Research Article
Single Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis Does Not Improve Vascular Endothelial Function in Chronically Treated Hypercholesterolemic Patients
Table 3
Plasma antioxidants, markers of oxidative/nitrative stress, and nitric oxide status in patients prior to (Pre) and following LDL apheresis treatment.
| | Pre | Post | 1 d | 3 d | 7 d | 14 d | (time) |
| α-tocopherol, µmol/L | 63.68 ± 46.85 | 21.88 ± 12.24 | 36.92 ± 20.58 | 44.50 ± 23.30† | 50.60 ± 27.36† | 53.77 ± 29.11† | <0.01 | Δα-tocopherol, % | — | −63.0 ± 5.1 | −36.4 ± 14.0 | −23.2 ± 14.0† | −13.2 ± 15.2† | −8.6 ± 12.4† | <0.01 | γ-tocopherol, µmol/L | 3.89 ± 2.55 | 1.72 ± 1.11 | 3.52 ± 2.87 | 3.75 ± 2.21 | 4.60 ± 2.37† | 4.76 ± 2.48 | <0.01 | Δγ-tocopherol, % | — | −52.2 ± 14.8 | −14.4 ± 21.2 | 0.4 ± 12.3† | 34.0 ± 51.9† | 25.0 ± 33.3 | <0.01 | Nitro-γ-tocopherol, nmol/L | 128.52 ± 53.79 | 39.84 ± 17.91 | 69.44 ± 43.47 | 80.39 ± 48.81 | 96.27 ± 43.29† | 104.76 ± 41.45† | <0.01 | Δnitro-γ-tocopherol, % | — | −69.2 ± 1.9 | −49.0 ± 13.6 | −40.8 ± 14.8 | −25.0 ± 13.0† | −16.4 ± 19.4† | <0.01 | MDA, µmol/L | 1.00 ± 0.12 | 1.10 ± 0.17 | 0.94 ± 0.17 | 0.94 ± 0.13 | 1.04 ± 0.10 | 1.13 ± 0.20 | 0.17 | ΔMDA, % | — | 10.6 ± 15.9 | −6.2 ± 10.9 | −6.0 ± 15.8 | 4.6 ± 15.6 | 14.0 ± 26.1 | 0.18 | ADMA, nmol/L | 607.9 ± 171.4 | 610.9 ± 61.6 | 624.5 ± 51.7 | 624.2 ± 88.9 | 656.0 ± 116.6 | 571.8 ± 102.8 | 0.52 | ΔADMA, % | — | 4.2 ± 17.9 | 7.6 ± 23.5 | 5.4 ± 15.0 | 11.2 ± 23.6 | −4.2 ± 9.6 | 0.26 | ARG, µmol/L | 85.87 ± 8.21 | 88.36 ± 17.17 | 92.81 ± 7.42 | 88.33 ± 11.37 | 90.68 ± 11.85 | 85.12 ± 9.07 | 0.55 | ΔARG, % | — | 3.4 ± 19.7 | 8.4 ± 2.3 | 2.6 ± 7.6 | 5.4 ± 7.2 | −0.8 ± 7.5 | 0.52 | ADMA : ARG, nmol/µmol | 7.01 ± 1.33 | 7.12 ± 1.52 | 6.74 ± 0.54 | 7.11 ± 0.96 | 7.23 ± 0.84 | 6.74 ± 1.11 | 0.90 | ΔADMA : ARG, % | — | 1.8 ± 13.2 | −0.8 ± 21.6 | 3.0 ± 14.7 | 5.6 ± 18.2 | −3.4 ± 7.9 | 0.86 |
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Data are means ± SD; . Δ, relative change from Pre; ADMA, asymmetric dimethylarginine; ARG, arginine; MDA, malondialdehyde. from Pre; † from Post.
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