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Oxidative stress in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy plus peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

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Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are associated with increased formation of reactive oxygen species and depletion of critical plasma and tissue antioxidants. In patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy, the plasma antioxidant concentration has been shown to decrease. However, these studies in which the oxidative stress status were investigated have a small number of patients and they are heterogeneous. In this study, the changes in certain trace elements together with oxidative stress parameters were investigated in 36 patients who had undergone autologous stem cell transplantation because of solid and hematological malignancies. Blood samples of the patients were examined before the high-dose chemotherapy (baseline), before stem cell transplantation (day −1), and after stem cell transplantation on day 1, 3, and 6. Erythrocyte zinc, silver, and iron levels were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry; malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) levels were measured by UV-vis spectrophotometry.

After high-dose chemotherapy, significant increases in the levels of MDA, GSH-Px, and SOD were observed. On the other hand, Cu levels remained the same while the levels of erythrocyte Zn and Fe were increased. Significant correlation was observed among MDA, GSH-Px, and SOD (p<0.05). High-dose chemotherapy gives rise to an increase in the oxidative stress and the reactive oxygen species. Standard parenteral nutrition protocols were found to be insufficient to lower this stress.

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  1. Department of Hematology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    T. Cetin

  2. Department of Medical Oncology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    F. Arpaci, B. Ozturk, S. Komurcu & A. Ozet

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane School of Medicine, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    M. I. Yilmaz, K. Saglam & M. Gunay

  4. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gulhane School of Medicine, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    C. Akay

  5. Department of Epidemiology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    S. Kilic

  6. Department of Radiation Oncology, Gulhane School of Medicine, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey

    C. Ulutin

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Cetin, T., Arpaci, F., Yilmaz, M.I. et al. Oxidative stress in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy plus peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Biol Trace Elem Res 97, 237–247 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:97:3:237

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