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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a radical-scavenging enzyme. We determined Cu, Zn-SOD concentrations and activities in platelets from subjects with migraine and tension-type headaches. Thirty migraine without aura (MWoA) patients, 9 migraine with aura (MWA) patients, and 53 tension-type headache patients were selected for study. Thirty healthy volunteers composed the control group. Concentrations of platelet SOD were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques. The activity of platelet SOD was determined by measuring reductivity of nitroblue tetrazolium. Low concentrations of platelet SOD were found in patients with MWA and MWoA. Platelet SOD activity decreased in MWA patients but not in patients with MWoA or tension-type headaches. These findings suggest vulnerability to oxidative stress in patients with migraine. It is suggested that low platelet SOD levels may play an important role in the etiology of migraine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0333-1024
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-8; discussion 181
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Platelet superoxide dismutase in migraine and tension-type headache.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article