Bakirezer Selvi Duman, Yaltirik Cumhur Kaan, Kaya Ahmet Hilmi, Yilmaz Seda Gulec, Ozdogan Selcuk, Billur Deryanaz, Isbir Turgay
Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
In Vivo. 2019 May-Jun;33(3):811-814. doi: 10.21873/invivo.11543.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Increased oxidative stress plays a crucial role in pathogenesis of various diseases. The present study aims to investigate glutathione reductase (GR) and malondialdehyde (MDA) enzymes as markers of oxidative stress mechanisms in lumbar disc degeneration disease (LDDD).
The study group consisted of 39 patients diagnosed with LDD and 37 healthy individuals in the control group. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was used to determine serum GR and MDA levels in the two study groups.
Serum GR levels were significantly lower (p=0.008), while MDA levels were significantly higher in the patient group compared to the controls (p=0.025).
Oxidative stress mechanisms play a crucial role in disc degeneration and GR deficiency could be an eligible risk factor for LDDD.
背景/目的:氧化应激增加在多种疾病的发病机制中起关键作用。本研究旨在调查谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)和丙二醛(MDA)酶作为腰椎间盘退变疾病(LDDD)氧化应激机制的标志物。
研究组由39例诊断为LDD的患者组成,对照组为37名健康个体。采用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)法测定两组研究对象的血清GR和MDA水平。
与对照组相比,患者组血清GR水平显著降低(p = 0.008),而MDA水平显著升高(p = 0.025)。
氧化应激机制在椎间盘退变中起关键作用,GR缺乏可能是LDDD的一个合适危险因素。