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ArticleJournal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition2023

Linear association between aging and decreased blood thiol antioxidant activity in patients with cataract.

Masaki Tanito, Yuji Takayanagi, Akiko Ishida, Sho Ichioka, Yasuyuki Takai, Sachiko Kaidzu

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Article in Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Masaki TanitoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Yuji TakayanagiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Akiko IshidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Sho IchiokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Yasuyuki TakaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Sachiko KaidzuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We comprehensively assessed the roles of systemic redox markers by including both prooxidant and antioxidant markers in 121 Japanese subjects (mean ± SD age, 70 ± 11 years; 38 men) with no ocular pathology except age-related cataract. Serum levels of lipid peroxides, ferric-reducing activity, and thiol antioxidant activity were measured using the diacron reactive oxygen metabolite (dROM), biologic antioxidant potential (BAP), and sulfhydryl (SH) tests, respectively, using a free-radical analyzer. Univariate analyses suggested that older age, higher pulse rate, worse best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), higher intraocular pressure, and higher cataract grade were associated with a lower SH level. Scatterplots revealed virtually linear associations between age and the SH level (estimate, -4.4 μM/year). Multivariate analyses suggested that older age, higher systolic blood pressure, and worse BCVA were associated with a lower SH level. Neither the univariate nor multivariate analyses, except between female sex and higher dROM level, were associated with the dROM or BAP level. A lower serum SH level was the driver of aging itself and age-related decline in VA due to cataract. The serum SH level may be an excellent predictor of aging status in each subject.

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age-related cataractglutathioneredoxsystemic oxidative stressvisual acuityvisual field

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PMID36777073
PMCPMC9899924

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