title: Glutathione peroxidase activity in serum during acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris.
abstract: We studied GSH-Px enzyme activity in serum after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and unstable angina pectoris (UAP). The study included 15 patients with AMI and 9 patients with UAP. Serum GSH-Px activity in the AMI group (0.992 +/- 0.071) (IU/ml) was higher than that of the UAP group. Serum GSH-Px activity was established as 0.683 +/- 0.110 (IU/ml) in UAP and 1.012 +/- 0.121 (IU/ml) in 10 healthy subjects (p < 0.0005). We suggest that measurement of serum GSH-Px activity together with other enzyme tests such as CK-MB, LDH, GOT, etc. can be helpful in the differentiation of AMI from UAP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sencan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Büyükberber
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Canbolat
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durak
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D003402:Creatine Kinase