Clinical Study
The Role of Xanthine Oxidase in Hemodialysis-Induced Oxidative Injury: Relationship with Nutritional Status
Table 2
Blood oxidative stress markers and antioxidants in ESRD patients and controls.
| | Control group ( = 22) | ESRD patients ( = 50) |
| Hydroperoxides (μmol/L) | 6.1 1.5 | 12.5 4.1* | AOPP (μmol/L) | 40.1 11.1 | 91.3 24.9* | Total SH groups (μmol/L) | 462 73 | 371 59* | SOD (kU/L) | 43.6 12.5 | 61.3 17.1* | MPO (U/L) | 16.9 6.5 | 18.1 5.4 | XOD (U/L) | 3.7 1.0 | 18.5 10.6* |
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< 0.05 versus controls.
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