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Oxidative DNA damage correlates with carotid artery atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients.
ARI, Elif 1; KAYA, Yuksel 2; DEMIR, Halit 3; CEBI, Aysegul 6; ALP, Hamit Hakan 7; BAKAN, Ebubekir 7; ODABASI, Dolunay 4; KESKIN, Sddk 5[latin dotless i][latin dotless i]
[Article] Hemodialysis International. 15(4):453-459, October 2011.

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Oxidative stress is accepted as a nonclassical cardiovascular risk factor in chronic renal failure patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between oxidative DNA damage (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine/deoxyguanosine [8-OHdG/dG] ratio), oxidative stress biomarkers, antioxidant enzymes, and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Forty chronic HD patients without known atherosclerotic disease and 48 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals were included in the study. Plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and 8-OHdG/dG ratio were determined as oxidative stress markers. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities were measured as antioxidants. CIMT was assessed by carotid artery ultrasonography. 8-OHdG/dG ratios and MDA levels were higher; SOD and GPx activities were lower in HD patients compared to controls. HD patients had significantly higher CIMT compared to controls (0.61 /- 0.08 vs. 0.42 /- 0.05, p < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between CIMT and 8-OHdG/dG ratio (r = 0.57, p < 0.01) and MDA levels (r = 0.41, p < 0.01), while there was a significant negative correlation between CIMT and SOD (r = -0.47, p < 0.01) and GPx levels (r = -0.62, p < 0.01). It is firstly demonstrated that CIMT is positively correlated with oxidative DNA damage in HD patients without known atherosclerotic disease.