title: Increased levels of plasma cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: The pathophysiology of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may involve free radical production and lipid peroxidation. We examined plasma levels of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxides (CEOOH) and antioxidants in 25 patients with SAH, and 10 neurologic controls with lacunar stroke. Patients with SAH had significantly increased plasma levels of CEOOH, which peaked on day 5 after the ictus. Concentrations of CEOOH were significantly increased, and ascorbic acid concentrations were significantly decreased in patients who developed vasospasm compared with patients without vasospasm. Increased levels of CEOOH were associated with increased mortality and correlated with clinical outcome scales. These results implicate oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of SAH and suggest that measurements of CEOOH in plasma may be useful both prognostically as well as in monitoring therapeutic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Polidori
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frei
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rordorf
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ogilvy
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Koroshetz
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Beal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D014451:Ubiquinone; D014810:Vitamin E; C081459:cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide; D014527:Uric Acid; C026663:ubiquinol-10; D001205:Ascorbic Acid