Urinary 8-hydroxy-2
-deoxyguanosine and serum S100
in acute cardioembolic stroke patients
Authors: Mizukoshi, Genki1; Katsura, Ken-ichiro1; Katayama, Yasuo1
Source: Neurological Research, Volume 27, Number 6, September 2005 , pp. 644-646(3)
Publisher: Maney Publishing
Abstract:
Objective: Our aim was to explore whether free radical damage against DNA exists or not, in human stroke patients.Method: Urinary 8-hyroxy-2
-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and serum S100
were measured in acute cardioembolic stroke patients with relatively severe symptoms. During days 35 after the onset of stroke, urine was collected for 24 hours for 8-OHdG measurement and serum was sampled for S100
analysis every day.Results: The total urinary 8-OHdG content was significantly higher in stroke patients than in non-stroke inpatients (p<0.01). The average value was more than twice the value of that of non-stroke inpatients. The total urinary 8-OHdG contents showed significant correlation (r=0.87, p<0.01) with serum S100
values, which are reportedly related to brain damage.Discussion: These findings suggest that urinary 8-OHdG in acute stroke patients may originate from brain tissue, and DNA damage also exists in the brain of stroke patients.
Keywords: 8-OHDG; S100BETA; STROKE PATIENTS; DNA; FREE RADICAL
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1179/016164105X25153
Affiliations: 1: The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

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