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ArticleJournal of medical biochemistry2019

Thiol/Disulphide Homeostasis, Ischemia Modified Albumin, and Ferroxidase as Oxidative Stress Markers in Women with Obesity with Insulin Resistance.

Elif Ates, Turan Set, Süleyman Caner Karahan, Cemile Biçer, Özcan Erel

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Article in Journal of medical biochemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elif AtesDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Turan SetDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Süleyman Caner KarahanDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Cemile BiçerDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Özcan ErelDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Karadeniz Technical University · TRAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of the study was to determine oxidative stress-related plasma thiol/disulphide, ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels and ferroxidase activity among women with obesity in insulin-resistant and non-insulin-resistant groups in comparison with an overweight group.

methodsWe compared plasma thiol/disulphide, IMA levels, and ferroxidase activity between the study groups. We analyzed plasma thiol/disulphide homeostasis with a newly developed automated measurement method; IMA with Albumin Cobalt Binding Test and ferroxidase (ceruloplasmin) levels with an automated, colourimetric method.

resultsThere were no significant differences between insulin-resistant and non-insulin-resistant women with obesity in terms of plasma native thiol, total thiol, disulphide, disulphide/native thiol ratio, disulphide/total thiol or native thiol/total thiol values. Ferroxidase activity was higher in insulin-resistant than in non-insulin-resistant women with obesity and higher in the total women with obesity group than in the overweight subjects (p<0.001, and p=0.014, respectively). IMA was lower in the insulin-resistant group than in the non-insulin-resistant group and overweight groups (p=0.011, and p=0.042, respectively).

conclusionsThe significantly greater increase in ferroxidase activity in insulin-resistant subjects with obesity may reflect its role as a positive acute phase protein. These findings may be related to the pathogenesis of the disease. Changes in oxidative status occur in women with obesity, and partially in overweight subjects. The ferroxidase activity of ceruloplasmin plays a crucial role in iron homeostasis and lowers oxidative stress by reducing the detrimental effects of iron.

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biomarkersceruloplasmininsulin resistanceobesityoxidative stressthiols

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