Plasma glutathione levels are independently associated with γ-glutamyltransferase activity in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors

Free Radical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Sedda, Valentina ^a   De Chiara, Benedetta ^a   Parolini, Marina ^a   Caruso, Raffaele ^a   Campolo, Jonica ^a   Cighetti, Giuliana ^b   De Maria, Renata ^a   Sachero, Aldo ^a   Donato, Luigi ^a   Parodi, Oberdan ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamyltransferase; Cardiovascular risk factors; Glutathione

Indexed keywords

AMINOTHIOL; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINYLGLYCINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MALONALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENDER IDENTITY; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39749094324     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760701836821     Document Type: Article

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