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Total oxidant‐scavenging capacities of plasma from glycogen storage disease type Ia patients as measured by cyclic voltammetry, FRAP and luminescence techniques
Author(s) -
Koren E.,
Lipkin J.,
Klar A.,
Hershkovitz E.,
Ginsburg I.,
Kohen R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1007/s10545-009-1242-5
Subject(s) - cyclic voltammetry , luminescence , chemistry , glycogen storage disease , glycogen , biochemistry , materials science , electrochemistry , optoelectronics , electrode
Summary It has been suggested that the very low incidence of atherosclerosis in glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD Ia) subjects might be attributed to elevated levels of uric acid, one of the potent low‐molecular‐weight antioxidants found in plasma. The present communication describes a use of two analytical methods—cyclic voltammetry and ferric reducing ability of plasma—and also two chemiluminescence methods to evaluate the total oxidant‐scavenging capacities (TOSC) of plasma from GSD Ia patients. Our results verified the elevation of TOSC in GSD Ia patients and we propose the inclusion of luminescence and cyclic voltammetry assays as reliable methods for estimating TOSC in a variety of clinical disorders. Our findings with the cyclic voltammetry method add support to the assumption that the elevated uric acid levels might be the main contributor to plasma antioxidant capacity and possible protection against atherosclerosis.