scholarly journals THE INTENSITY OF LIPID PEROXIDATION PROCESSES IN WOMEN WITH PRIMARY VARICOSE VEINS OF THE PELVIC DEPENDING ON THE STAGE OF THE DISEASE

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyubov’ I. Kolesnikova, ◽  
Andrey A. Semendyaev ◽  
Dmitriy A. Stupin ◽  
Marina A. Darenskaya ◽  
[Lyudmila A. Grebenkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Maximum Increase ◽  
Diene Conjugates ◽  
Primary Varicose Veins ◽  
Peroxidation Processes

Background: Information about involvement of general nonspecific reactions, in particular lipid peroxidation processes, in the progression of varicose veins of the pelvic (VVP) in women is still too scarce. Aims: To study the intensity of processes of lipid peroxidation and the activity of components of the antioxidant system in women with primary varicose veins of the pelvic at different stages of the disease. Materials and methods: 167 women of reproductive age were examined ― 137 with VVP and 30 made up a control group. All patients with VVP were divided into 3 groups depending on stages of the disease. Spectrophotometric and fluorometric methods of investigation were used. The study was conducted during 2012−2017. Results: It was revealed that the level of primary products of lipid peroxidation, diene conjugates, increased statistically significantly according to the stage of the disease by 1.25 times (in the 1st stage), 1.51 times (in the II stage) and 1.59 times (in the III stage) values. Changes in the content of final TBA-active products showed similar changes-an increase in the mean values for all stages of the disease relative to control (in 1.24, 1.17, and 1.77 times, respectively). Activity of glutathione peroxidase increased in stage 2 of VVP (1.19 times), with the maximum increase in stage III (1.42 times); activity of glutathione-S-transferase increased 1.18 times in the II stage of the disease. The concentration of GSH in the clinical groups was characterized by lower values with respect to the control (by 1.22 times in the 1st stage, in 1.64 times in the II stage), with the maximum decrease of this parameter in the III stage of VVP (3.67 times). The level of catalase activity increased in the I stage of VVP ― by 1.18 times and decreased in the III stage ― by 1.14 times with respect to the control. The activity of SOD showed similar changes with catalase ― in the form of increased activity at the 1st stage (1.35 times higher) and decreased values for II (1.35 times lower) and III (1.65 times lower) for the stages of VVP to the values of control. Conclusions: At progression of primary VVP in women (from the initial stage to the 3rd stage of the disease), there is an increase in imbalance in the lipid peroxidation − antioxidant defense system. Moreover, if the compensatory increase in activity of antioxidant enzymes is registered at stage 1 of the disease, then the most of the antioxidant defense factors decreases as relative to control values, and the initial stages of the disease.

scholarly journals Evaluation of lipid peroxidation processes in patients with chronic parenteral viral hepatitis and HIV co-infection depending on degree of inflammatory process activity in the liver

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (11) ◽  
pp. 37-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
L I Kolesnikova ◽  
M A Darenskaya ◽  
S I Kolesnikov ◽  
L A Grebenkina ◽  
M A Rashidova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Viral Hepatitis ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Chronic Viral Hepatitis ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Inflammatory Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Diene Conjugates ◽  
Peroxidation Processes

The aim of the study. To evaluate of parameters of lipid peroxidation - antioxidant defense changes in women of fertile age with chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) and with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection, depending on the degree of inflammatory process activity in the liver. Materials and methods. 99 women of reproductive age were examined, of them 44 patients with chronic parenteral viral hepatitis, 27 patients with HIV co-infection (HIV + hepatitis B and/or C) and 28 practically healthy women (control group). Results. Patients with CVH in combination with HIV-infection with the presence of minimal and low degree of inflammatory activity in comparison with patients with CVH-monoinfection had a higher content of lipid peroxidation products (an increase in the content of diene conjugates and ketodienes and conjugated trienes), reduced values of total antioxidant activity, superoxide dismutase activity, as well as the concentration of fat-soluble vitamins α-tocopherol and retinol. In the group with CVH and HIV with moderate and high degree of activity, similar, but even more pronounced changes in the system of lipid peroxidation were observed. Conclusion. The presence of co-infection - CVH in combination with HIV infection with minimal and low, as well as moderate and high inflammatory activity, is characterized by more intensive lipid peroxidation processes and a pronounced lack of antioxidant factors than with CVH-monoinfection.

