Review Article

Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidant Therapy

Table 1

Human biomarkers and oxidative stress after ICH.

BiomarkersSampleMethodsValue References

8-iso-Prostaglandin F2αUrinaryLiquid chromatography, tandem mass spectrometry Independent biomarker of prediction of the risk for incident stroke[140]

8-iso-Prostaglandin F2αPlasma Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayDisease severity and clinical outcome after acute ICH associated with concentration [101]

8-OHdGPlasmaHPLC-electrochemical detectorLevel associated with 30-day outcome after ICH[106]

BilirubinPlasmaReflectance spectrophotometrySerum bilirubin levels were significantly elevated in the early phases in hemorrhagic stroke[141]

Vitamin C, uric acid (UA), vitamin E, ubiquinol-10Plasma HPLC-electrochemical detector Lower plasma levels of UA and higher plasma levels of others correlated with the severity of the neurological impairment after ICH[142]

ROOHPlasmaHPLC-electrochemical detectorPredictor of poor clinical outcome in sICH survivors[102]

TAC, TOSPlasmaSpectrophotometricallyTOS levels increased and TAC levels decreased in acute hemorrhagic stroke [127]

MDA, myeloperoxidase; erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase; 8-OHdG, leukocyte 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine; HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; TOS, total oxidant status.