LIPID-PEROXIDATION IN CATARACT OF THE HUMAN
LIPID-PEROXIDATION IN CATARACT OF THE HUMAN
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DOI:
10.1016/0024-3205(86)90559-x
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发表时间:
1986-04-21
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影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
PODOS, SM
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作者:
BHUYAN, KC;BHUYAN, DK;PODOS, SM
Lipid peroxidation was investigated as one of the possible mechanisms of cataractogenesis in the human. Malondialdehyde (MDA), a major breakdown product of lipid peroxides, was significantly higher in cataractous lenses as compared to that in normal lenses. 2-Thiobarbituric acid-reactive material, isolated from cortical cataracts and purified by Sephadex G-10 column chromatography, was identified as MDA. In cataractous lenses the enzymic defenses against reactive species of O2 were impaired as evidenced by the significant decrease in activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase. Hydrogen peroxide in aqueous humor and vitreous humor of human eyes associated with cataract was increased 2-3 fold. It is possible that carbonyl groups of MDA could interact with primary amino groups of proteins and phospholipids of lenticular plasmalemmae by a cross-linking reaction forming Schiff-base conjugates and these mechanisms might be involved in the pathogenesis of cataract.