Evaluation of serum antioxidant activity in patients with liver pathology by the chemiluminescent method.

Total antioxidant activity of the serum in patients with liver pathology was assessed by two chemiluminescent methods based on different models of free radical oxidation: Hb-H2O2-luminol and ABAP-luminol. Comparative analysis showed a significant, but not high correlation of the results (r=0.798), which can be explained by different mechanisms of induction of free radicals and effects of various serum components (proteins and bilirubin) on the initiation process.

Relationship between free-radical lipid oxidation and efficiency of coronary angioplasty in coronary patients.

Low-dose (250 mg daily) oral probucol produces a significant antioxidant effect in coronary patients: increases activity of glutathione peroxidase (enzyme utilizing lipoperoxides) and reduces the content of free-radical oxidation products in the blood. Probucol therapy for 7 days before and for 6 months after coronary angioplasty significantly reduces the severity of coronary artery stenosis.

Effect of serum from cardiovascular patients on catalytic activity of secretory phospholipase A2 (IIA).

Incubation of patients' serum catalytically active by type IIA secretory phospholipase A2 (SP-IIA) with serum containing the enzyme in a high concentration but exhibiting no catalytic activity in 1:1 volume ratio led to a significant inhibition of SP-IIA catalytic activity. donor and patient sera with low levels of SP-IIA had no effect on the serum with SP-IIA activity under these conditions. However, the increase in the content of patients' serum with a low level of SP-IIA in the incubation mixture to 1:2 (v/v) and of donor serum to 1:3 (v/v) also led to blockade of SP-IIA catalytic activity.

Plasma content of cholesterol and glycerol alcohols depends on the number of fatty acid double bonds in lipoprotein lipid pool.

The number of the fatty acid double bonds (unsaturation degree) in the plasma lipid pool was evaluated by automated ozone titration. A positive relationship between the content of double bonds, cholesterol, and glycerol was detected. The higher was plasma cholesterol level, the more double bonds contained fatty acids.