title: Oxidative stress and changes in alpha- and gamma-tocopherol levels during coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: We studied whether cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has any immediate impact on the initiation of antioxidative defenses in the body by measuring F(2)-isoprostanes and alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, respectively. 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) levels increased significantly within 3 minutes and until the end of CPB. alpha-Tocopherol levels increased gradually at 20 min during CPB and continued until 6 hours after CPB. gamma-Tocopherol levels followed a similar fashion at the end of CPB. 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) and tocopherol levels kept at basal level 12 and 24 hours post CPB. These findings suggest that an increased free radical-induced oxidative stress together with a gradual appearance of antioxidative defense system during and after CPB.
authors.affiliation: Sections of Geriatrics and Clinical Nutrition Research, Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ulus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aksoyek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Katircioglu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vessby
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000097:blood*; D024504:gamma-Tocopherol / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D024504:gamma-Tocopherol; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol