Ischemia-modified albumin levels in overt and subclinical hypothyroidism.

Autor: Reddy SV; Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India., Suchitra MM, Pradeep V, Alok S, Suresh V, Bitla AR, Srinivasa Rao PV
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of endocrinological investigation [J Endocrinol Invest] 2015 Aug; Vol. 38 (8), pp. 885-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-015-0283-x
Abstrakt: Background: Free radical-mediated oxidative stress (OS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of thyroid disorders. The ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) has been proposed as a marker of protein oxidative damage, which has been found to reflect hypoxic stress.
Aim: Our aim was to evaluate IMA, malondialdehyde (MDA), and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in patients with overt hypothyroidism (OHT) and subclinical hypothyroidism (SHT) in comparison to euthyroid controls.
Subjects and Methods: Albumin, IMA, IMA/albumin ratio, MDA, GSH, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), HDL-Cholesterol were assessed in 105 subjects grouped into OHT, SHT patients, and euthyroid controls with 35 subjects in each group.
Results: MDA and IMA levels were significantly elevated while the GSH concentrations were significantly lower in OHT and SHT patients compared to controls (p < 0.01). When IMA values were normalized for albumin concentrations, the IMA/albumin ratio was also significantly elevated in both patient groups compared to controls (p < 0.01). These changes were more pronounced in the OHT group when compared to SHT group. In OHT group, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels showed significant positive correlation with MDA (r = 0.470, p = 0.004), IMA (r = 0.530, p = 0.001), and IMA/albumin ratio (r = 0.525, p = 0.001). Both IMA (r = -0.342, p = 0.041), IMA/albumin ratio (r = -0.378, p = 0.023) showed significant negative correlation with GSH in OHT patients. No significant correlation between variables was, however, observed in SHT group.
Conclusions: Increase of MDA and IMA levels with decreased antioxidant status indicate the presence of OS in hypothyroid patients, which was more pronounced in OHT patients. Elevated levels of IMA can be a clinically useful marker of protein oxidative damage and OS in hypothyroidism.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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