title: Oxidative stress parameters in erythrocytes of post-reperfused patients with myocardial infarction.
abstract: The effect of reperfusion of patients with myocardial infarction on the levels of some anti-oxidant enzymes, total thiols, malondialdehyde formation in erythrocytes and plasma ascorbate levels have been investigated. Significantly decreased activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase and decreased levels of total thiols in RBC's and ascorbic acid in plasma suggest that reperfusion of the infarcted myocardium leads to oxidative stress conditions wherein anti-oxidant mechanisms become less effective in coping with the oxidative insult. This view is further supported by the observation that in the post reperfused patients there is a highly significant enhancement in the levels of malondialdehyde.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow 226 007, India.
authors.forename: Pushpa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhakuni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000378:metabolism*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000378:metabolism*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D001205:Ascorbic Acid