Oxidative stress during ex vivo hemodialysis of blood is decreased by a novel hemolipodialysis procedure utilizing antioxidants |
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Authors: | Ziouzenkova Ouliana Asatryan Liana Tetta Ciro Wratten Mary Lou Hwang Juliana Sevanian Alex |
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Institution: | Vascular Medicine and Atherosclerosis Unit, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston MA, USA. |
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Abstract: | The high cardiovascular mortality in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) has been attributed, in part, to oxidative stress. Here we examined the effectiveness of antioxidants introduced by means of a novel hemolipodialysis (HLD) procedure in terms of reducing oxidative stress during ex vivo blood circulation. Oxidative stress was studied in a model HD system resembling the extracorporeal circulation of blood during clinical HD. Blood circulation produced an increase of up to 280% in free hemoglobin levels and an increase of 320% in electronegative LDL (LDL(-)) subfraction. A significant correlation between LDL(-) and free hemoglobin levels confirmed previous findings that LDL(-) formation during ex vivo circulation of blood can be mediated by the oxidative activity of free hemoglobin. These effects were significantly attenuated during HLD using a dialysis circuit containing vitamin E with or without vitamin C. By contrast, HLD with vitamin C alone had a marked pro-oxidant effect. TBARS, lipid hydroperoxides, vitamin E and beta-carotene content in LDL were not significantly altered by the HD procedure. These findings demonstrate the occurrence of oxidative stress in human plasma where lipoproteins are a target and indicate antioxidant-HLD treatment as a specific new approach to decreasing the adverse oxidative stress frequently associated with cardiovascular complications in high-risk populations of uremic patients. |
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