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INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 4, Pages 1137-1144Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-012-0334-6
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Oxidative stress; Peritoneal dialysis; Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; alpha-tocopherol
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Chronic renal failure patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) are characterized by increased oxidative stress (OS), which is associated with enhanced cardiovascular risk. Moreover, oxidative stress also contributes to peritoneal membrane changes and ultrafiltration failure. The aim of this study was to evaluate OS in PD patients and the effect of treatment with ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol. Plasma, erythrocyte, urine, and peritoneal effluent samples from 20 patients on PD were evaluated for glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activity, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, as well as protein carbonyl formation, before and after administration of vitamin C, alone or in combination with vitamin E, in comparison with 10 apparently healthy control individuals. All studied markers showed enhanced OS in the PD group, compared to controls. The supplementation of vitamin C and E resulted in improvements of all the OS markers, as indicated by increased erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes activity and TAC levels, as well as decreased MDA concentration and carbonyl compound formation. The oral supplementation of antioxidant vitamins C and E, in combination, can lead to decreased OS, thus providing a useful and cost-effective therapeutic option in PD patients.
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