S. Dogru-abbasoglu et al., Antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxides in the plasma of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer are not predictive, J CANC RES, 125(7), 1999, pp. 402-404
In this study, lipid peroxide and total sulfhydryl contents and activities
of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (
CAT) were investigated in the plasma of patients with benign prostatic hype
rplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer. No significant change was found in lipid
peroxidation or antioxidant systems in the plasma of patients with BPH and
prostate cancer. The results indicate that evaluation of the prooxidant-an
tioxidant balance in the plasma of BPH and prostate cancer patients cannot
be used as a marker to discriminate between these diseases.