scholarly journals Antioxidant status of piglets under nitrate-nitrite load and the action of corrective factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
K. Y. Leskiv ◽  
B. V. Gutyj ◽  
D. F. Gufriy ◽  
V. I. Khalak ◽  
O. G. Demchuk
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Glutathione Peroxidase ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Antioxidant Defense System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Lipid Hydroperoxides ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Diene Conjugates ◽  
Peroxidation Processes

The article presents the results of research on the state of the antioxidant defense system of piglets under nitrate-nitrite toxicosis and the action of corrective factors (methionine, phenarone and methyphene). Nitrate-nitrite load in piglets caused inhibition of the activity of enzymes of the antioxidant defense system, that indicates a decrease in the activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase in the serum of testing animals. The lowest activity of antioxidant enzymes under chronic nitrate-nitrite toxicosis was on the 60th day of the experiment in the serum of piglets of the control group, where accordingly the activity of superoxide dismutase decreased by 14 %, catalase activity – by 18 %, glutathione peroxidase activity – by 12 %. Lipid peroxidation processes are activated in the blood of animals, namely the level of lipid hydroperoxides and diene conjugates increases under the conditions of experimental nitrate-nitrite load. It should be noted that the highest level of lipid peroxidation products in the serum of piglets with chronic nitrate-nitrite toxicosis was on the 60 th day of the testing, and accordingly the content of lipid hydroperoxides increased by 67 % and diene conjugates – by 33 %. Administration of methionine, phenarone and methyphene under nitrate load contributed to the activation of the antioxidant defense system compared to animals in the control group. The use of antioxidant drugs in sick piglets also contributed to the inhibition of lipid peroxidation, as indicated by a decrease in the content of lipid hydroperoxides and diene conjugates in the serum of experimental group. More pronounced antioxidant effect was shown by administrating methyphene. The mechanism of action of phenarone and methyphene is associated with the direct effect of its components on the inhibition of the absorption of metabolites that have a toxic effect on cell membranes of animals. As a result of the adsorbing action of zeolite, which is part of the drugs, in the digestive tract there is a decrease in the concentration of substances that can be substrates for lipid peroxidation, as well as removal of toxic metabolites in the blood, which are prooxidants. This process occurs by osmosis and diffusion of these substances through the capillaries of the microvilli of the small intestine and their subsequent fixation on the sorbent granules.

Lipid peroxidation processes in women with primary varicose veins of the pelvic

2018 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. S49
Author(s):  
Marina Darenskaya ◽  
Andrey A. Semendyaev ◽  
Dmitriy A. Stupin ◽  
Lyudmila Grebenkina ◽  
Sergey I. Kolesnikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Primary Varicose Veins ◽  
Peroxidation Processes

scholarly journals The intensity of the processes of lipid peroxidation in the blood of cows in experimental fasciolosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (100) ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
D. V. Freiuk ◽  
V. V. Stybel
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Lipid Hydroperoxides ◽  
Diene Conjugates ◽  
Metabolic Products ◽  
End Products ◽  
Experimental Infestation ◽  
Peroxidation Processes ◽  
Experimental Group

Among the most common pathologies of parasitic etiology in ruminants, trematode diseases, namely fasciolosis, occupy a prominent place in terms of the degree of damage and economic damage caused. Activation of lipid peroxidation processes plays a significant role in the mechanisms of the development of fasciolosis in animals. The research aimed to investigate the level of lipid peroxidation products in cows' blood in experimental fasciolosis. For the test, 12 cows of 4–5 years of age, black-spotted breed, were selected, from which 2 groups were formed, six animals in each. Animals in the control group were clinically healthy. Animals of the experimental group were experimentally infected with adolescents. During the research, the rules of compulsory experiments were followed – selecting and keeping analog animals in groups. The cows' diet was balanced in terms of nutrients and minerals. Based on the studies, it was found that after the experimental infestation of cows of the experimental group with the causative agent of fasciolosis, an increase in the level of diene conjugates of their blood on the 15th day of the experiment by 30.3 %, and on the 25th day – by 50.4 % relative to the control group. There was also an increased level of lipid hydroperoxides in their blood, where, respectively, on the 10th and 15th day of the experiment, this figure increased by 18.3 and 32.9 % compared with the control group. On the 25th day of the experiment, the level of lipid hydroperoxides in the blood of cows of the experimental group was the highest. Compared with the control group, it increased by 46.6%, respectively. In the study of the final products of lipid peroxidation, it was found that on the 10th day of the test, the level of TBA-active products in infected cows of the experimental group increased by 9.5 %. On the 15th and 20th days of the experiment, the level of end products of LPO in the experimental group's blood of animals was higher by 20.3 and 26.0 % relative to the control group. The increase in TBA-active products' level reflects the activation of peroxide processes in animals with experimental fasciolosis. Therefore, in the clinical manifestation of fasciolosis, parasites secrete metabolic products that promote the formation of free radicals, which in turn enhance the initiation of lipid peroxidation processes.

scholarly journals State of antioxidant protection system in carp hepatopancrease affected by associative Aeromonas Hydrophila infection with Saprolegnia Sp.

