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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(11):1117-1126.
Published online November 1, 2009.
Effect of vitamin C and E on the lipid peroxide, antioxidant ability, and antioxidant vitamin levels in maternal and umbilical venous plasma.
Yoon Ha Kim, Jong Woon Kim, Chul Hong Kim, Moon Kyoung Cho, Seok Mo Kim, Woo Dae Kang, Hye Yon Cho, Sung Yeul Yang, Bong Whan Ahn, Tae Bok Song
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. kimyh@chonnam.ac.kr
2Department of Biochemistry, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
This controlled trial investigated the effect of supplementation with vitamins C and E on the lipid peroxide, antioxidant ability, and antioxidant vitamin levels in full term maternal and umbilical venous plasma. METHODS: Forty pregnant women were randomized in this study. They were nulliparous or multiparous women with history of preeclampsia or preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). Twenty women were given vitamin C (1,000 mg/day) and vitamin E (400 IU/day) from 15~20 gestational weeks to delivery. The others were not given, as a control group. Maternal venous blood was obtained before vitamin supplementation and just before delivery. Umbilical venous blood was obtained after delivery. Lipid peroxide level and oxygen-radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) were measured by thiobarbituric acid reaction and Cao's method, respectively. Ascorbic acid, uric acid, beta-carotene, retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and gamma-tocopherol were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. Results: Supplementation with vitamins C and E was associated with decrease in lipid peroxide levels and increase in ORAC values and alpha-tocopherol levels in maternal venous plasma. And it was also associated with decrease in lipid peroxide levels and increase in ORAC values and alpha-tocopherol levels in umbilical venous plasma. CONCLUSION: Supplementation with vitamins C and E may be beneficial in the prevention of oxidant-antioxidant imbalance origin diseases such as preeclampsia, PPROM. And it also may affect antioxidant ability of the fetus.
Key Words: Vitamin supplementation, Total antioxidant ability, Maternal venous plasma, Umbilical venous plasma, Lipid peroxide


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