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Original Article
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2003;46(6):1104-1109. Published online June 1, 2003.
- The Changes of Superoxide Dismutase Isozymes in the Placenta of Patients with Preeclampsia.
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Tae Gyu Ahn, Hyuk Jung, Chang Hun Song, Sang Joon Choi, Byoung Rai Lee, Sei Jun Han
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea.
2Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea.
- Abstract
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The aim of this article was investigated whether changes of superoxide dismutase isozymes in the placenta of patients with preeclampsia contribute to radical-induced tissue injury. METHODS: The activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx)) and the contents of thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) in the erythrocytes and in the placenta were assayed from 35 women with preclampsia and 35 normotensive pregnant women. RESULTS: The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were significantly reduced in the erhtyrocytes and the placenta of patients with pre-eclampsia compared with normotensive pregnant women. The activity of catalase was increased in the erythrocytes of patients with preeclampsia but the statistically significant difference of catalase activity in the placenta and GSHPx activity in both erythrocytes and placenta were not observed. The contents of TBARS were increased significantly in the erythrocytes and placenta of patients with preeclampsia. In preeclamptic placenta, copper and zinc containing superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD) was decreased (3.9+/-0.5 vs 5.1+/-0.6 U/mg protein) whereas manganeus containing superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) was increased (2.0+/-0.3 vs 2.7+/-0.4 U/mg protein). CONCLUSION: In these results, the decreased CuZn-SOD activity may some roles in increment of TBARS contents in pre-eclamptic placenta and decreased CuZn-SOD activity may be more prone to oxidative stress in the placenta.
Keywords :Pre-eclampsia;SOD isozyme;Placenta;Thiobarbituric acid