2020 ◽  
pp. 85-89
Author(s):  
Kh. Ya. Solopova ◽  
◽  
O. I. Vishchur ◽  
M. Z. Korylyak ◽  
I. Ye. Solovodzinska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Aeromonas Hydrophila ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Antioxidant Defense System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Peroxidation Processes ◽  
Experimental Group

Bacterial diseases are responsible for heavy mortality in both wild and cultured fish. Co-infections are very common in nature and occur when hosts are infected by two or more different pathogens either by simultaneous or secondary infections so that two or more infectious agents are active together in the same host. Associative infections pose a significant threat to fish farming, so it is necessary to develop effective means of prevention and treatment of these infections; it is advisable to study in detail their impact on various fish. The aim of the study was to determine the intensity of lipid peroxidation processes and the activity of the antioxidant defense system in the body of carp suffering from aeromonosis and the associated infection of aeromonosis with saprolegniosis. The research was conducted at the Lviv Research Station of the Institute of Fisheries of NAAS. There were three groups of fish, 5 in each. The control group consisted of clinically healthy fish, the first experimental group (D1) – carps affected by Aeromonas hydrophila infection, the second experimental group (D2), which consisted of carps affected by associative Aeromonas hydrophila infection with Saprolegnia Sp. The results of studies have shown that carp with associative infection ‒ of Aeromonas hydrophila infection with Saprolegnia Sp. leads to the activation of lipid peroxidation processes, especially the primary product of LPO. Thus, in the hepatopancreas of fish there was an increase of 1.4 (p <0.05) in the reasonable content of diene conjugates and there was a tendency to increase the content of TBA-active products. At the same time, the inhibitory effect of pathogenic factors of this disease on the activity of the enzymatic link of the antioxidant defense system was stated. In particular, carp patients with associative infection ‒ of Aeromonas hydrophila infection with Saprolegnia Sp. had higher catalase and superoxide dismutase activity, respectively, 1.3 (p <0.05) and 2.3 (p <0.01) times. The results of experimental studies made it possible to expand and deepen the mechanisms of the pathogenesis of the co-infection of Aeromonas hydrophila infection with Saprolegnia Sp. and to use the data to develop effective treatments.

scholarly journals Study of biomarkers for damage of renal tissue in patients with oxalate urolithiasis after transurethral contact ureterolithotripsy

2019 ◽  
pp. 62-69
Author(s):  
А.К. Масальцев ◽  
В.Б. Бородулин
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Malonic Dialdehyde ◽  
Renal Tissue ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Urinary Concentration ◽  
Diene Conjugates ◽  
Biochemical Indices ◽  
Treatment Control Group

Выявление маркеров патологии почек и введение биохимических индексов, объективно отражающих развитие патологического процесса при мочекаменной болезни, может существенно облегчить диагностику данного заболевания и способствовать выработке правильного и адекватного лечения оксалатного уролитиаза. Известно, что при мочекаменной болезни обнаруживается увеличение продуктов липопероксидации. В таком случае, определение метаболитов перекисного окисления липидов в сыворотке крови может служить одним из критериев прогноза и течения различных форм данного заболевания. Методы. Проведено исследование концентрации липокалина (NGAL) в моче, малонового диальдегида (МДА) и диеновых конъюгатов (ДК) в плазме крови, а также активность ферментов каталазы и глутатионпероксидазы (ГПО) у больных оксалатным уролитиазом, после трансуретральной контактной уретеролитотрипсии (КУЛТ). В исследование включены 72 пациента - у 42 человек выполнена КУЛТ, и 30 пациентов с ранее подтвержденный оксалатный уролитиазом, без оперативного лечения. Контролем служили 10 здоровых испытуемых. Был осуществлен забор крови и мочи пациентов, предварительно разделенных на группы в зависимости от стадии лечения. Результаты. Обнаружено достоверное повышение содержания МДА и ДК, также увеличение активности ГПО во время операции и в первые послеоперационные сутки в сравнении с контрольной группой. Возрастание активности каталазы и увеличение содержания стресс-пептида NGAL в моче выявлено на всех этапах заболевания. Заключение. Активация ПОЛ и усиление каталазной активности можно рассматривать в качестве дополнительного критерия оценки степени антиоксидантной защиты у больных с оксалатным уролитиазом. Identification of markers for renal pathology and implementation of biochemical indices objectively reflecting the development of pathological process in urolithiasis disease would significantly facilitate detection of this disease and contribute to development of proper and adequate treatments in oxalic urolithiasis. Increased lipid peroxidation products are known to be present in urolithiasis. Therefore, detection of lipid peroxidation metabolites in serum could serve as a criterion for course and outcome of various forms of this disease. Materials and methods. Concentrations of urinary lipocalin (NGAL), plasma malonic dialdehyde (MDA) and diene conjugates (DC), and activities of catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPO) were measured in patients with oxalate urolithiasis after transurethral contact ureterolithotrization (CULT). The study included 72 patients; 42 of them underwent CULT and 30 patients had documented oxalate urolithiasis without surgical treatment. Control group consisted of 10 healthy subjects. Patients were divided into groups based of the stage of treatment, and blood samples were collected. Results. Concentrations of MDA and DK and GPO activity were increased during the surgery and first postoperative days compared to the control group. Catalase activity and urinary concentration of the NGAL stress peptide were increased at all stages of the disease. Conclusion: Activation of lipid peroxidation and catalase can be considered as an additional criterion for evaluating the degree of antioxidant defense in patients with oxalate urolithiasis.

