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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
There is evidence suggesting that patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are under chronic oxidative stress. In the present study, the level of oxidatively modified bases in lymphocyte DNA and some other parameters of oxidative stress were measured in HIV-infected patients (n = 30), as well as in control groups (10 healthy volunteers and 15 HIV-seronegative injected drug users). Additional experiments were conducted using lymphocyte DNA samples from asymptomatic seropositive, HIV-infected patients who were supplemented with antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E or received placebo. Significant increases in the amount of the modified DNA bases were observed in HIV-infected patients when compared with the control group. The concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) was higher and activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and catalase) were lower in the group of HIV-infected patients in comparison to the control group. Vitamin supplementation resulted in the significant decrease in the levels of all modified DNA bases when compared to the patients who received placebo. The reduction of TBARS and the restoration of the activity of the enzymes were also observed. Our data suggest that people infected with HIV can benefit from treatment with antioxidant vitamins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0891-5849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
414-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Ascorbic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Catalase, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-DNA Damage, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Dietary Supplements, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Lipid Peroxidation, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Superoxide Dismutase, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Vitamin A, pubmed-meshheading:11864781-Vitamin E
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Supplementation with antioxidant vitamins prevents oxidative modification of DNA in lymphocytes of HIV-infected patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, The Ludwik Rydygier Medical University, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't