Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Meraji, S; Abuja, PM; Hayn, M; Kostner, GM; Morris, R; Oraii, S; Tatzber, F; Wonisch, W; Zechner, R; Gey, KF.
Relationship between classic risk factors, plasma antioxidants and indicators of oxidant stress in angina pectoris (AP) in Tehran.
Atherosclerosis. 2000; 150(2):403-412
Doi: 10.1016/S0021-9150(99)00394-9
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- Abuja Peter Michael
- Kostner Gerhard
- Tatzber Franz
- Wonisch Willibald
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- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in general seems to be the leading cause of death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) including Iran. This may be due to classic risk factors such as high triglyceride (TG), high total cholesterol (TC), and low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The impact of antioxidants as potentially protective risk factors against early coronary heart disease (CHD) is unknown in Iran. Therefore, relationships between angina and plasma antioxidants and indicators of lipid peroxidation were investigated in a case-control study. In this study, 82 cases of previously undiagnosed angina pectoris (AP), identified by a modified WHO Rose chest pain questionnaire and verified by electrocardiography during treadmill exercise testing, were compared with 146 controls selected from the same population of over 4000 male civil servants aged 40-60 years. Subjects with AP declared significantly less physical activity and had higher serum TG [means (S.E.M.) 2.32 (0.18) versus 1.61 (0.07) mmol/l] but lower HDL-C [1.01 (0.04) versus 1.18 (0.03) mmol/l] than age-matched controls. Levels of total serum cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] were not significantly different between the two groups, while the ratio of LDL-C/HDL-C was significantly higher [4.51 (0.23) versus 3.54 (0. 11)] for subjects with AP than for the controls. There was no significant difference in plasma levels of alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, alpha- and beta-carotene. However, retinol [1.90 (0.06) versus 2. 09 (0.05)] and beta-cryptoxanthin [0.398 (0.04) versus 0.467 (0.03)] were significantly lower in AP. Furthermore, angina cases exhibited a higher index of lipid peroxidation than controls (e.g. malondialdehyde, MDA; 0.376 (0.010) versus 0.337 (0.009) micromol/l). On multiple logistic regression analysis, retinol with odds ratio (OR) of 0.644 [95% confidence interval (CI; 0.425-0.978)], beta-cryptoxanthin, with an OR of 0.675 (CI; 0.487-0.940), oxidation indices, MDA with OR of 1.612 (95% CI; 1.119-2.322) and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio with OR of 2.006 (95% CI; 1.416-2.849) showed the most significant independent associations with AP in this group of Iranians. In conclusion, the state of lipid peroxidation as well as the status of special antioxidants may be co-determinants of AP in Iran, in parallel with the influence of classical risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
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- Antioxidants - metabolism
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