title: Spontaneous urinary chemiluminescence and diet. An intervention study in humans.
abstract: Spontaneous urinary visible chemiluminiscence has been measured in samples from a diet intervention study in humans. For a month, two groups, each of 21 male volunteers, received either a Mediterranean-type diet or an occidental (high-fat) diet. Urinary chemiluminescence levels (in 10(3) cpm) were 8.5 +/- 3.1 and 6.0 +/- 2.0 for the high-fat and Mediterranean-type diets, respectively. The differences obtained were statistically significant. These results reflect differences in the oxidative stress associate to both diets and support the proposal that spontaneous urinary chemiluminiscence constitutes a complementary index of systemic oxidative stress.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago of Chile.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizarro
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Lissi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leighton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D003404:Creatinine