Lívia Szélig1, Szilárd Kun2, Gábor Woth1, Gergő A Molnár2, Zita Zrínyi3, Emese Kátai3, János Lantos4, István Wittmann2, Lajos Bogár1, Attila Miseta3, Csaba Csontos1. 1. a Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine , University of Pécs , Akác utca 1, H-7632 Hungary. 2. b 2nd Department of Medicine and Nephrological Centre, Faculty of Medicine , University of Pécs , Pacsirta utca 1, H-7624 Hungary. 3. c Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Pécs , Ifjúság út 13, H-7624 Hungary. 4. d Department of Surgical Research and Techniques, Faculty of Medicine , University of Pécs , Kodály Z. utca 20, H-7624 Hungary.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Sepsis is associated with oxidative stress. Due to oxidative stress, three tyrosine isoforms, para-, meta-, and ortho-tyrosine (p-, m-, and o-Tyr), can be formed non-enzymatically in smaller amounts. p-Tyr is mainly formed physiologically in the kidneys through the activity of the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme. The three tyrosine isoforms may undergo different renal handling. METHODS: Twenty septic patients were involved in the study and 25 healthy individuals served as controls. Blood and urine levels of p-, m-, and o-Tyr were measured on admission and four consecutive days. RESULTS: Serum m-Tyr levels were higher in septic patients than in controls on days 2 (P = 0.031) and 3 (P = 0.035). Serum p-Tyr levels were lower in the cases than in controls on days 1 (P = 0.005) and 2 (P = 0.040), and subsequently normalized due to a day-by-day elevation (P = 0.002). The tendency of urinary m-Tyr concentration was decreasing (P = 0.041), while that of urinary p-Tyr concentration was increasing (P = 0.001). Fractional excretion of m-Tyr (FEm-Tyr) showed a decreasing tendency (P = 0.009), and was, on all days, higher than FEp-Tyr, which remained near-normal, less than 4%. Procalcitonin showed significant correlation with FEm-Tyr (r = 0.454; P < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Our data suggest that the oxidative stress marker m-Tyr and physiologic p-Tyr may be handled differently in septic patients. The excretion of m-Tyr correlates with inflammation. m-Tyr may be actively secreted or produced in the kidney in some patients, whereas the decreased serum level of p-Tyr is a consequence of diminished renal production and not of renal loss.
OBJECTIVES: Sepsis is associated with oxidative stress. Due to oxidative stress, three tyrosine isoforms, para-, meta-, and ortho-tyrosine (p-, m-, and o-Tyr), can be formed non-enzymatically in smaller amounts. p-Tyr is mainly formed physiologically in the kidneys through the activity of the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme. The three tyrosine isoforms may undergo different renal handling. METHODS: Twenty septic patients were involved in the study and 25 healthy individuals served as controls. Blood and urine levels of p-, m-, and o-Tyr were measured on admission and four consecutive days. RESULTS: Serum m-Tyr levels were higher in septic patients than in controls on days 2 (P = 0.031) and 3 (P = 0.035). Serum p-Tyr levels were lower in the cases than in controls on days 1 (P = 0.005) and 2 (P = 0.040), and subsequently normalized due to a day-by-day elevation (P = 0.002). The tendency of urinary m-Tyr concentration was decreasing (P = 0.041), while that of urinary p-Tyr concentration was increasing (P = 0.001). Fractional excretion of m-Tyr (FEm-Tyr) showed a decreasing tendency (P = 0.009), and was, on all days, higher than FEp-Tyr, which remained near-normal, less than 4%. Procalcitonin showed significant correlation with FEm-Tyr (r = 0.454; P < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Our data suggest that the oxidative stress marker m-Tyr and physiologic p-Tyr may be handled differently in septic patients. The excretion of m-Tyr correlates with inflammation. m-Tyr may be actively secreted or produced in the kidney in some patients, whereas the decreased serum level of p-Tyr is a consequence of diminished renal production and not of renal loss.
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