Abstract:
Objective To study oxidative stress in prehypertensive(PH) patients. Methods One hundred and six PH patients and 91 essential hypertensive(EH) patients by JNC 7 were recruited,98 normotensive(NT) subjects were served as controls. The levels of superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxidase(GSH-PX),malonyldialdehyde(MDA)and lipid oxide(LPO) were determined by biochemistry. Results Serum Lipids (TC,TG,LDL-C) and body mass index (BMI) were significantly higher in PH and EH compared to NT. MDA,LPO were significantly increased in group PH and EH compared to NTMDA,PH group(13.8±2.2),EH group(18.9±2.0)vs NT group (10.5±1.3)μmol/L,respectively,P<0.05 and P<0.01; LPO,PH group( 2.4±0.4),EH group(2.8±0.4) vs NT group(1.9±0.2)μmol/L,respectively,P<0.05 and P<0.01. However,GSH-PX was increased in PH while decreased in EHGSH-PX,PH group:(0.22±0.04)vs NT group:(0.20±0.03)μmol/L,P<0.05; EH group:(0.18±0.04) vs NT group:(0.20±0.03)μmol/L,P<0.05. SOD was significantly decreased in PH and EH in related to NTSOD,PH group:(72.4±10.7),EH group:(65.1±10.0) vs NT group:(79.0±10.2)U/mL,respectively,P<0.05 and P<0.01. Multivariate analysis showed BMI,SOD,GSH-PX,MDA,LPO were predisposing risk factors for prehypertension(β=0.496,-0.115,1.768,1.565,1.204; respectively,P<0.05,P<0.05,P<0.05,P<0.01,P<0.01). Conclusion Oxidative stress are enhanced in prehypertensive patients.