Assessment of Oxidative, Inflammatory, and Fibrinolytic Biomarkers and DNA Strand Breakage in Hypercholesterolemia

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the levels of oxidative, inflammatory, and fibrinolytic biomarkers as well as DNA strand breakage in hypercholesterolemic subjects. Fasting glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, total protein, albumin, apolipoprotein (Apo) A, Apo B, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), increased ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), -SH, NOx, IL-6, and D-dimer levels were assessed, and DNA strand breakage was evaluated using comet assay in 38 patients with hypercholesterolemia and 20 healthy controls. Total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, Apo A, Apo B, AOPP, IMA, IL-6, and D-dimer concentrations were significantly higher in subjects with hypercholesterolemia. However, NOx and plasma -SH group concentrations were lower in hypercholesterolemic subjects, while no significant differences were observed with respect to DNA strand breakage between the two groups. Hypercholesterolemia is related to oxidative stress and inflammation. Accordingly, AOPP concentration was higher in subjects with hypercholesterolemia, and we speculate that AOPP can reflect the enhancement of protein oxidation and inflammation.