Decrease in 3-nitrotyrosine in the amniotic fluid of women with cytomegalovirus infection.
The aim of this study was to assess oxidative stress in pregnant women infected with cytomegalovirus on the basis of 3-nitrotyrosine levels in amniotic fluid (AF). The 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) level in AF was measured using the competitive ELISA method. The study groups were as follows: group I consisted of women with IgM and/or IgA; group II were women with only IgG anti-CMV antibodies and group III were seronegative women, used as the control group. Age, gestational age and socioeconomic status were also assessed. The average level of 3-nitrotyrosine in group II and the control group was similar: 53.14 nM 3-NT and 49.78 nM 3-NT, respectively. However, in group I, the lowest level 3-NT in AF was observed - 39.17 nM 3-NT and statistical analysis showed significant differences in levels of 3-NT between group I and the control group (p < 0.01). We conclude that significantly lower levels of 3-nitrotyrosine in pregnant women with CMV infection may indicate an increase in the antioxidant defence mechanisms in these patients.
Department of Fetal-Maternal Medicine and Gynecology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute , Lodz , Poland.
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Gaj
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Wilczynski
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Nowakowska-Glab
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Boakye-Agyeman
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Paradowska
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Lesnikowski
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Nowakowska
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism
C002744:3-nitrotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine