Open AccessThe Role of the Endogenous Antioxidant Enzymes and Malondialdehyde in Essential Hypertension
Author(s) -
Ahmad Abdolzadeh,
Usha Singhal,
Mohd Mobark Hossain,
Najmul Islam,
Imran Rizvi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5829.3091
Subject(s) - malondialdehyde , oxidative stress , glutathione peroxidase , catalase , medicine , reactive oxygen species , antioxidant , blood pressure , superoxide dismutase , endocrinology , prehypertension , essential hypertension , chemistry , biochemistry
Oxidative Stress is caused by an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species and a biological system's ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates.