Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-23-2014
Abstract
Nitrates are the most frequently prescribed and utilized drugs worldwide. The elderly are a major population receiving nitrate therapy. Both nitrates and aging can increase in vivo reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). To date, the effects of aging upon nitrate-induced ROS/RNS alteration are unknown. The present study tested the effects of aging upon nitrate-induced ROS/RNS alteration in vivo. 32 adults and 43 elderly unstable angina (UA) patients were subjected to 48 hours of isosorbide dinitrate intravenous injection (50 μg/minutes) in this clinical study. Blood samples were obtained at baseline and conclusion. Outcome measures of oxidative stress included plasma malondialdehyde (MDA), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and reduced glutathione (GSH). Plasma concentrations of NOx and nitrotyrosine served as markers of RNS. Because of the significant differences in basic clinical characters between adults and the elderly, we designed an additional experiment determining ROS/RNS stress in rat cardiac tissue. Additionally, rat thoracic aortic NOS activity served as a marker indicating endothelial function. Our study demonstrated that nitrate therapy significantly increased in vivo ROS/RNS stress in the elderly compared to adult patients, confirmed by animal data. Decreased NOS activity was observed in old rats. Taken together, the present study's data suggests a synergism between nitrate treatment and the aging process.
Recommended Citation
Fan, Qian; Chen, Lifen; Cheng, Shujuan; Li, Fang; Lau, Wayne Bond; Wang, Le Feng; and Liu, Jing Hua, "Aging aggravates nitrate-mediated ROS/RNS changes." (2014). Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 149.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/emfp/149
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PubMed ID
24790702
Language
English
Comments
This article is the authors’ final published version in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2014, March 2014, Article number 376515.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/376515. Copyright © Fan et al.