Ari, ElifKaya, YukselDemir, HalitCebi, AysegulAlp, Hamit HakanBakan, EbubekirKeskin, Siddik2025-05-102025-05-1020111492-75351542-475810.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00568.x2-s2.0-80054958521https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00568.xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/1263Alp, Hamit Hakan/0000-0002-9202-4944; Ari, Elif/0000-0001-9208-7972; Cebi, Aysegul/0000-0003-3804-7966Oxidative stress is accepted as a nonclassical cardiovascular risk factor in chronic renal failure patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between oxidative DNA damage (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine/deoxyguanosine [8-OHdG/dG] ratio), oxidative stress biomarkers, antioxidant enzymes, and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Forty chronic HD patients without known atherosclerotic disease and 48 age-and sex-matched healthy individuals were included in the study. Plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and 8-OHdG/dG ratio were determined as oxidative stress markers. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities were measured as antioxidants. CIMT was assessed by carotid artery ultrasonography. 8-OHdG/dG ratios and MDA levels were higher; SOD and GPx activities were lower in HD patients compared to controls. HD patients had significantly higher CIMT compared to controls (0.61 +/- 0.08 vs. 0.42 +/- 0.05, p < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between CIMT and 8-OHdG/dG ratio (r = 0.57, p < 0.01) and MDA levels (r = 0.41, p < 0.01), while there was a significant negative correlation between CIMT and SOD (r = -0.47, p < 0.01) and GPx levels (r = -0.62, p < 0.01). It is firstly demonstrated that CIMT is positively correlated with oxidative DNA damage in HD patients without known atherosclerotic disease.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAtherosclerosisCarotid ArteryHemodialysisDna DamageArticle154Q4Q345345922111813WOS:000296440100005