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. 2011;6(11):e27218.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027218. Epub 2011 Nov 11.

The evaluation of the oxidative stress parameters in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma

Dong Chang  1 , Qian Sha, Xuefei Zhang, Peipei Liu, Shengzhong Rong, Tao Han, Ping Liu, Hongzhi Pan
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The evaluation of the oxidative stress parameters in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma

Dong Chang et al. PLoS One. 2011.

Abstract

Objective: To clarify the presence of oxidative stress in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and to investigate the relationship between oxidative stress and PACG.

Methods: Fifty patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma and fifty healthy controls of matched age and gender were included in the study prospectively. Serum samples were obtained to detect the oxidation degradation products malondialdehyde (MDA), conjugated diene (CD), 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), protein carbonyl (PC), ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosin (8-OHdG).

Results: The concentration of MDA and CD in PACG patients was significantly higher than those of the control subjects (P<0.05, P<0.01). The serum 4-HNE concentrations were increased in PACG patients, but the differences with those of the healthy controls were not statistically significant. Compared to normal subjects, there was significant higher in serum AOPP and PC in PACG patients (P<0.01). PACG patients had higher levels of 8-OHdG in serum with respect to the comparative group of normal subjects (P<0.01). When plasma IMA levels in the PACG group were compared with those in the control group, significant increases in IMA were observed in the former (P<0.05).

Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that IMA is a new biomarker available for assessing oxidative stress in PCAG. Oxidative stress is an important risk factor in the development of primary angle-closure glaucoma. Increased levels of oxidative stress products may be associated with primary angle-closure glaucoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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