Lower Antioxidant Enzyme Contributes to Senile Cataract in Study
The pathogenesis of cataract has been found to be influenced by a number of factors including oxidative stress. Catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) are some of the antioxidant enzymes that protect the body from oxidative damage.
The present study investigates the activities of erythrocyte catalase, GPX, and SOD with respect to senile cataract (non-diabetic cataract) and osmotic cataract (diabetic cataract) in a Sri Lankan population.
Senile cataract (non-diabetic cataract) was associated with significantly low levels of erythrocyte catalase, GPX, and SOD when compared with osmotic cataract (diabetic cataract). Positive correlations were observed between catalase and SOD (r = 0.75), catalase and GPX (r = 0.63), and SOD and GPX (r = 0.59) in subjects with senile cataracts.
The results indicate that erythrocyte antioxidant enzyme levels are decreased in senile cataract as opposed to osmotic cataract. Assays of these erythrocyte enzyme activities could provide a marker to identify individuals predisposed to senile cataract.
Filed under Cataract Surgery, Eye Treatment
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