Antioxidants in adipose tissue and myocardial infarction in a Mediterranean area. The EURAMIC study in Málaga

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 376-382

  Gomez Aracena J ^a,g   Sloots, L ^a,b   Garcia Rodriguez A ^a   Van't Veer, P ^b,f   Gomez Gracia E ^a   Garcia Alcantara A ^c   Martin Moreno J M ^e,f   Kok, F J ^b,d   Fernandez Crehuet Navajas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d EURAMIC Study ^*

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f EURAMIC Project Management Group

^g UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Lycopene; Myocardial infarction; Retinol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003270303     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Keys A (1970) Coronary heart disease in seven countries. Circulation 41: 162-198
2. Steinberg D, Parthasarathy S, Carew TE, Khoo JC, Witztum JL (1989) Beyond cholesterol. Modifications of low density lipoprotein that increase its atherogenicity. N Engl J Med 320: 915-924
3. Witztum JL, Steinberg D (1991) Role of oxidized low density lipoprotein in atherogenesis. J Clin Invest 88: 1785-1792
4. Esterbauer H, Puhl H, Dieber-Rotheneder M, Waeg G, Rabl H (1991) Effect of antioxidants on oxidative modification of LDL. Ann Med 23: 573-581
5. Salonen JK, Ylä-Herttuala S, Yamamoto R, Butler S, Korpela H, Salonen R, Nyyssönen K, Palinski W, Witztum JL (1992) Autoantibody against oxidised LDL and progression of carotide atherosclerosis. Lancet 339: 883-887
6. Street DA, Comstock G , Salkeld RM, Schüep W, Klag MJ (1994) Serum antioxidants and myocardial infarction; are low levels of carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol risk factors for myocardial infarction? Circulation 90: 1154-1161
7. Gey KF, Moser UK, Jordan P, Stähelin HB, Eichholzer M, Lüdin E (1993) Increased risk of cardiovascular disease at suboptimal plasma concentrations of essential antioxidants: an epidemiological update with special attention to carotene and vitamin C. Am J Clin Nutr 57: 787S-797S
8. Kardinaal AFM, Van't Veer P, Kok FJ, Kohlmeier L, Martín-Moreno JM, Huttunen JK, Hallen M, Aro A, Delgado-Rodríguez M, Gómez-Aracena J, Kark JD, Martin BC, Mazaev VP, Riemersma RA, Ringstad J, Strain JJ (1993) EURAMIC Study: Antioxidants, myocardial infarction and breast cancer. Design and main hypotheses. Eur J Clin Nutr 47: S64-S72
9. Kardinaal AFM, Kok FJ, Ringstad J, Gómez-Aracena J, Mazaev VP, Kohlmeier L, Martin BC, Aro A, Kark JD, Delgado-Rodríguez M, Riemersma RA, Van't Veer P, Huttunen JK, Martín-Moreno JM (1993) Antioxidants in adipose tissue and risk of myocardial infarction: the EURAMIC study. Lancet 342: 1379-1384
10. Beynen AC, Katan MB (1987) Rapid sampling and long-term storage of subcutaneous adipose - tissue biopsies for determination of fatty acid composition. Am J Clin Nutr 42: 317-322
11. Schlesselman JJ (1982) In: Case-control studies. Design, conduct, analysis. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 144-150
12. Schäfer L, Overvad K (1990) Subcutaneous adipose tissue fatty acids and vitamin E in humans: relation to diet and sampling site. Am J Clin Nutr 52: 486-490
13. Kardinaal AFM, Van't Veer P, Brants HAM, Van den Berg H, Van Schoonhoven J, Hermus RJJ (1995) Relations between antioxidant vitamins in adipose tissue, plasma, and diet. Am J Epidemiol 141: 440-450
14. Tangney CC, Skekelle RB, Raynor W, Gale M, Betz EP (1987) Intra- and interindividual variation in measurements of beta-carotene, retinol, and tocopherols in diet and plasma. Am J Clin Nutr 45: 764-769
15. Di Mascio P, Kaiser S, Sies H (1989) Lycopene as the most efficient biological carotenoid singlet oxygen quencher. Arch Biochem Biophys 274: 532-538
16. Chopra M, Wilson RL, Thurnham DL (1993) Free radical scavenging activity of lutein in vitro. In: Proceedings of the New York Academy of Sciences Conference. NY Academy of Sciences, New York, pp. 353-356
17. Ascherio A, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Rimm EB, Litin L, Willett WC (1992) Correlations of vitamin A and E intakes with the plasma concentrations of carotenoids and tocopherols among American men and women. J Nutr 122: 1792-1801
