Russo A J
Research Director, Health Research Institute/Pfeiffer Treatment Center, 4575 Weaver Parkway, Warrenville, Illinois 60555.
Nutr Metab Insights. 2010 Jun 17;3:37-42. doi: 10.4137/NMI.S5044. eCollection 2010.
To assess serum Cu/Zn SOD (Superoxide Dismutase) concentration in individuals with clinical depression.
Serum from 36 individuals diagnosed with clinical depression and 18 healthy controls were tested for Cu/Zn SOD serum concentration using ELISAs.
Serum Cu/Zn SOD levels of depressed individuals (both with and without secondary anxiety) were significantly higher than age and gender similar controls. We also found that, post anti-oxidant therapy, Cu/Zn SOD levels normalized to the level of normal healthy controls.
These results suggest an association between Cu/Zn SOD serum levels and clinical depression.
评估临床抑郁症患者血清铜/锌超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)浓度。
采用酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)检测36例临床诊断为抑郁症的患者及18例健康对照者的血清铜/锌SOD浓度。
抑郁症患者(伴有和不伴有继发性焦虑)的血清铜/锌SOD水平显著高于年龄和性别匹配的对照组。我们还发现,抗氧化治疗后,铜/锌SOD水平恢复至正常健康对照者的水平。
这些结果表明血清铜/锌SOD水平与临床抑郁症之间存在关联。