Antioxidant status and levels of antioxidant vitamins in coronary artery ectasia

Koc, FATİH; KALAY, NİHAT; Ardic, Idris; OZBEK, Kerem; CELIK, Atac; CEYHAN, Koksal; KADI, Hasan; Karayakali, Metin; Sahin, Semsettin; ALTUNKAS, Fatih; ONALAN, Orhan; Kaya, Mehmet

doi:10.1097/mca.0b013e328346b864

Antioxidant status and levels of antioxidant vitamins in coronary artery ectasia

Koc F., KALAY N., Ardic I., OZBEK K., CELIK A., CEYHAN K., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.22, no.5, pp.306-310, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 22 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0b013e328346b864
Journal Name: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.306-310
Keywords: gamma-glutamyltransferase, coronary artery ectasia, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, vitamins A and E, GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-TRANSFERASE, OXIDATIVE STRESS, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, GLUTATHIONE-PEROXIDASE, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, UNSTABLE ANGINA, HEART-DISEASE, SERUM, ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a rare coronary artery anomaly. In this study, we investigated superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activities, and antioxidant vitamin levels (vitamins A and E) in patients with CAE.