18. Kaplan LA, Stein EA, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Stryker WS (1987) Reference ranges of retinol, tocopherols, lycopene, and alpha-, and beta-carotenein plasma by simultaneous high-performance liquid chromatographic analyses. Clin Phys Biochem 5: 297-304
19. Stryker WS, Kaplan LA, Stein EA, Stampfer MJ, Sober A, Willett WC (1987) The relation of diet, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption to plasma beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol. Am J Epidemiol 127: 283-296
20. Parker RS (1988) Carotenoid and tocopherol composition of human adipose tissue. Am J Clin Nutr 47: 33-36
21. Mangels AR, Holden JM, Beecher GR, Forman MR, Lanza E (1993) Carotenoid content of fruits and vegetables: An evaluation of analytic data. J Am Diet Assoc 93: 284-296
22. Varela G, Moreiras O, and Requejo A (1985) Encuesta de presupuestos familiares 1980-1981. INE, Madrid.
23. Gómez-Aracena J (1990) La encuesta alimentaria como instrumento de evaluación del estado nutritivo de la comunidad. Doctoral Thesis, Málaga University.
24. Riemersma RA, Wood DA, Macintyre CCA, Elton RA, Gey KF, Oliver MF (1991) Risk of angina pectoris and plasma concentrations of vitamins A, C, and E and carotene. Lancet 337: 1-5
25. Allard JP, Royall D, Kurian R, Muggli, Jeejeebhoy KN (1994) Effects of beta-carotene supplementation on lipid peroxidation in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 59: 884-890
26. Princen HMG, van Poppel G, Vogelezang C, Buytenhek R, Kok FJ (1993) Supplementation with vitamin E but not beta-carotene in vivo protects low density lipoprotein from lipid peroxidation in vivo: effect of cigarette smoking. Arterioscler Thromb 12: 554-562
27. Reaven PD, Khouw A, Beltz WF, Parthasarathy S, Witzum JL (1993) Effect of dietary antioxidant combinations in humans: protection of LDL by vitamin E but not by beta-carotene. Arterioscler Thromb 13: 590-600
28. Suzukawa M, Ishikawa T, Yoshida H, Hosoai K, Nishio E, Yamashita T, Nakamura H, Hashizume N, Suzuki K (1994) Effects of alcohol consumption on antioxidant content and susceptibility of low density lipoprotein to oxidative modification. J Am Coll Nutr 13: 237-242
29. Ward RJ, Peters TJ (1992) The antioxidant status of patients with either alcohol-induced liver damage or myopathy. Alcohol & Alcohol 27: 359-365
30. Gey KF, Puska P, Jordan P, Moser UK (1991) Inverse correlation between plasma vitamin E and mortality from ischemic heart disease in cross-cultural epidemiology. Am J Clin Nutr 53: 326S-334S
31. Salonen JT, Salonen R, Penttilä I, Herranen J, Jauhiainen M, Kantola M, Lappeteläinen R, Mäenpää PH, Alfthan G, Puska P (1985) Serum fatty acids, apolipoproteins, selenium and vitamin antioxidants and the risk of death from coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol 56: 226-231
32. Kok FJ, De Bruijn AM, Vermeeren R, Hofman A, Van Laar A, De Bruin M, Hermus RJJ, Valkenburg HA (1987) Serum selenium, vitamin antioxidants and cardiovascular mortality: a 9-year follow-up study in the Netherlands. Am J Clin Nutr 45: 462-468
33. Van Lente F, Daher R, Waletzky JA (1994) Vitamin E compared with other potential risk factor concentrations in patients with and without coronary artery disease: a case-matched study. Eur J Clin Chem Clin Biochem 32: 583-587
34. Stampfer MJ, Hennekens CH, Manson JE, Colditz GA, Rosner B, Willett WC (1993) Vitamin E consumption and the risk of coronary disease in women. N Engl J Med 328: 1444-1449
35. Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Ascherio A, Giovannucci E, Colditz GA, Willett WC (1993) Vitamin E consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease in men. N Engl J Med 328: 1450-1456
36. Riemersma RA (1996) Coronary heart disease and vitamin E. Lancet 347: 776-777
37. Stephens NG, Parsons A, Schofield PM, Kelly F, Cheeseman K, Mitchinson MJ, Brown MJ (1996) Randomised controlled trial of vitamin E in patients with coronary disease: Cambridge Heart Antioxidant Study (CHAOS). Lancet 347:781-786