scholarly journals Effect of fenbenzyl and fenbendazole on peroxide intensity oxidation of lipids in the blood of dogs in experimental toxocariasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (101) ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
V. V. Stybel ◽  
B. V. Gutyj ◽  
W. S. Said
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Toxocara Canis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Diene Conjugates ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
Metabolic Products ◽  
Experimental Infestation ◽  
Peroxidation Processes ◽  
Experimental Group

Toxocariasis is a chronic helminthic disease caused by the larval stages of the nematode Toxocara canis. The problem of toxocariasis is important for both humane and veterinary medicine. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the effect of fenbenzyl and fenbendazole on the intensity of lipid peroxidation in the blood of dogs during experimental infestation with the pathogen toxocariasis. The experiments were performed on 18 dogs, two to four months of age, and three groups of six animals were formed in each: control and two experimental groups. Puppies of all groups were experimentally infected with the pathogen toxocariasis at a dose of 5.000 invasive T. canis eggs per kg of body weight. The control group of dogs was as untreated control. Puppies of the first experimental group were fed the drug “Fenbendazole” at a dose of 150 mg per 3 kg of animal weight once a day for three days in a single dose. Puppies of the second experimental group were fed the drug “Fenbenzyl” at a dose of 350 mg per 3 kg of animal weight once a day for three days. In the clinical manifestation of the disease, toxocariasis secretes metabolic products that promote the formation of large amounts of free radicals, which in turn enhance the initiation of lipid peroxidation processes. With the use of fenbendazole and fenbenzyl, a probable decrease in these products was found starting from the 15th day of the experiment. It should be noted that the lowest level of diene conjugates and TBA-active products was in the blood of dogs of the second experimental group at 25 and 30 days of the experiment. Inhibition of lipid peroxidation processes in the treatment of dogs with fenbenzyl is due to the activation in animals of metabolic processes involving enzymes, including antioxidant enzymes that catalyze the processes of peroxidation and phosphorylation, as well as enhancing erythropoietic function. On the 30th day of the experiment, the level of diene conjugates in the blood of the second experimental group was 0.29 ± 0.02 IU/ml, and TBA-active products – 25.2 ± 0.40 μmol/l.

scholarly journals Effect of 12 Months of Exercise with Stachys Lavandulifolia Consumption on anxiety, Metabolic Syndrome Profiles and Antioxidant Defense and Lipid Peroxidation in Women with Syndrome Metabolic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali osali ◽  
Alireza Rostami
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Before And After

