title: Effect of massotherapy on the in vivo free radical metabolism in patients with prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc and cervical spondylopathy.
abstract: The endogenous free radical scavenger superoxide dismutase (SOD) and blood catalase (CAT) in 2 groups of patients with prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc and cervical spondylopathy were lower than that of the healthy control group, while the -SH reflecting the metabolic disturbance of free radical was higher. After massotherapy, blood SOD and CAT were increased, while lipid peroxide (LPO), -SH in urine were decreased, demonstrating that there are distinct parallel relationships existing in the changes of these enzymes in blood and urine.
authors.affiliation: Department of TCM Orthopedics, Railway General Hospital, Beijing.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D005609:Free Radicals; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008875:Middle Aged; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase