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Original

Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant supplementation in old age

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Pages 69-75 | Received 04 Apr 1989, Accepted 11 Jul 1989, Published online: 06 Apr 2011
 

Abstract

An age-related rise in blood lipid peroxides measured by the thiobarbituric acid (TBA) method has been reported in several studies. Our study was designed to investigate whether this could be attributed to antioxidant deficiencies in aged individuals. We therefore measured the TB A-value of young and old women and related this to vitamin E and selenium status and the fatty acid composition, triglyceride and cholesterol content of platelet-poor plasma. A significant difference (p<0.001) between young and old women in the plasma TB A-value and the plasma lipid parameters was found. Old women had a lower selenium status than the young women (p<0.01), but their vitamin E status was fully adequate. Only the lipid parameters correlated significantly (p<0.001) with the TBA-value. In a 3-month placebo-controlled supplementation trial with vitamin E and selenium, the plasma TBA-value of the old women did not change. This study shows that the TBA-value of plasma is primarily determined by the fatty acid content and is not influenced by antioxidant supplementation in healthy individuals. The question of the sensitivity of the TB A-test is discussed.

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