Ageing in Werner syndrome

Biosci Trends. 2012 Feb;6(1):33-7. doi: 10.5582/bst.2012.v6.1.33.

Abstract

Oxidative stress markers including pentosidine and homocysteine were examined comparing them with inflammation markers including highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in serum from patients with Werner syndrome (WS) and healthy individuals. Elevation of serum pentosidine correlated significantly with normal aging in healthy individuals (p < 0.0004). Serum pentosidine in WS increased significantly compared with age-matched healthy individuals (p < 0.05). Serum homocysteine levels increased insignificantly with normal aging in healthy individuals and in WS compared with age-matched healthy individuals. As both pentosidine and homocysteine levels did not correlate with hsCRP or MMP-9, both oxidative stress markers may be differentially regulated by inflammation.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging / blood
  • Aging / pathology*
  • Arginine / analogs & derivatives
  • Arginine / blood
  • Female
  • Health
  • Homocysteine / blood
  • Humans
  • Lysine / analogs & derivatives
  • Lysine / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Werner Syndrome / blood
  • Werner Syndrome / pathology*

Substances

  • Homocysteine
  • Arginine
  • pentosidine
  • Lysine