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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2017

Comparison of serum thiol-disulphide homeostasis and total antioxidant-oxidant levels between exudative age-related macular degeneration patients and healthy subjects.

Ahmet Elbay, Omer Faruk Ozer, Julide Canan Umurhan Akkan, Ugur Celik, Işıl Kutlutürk, Arif Koytak, Hakan Ozdemir

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Ahmet ElbayDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bezmialem University School of Medicine, Zümrütevler Mh. Yol-6 Sk. No:2 Seyrantepe Konutları A4/52 Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey. elbayamd@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8584-1866
Omer Faruk OzerDepartment of Biochemistry, Bezmialem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Julide Canan Umurhan AkkanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bezmialem University School of Medicine, Zümrütevler Mh. Yol-6 Sk. No:2 Seyrantepe Konutları A4/52 Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ugur CelikDepartment of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Işıl KutlutürkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Arif KoytakDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bezmialem University School of Medicine, Zümrütevler Mh. Yol-6 Sk. No:2 Seyrantepe Konutları A4/52 Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hakan OzdemirDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bezmialem University School of Medicine, Zümrütevler Mh. Yol-6 Sk. No:2 Seyrantepe Konutları A4/52 Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi · TRIstanbul Medeniyet University · TRÜmraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of the study was to calculate serum total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), and dynamic thiol-disulphide (T-D) homeostasis in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and compare the results with healthy individuals.

methodsThirty-three exudative AMD patients and 33 healthy controls were included in this case-control study. Participants' serum TAS and TOS levels were measured. In addition, total thiol (TT), native thiol (NT), and disulphide (DS) concentrations were assessed using a novel automated method of measurement.

resultsIn comparison with the control group, serum TAS, TT, and NT levels were found to be significantly lower (p < 0.0001, p = 0.004, p = 0.003, respectively) and TOS levels were detected higher (p = 0.032) in AMD patients. Serum DS levels were elevated in the AMD patient group, but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.219). DS/TT and DS/NT ratios were significantly higher (p = 0.012, p = 0.013, respectively) in AMD patients. A positive correlation was found between TT and NT (p < 0.0001) in AMD group.

conclusionsSerum TOS levels are higher, TAS levels are lower, and the T-D balance is shifted to the DS bond side in AMD patients. These results suggest that increased oxidative stress and decreased antioxidant levels may play a role in AMD progression. Further studies are needed to confirm the pathophysiologic role of T-D homeostasis in AMD.

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Oxidative StressAgedAged, 80 and overAntioxidantsBiomarkersDisulfidesFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFundus OculiHomeostasisHumansMacula LuteaMaleMiddle AgedOxidantsRetrospective StudiesAntioxidantsBiomarkersDisulfidesOxidantsSulfhydryl CompoundsAge-related macular degenerationNative thiolThiol–disulphide homeostasisTotal antioxidant statusTotal oxidant status

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