxidative injury in our cardiovascular risk population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 9(2014), 9 vom: 21., Seite e105881

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Flores-Mateo, Gemma [VerfasserIn]
Elosua, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Blanco, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Basora-Gallisà, Josep [VerfasserIn]
Bulló, Mònica [VerfasserIn]
Salas-Salvadó, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Estruch, Ramon [VerfasserIn]
Corella, Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Fitó, Montserrat [VerfasserIn]
Fiol, Miquel [VerfasserIn]
Arós, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Gracia, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Subirana, Isaac [VerfasserIn]
Lapetra, José [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Sáez, Guillermo T [VerfasserIn]
Covas, Maria-Isabel [VerfasserIn]
PREDIMED Study Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Viñas, C [Sonstige Person]
Casas, R [Sonstige Person]
Baena, J M [Sonstige Person]
Oller, M [Sonstige Person]
Amat, J [Sonstige Person]
Duaso, I [Sonstige Person]
García, Y [Sonstige Person]
Iglesias, C [Sonstige Person]
Benavent, J [Sonstige Person]
Sánchez-Tainta, A [Sonstige Person]
Toledo, E [Sonstige Person]
Buil-Cosiales, P [Sonstige Person]
Serrano-Martínez, M [Sonstige Person]
Díez-Espino, J [Sonstige Person]
García-Arellano, A [Sonstige Person]
Zazpe, I [Sonstige Person]
Basterra-Gortari, J [Sonstige Person]
González, R [Sonstige Person]
Molina, C [Sonstige Person]
Guasch-Ferré, M [Sonstige Person]
Díaz-López, A [Sonstige Person]
Sorli, M [Sonstige Person]
García-Roselló, J [Sonstige Person]
Basora, J [Sonstige Person]
Fernández-Ballart, J [Sonstige Person]
Tello, S [Sonstige Person]
Vila, J [Sonstige Person]
Fitó, M [Sonstige Person]
Schröder, H [Sonstige Person]
Flores-Mateo, R [Sonstige Person]
Aros del Hierro, F [Sonstige Person]
Algorta, J [Sonstige Person]
Benítez Pont, R [Sonstige Person]
Bianchi Alba, M [Sonstige Person]
Fernández-Crehuet Navajas, J [Sonstige Person]
Gómez-Gracia, E [Sonstige Person]
García, F J [Sonstige Person]
Roman, P [Sonstige Person]
Santos, J M [Sonstige Person]
Lapetra, J [Sonstige Person]
Álvarez-Pérez, J [Sonstige Person]
Díez Benítez, E [Sonstige Person]
Bautista Castaño, I [Sonstige Person]
Sánchez-Villegas, A [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Antioxidants
EC 1.11.1.9
Glutathione Peroxidase
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.06.2015

Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0105881

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NLM242348319