Abstract BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 months of aerobic exercise combining stachys lavandulifolia (S. lavandulifolia) consumption on anxiety, Metabolic Syndrome profiles and antioxidant defense (Glutathione) and lipid peroxidation (Malondialdehyde) in 50-65 years old women with syndrome metabolic.Methods48 women with syndrome Metabolic were randomly divided into four groups: exercise (n=12), exercise+S. lavandulifolia (n=12), S. lavandulifolia (n=12) and control group (n=12). S. lavandulifolia groups consumed 3 g aerial parts of S. lavandulifolia daily. Training groups performed an exercise protocol of aerobic exercise for 12 months (three sessions per week). Blood samples were obtained before and after training period for antioxidant indicators and lipid degradation measurement. Also, Beck anxiety questionnaire used for evaluating levels of anxiety. T-test and one-way analysis of variance were used for the evaluation of within-group and between-group differences, respectively.ResultsA significant increase was observed in serum levels of Malondialdehyde (P =0.004), Catalase indexes (Pvalue= 0.01), and Glutathione (P=0.001) in the training group and S. lavandulifolia groups after 12 months. Body weight, BMI, and SBP and Anexiety was decreased significantly greater in exercise +S. lavandulifolia group compared to control, exercise and S. lavandulifolia groups (P=0.001)ConclusionAnxiolytic effect and Anti-Oxidative Stress Activity was seen, so taking S. lavandulifolia along with exercises may have beneficial effects on reinforcement the antioxidant system and prevention of anxiety and The negative effects of indicators related to cardiovascular disease in women with metabolic syndrome.

scholarly journals On the Opportunities of Using the Indices of Lipid Peroxidation – Antioxidant Defense System in the Diagnostics of Varicose Veins of Small Pelvis in Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
L. I. Kolesnikova ◽  
A. A. Semendyaev ◽  
D. A. Stupin ◽  
M. A. Darenskaya ◽  
L. A. Grebenkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Antioxidant Defense System ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Mild Degree ◽  
Severe Degree ◽  
Degree Of Severity

Background: The prevalence of varicose veins of small pelvic veins in women of reproductive age varies widely – from 5.4 to 80 %, due to the low specificity and low sensitivity of clinical diagnostic techniques, and the absence of biomarkers that can be used to identify the formation and progression of varicose veins of small pelvic veins in women.Aims: To identify changes in the levels of parameters of the system “lipid peroxidation – antioxidant protection” with the development of varicose veins of the pelvis in women, as well as the possibility of their diagnostic use.Materials and methods: We examined 200 women with clinical signs of varicose veins of small pelvis. Control group included 30 women without any pathology of venous system. Treatment group included 137 women with varicose veins of small pelvis: with mild degree of severity – 39 women, with moderate degree of severity – 65 women, with severe degree of severity – 33 women. We performed comparative analysis of lipid peroxidation – antioxidant defense system in women with and without varicose veins of small pelvis taking into account the severity degrees of pathological process.Results: We obtained the most informative indices for lipid peroxidation – antioxidant defense processes in blood of women with varicose veins of small pelvis: concentration of diene conjugate (DC) for the mild degree of severity of pathological process, lipid hydroperoxide (LHP), DC and malonic dialdehyde (MDA) – for the moderate and severe degree of severity, and also changes in the activity of antioxidant enzymes with increase of the severity of the disease. Assessment of the level of catalase (Cat) and glutathione peroxidase (GP) showed their highest informative value at the mild degree of severity. Concentrations of glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and reduced glutathione (GSH) are more statistically significant markers for severe forms of pathological process.Conclusions: Our research showed the relevance and advisability of the studying the levels of lipid peroxidation – antioxidant defense indices in women with varicose veins of small pelvis. We registered the highest diagnostic value of DC, Cat and GP in the beginning of the disease and of LHP, DC, MDA, GR, GST and GSH – at severe forms of the pathological process. We obtained reference values for DC, MDA, Cat, SOD and GP concentration that can be considered as the predictors of the development of varicose veins of small pelvis.

Is arteriovenous shunting involved in the development of varicosities? A study of the intraluminal pressure and oxygen content in varicose veins

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A Murphy ◽  
L Hands
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Content ◽  
Supine Position ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Causative Factor ◽  
Intraluminal Pressure ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Venous Disease ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Pulsatile Pressure ◽  
Primary Varicose Veins

Objectives Arteriovenous (AV) shunting has been postulated as the underlying cause of varicose veins. The aim of this study was to analyse pressure and oxygen content in primary varicose veins in order to determine evidence of arterial shunting. Methods Thirty-nine patients with varicose veins underwent cannulation of varicosities. The pressure and the blood oxygen content within varicosities were measured in different positions and during exercise. Similar measurements were made in the long saphenous veins of 10 control subjects without venous disease. Results Mean pressure in varicose veins in the supine position was 12.3 mmHg (Standard deviation [SD] 3.6 mmHg). Control subjects had similar pressures measured in the long saphenous vein. No pulsatile pressure tracings were obtained. Varicosity pressures in the erect position averaged 66 mmHg (SD 9 mmHg). In all cases, the pressure correlated with the distance of the varicosity from the heart. Pressure reduction in varicosities after exercise was significantly less than that in control subjects. Recovery time (RT 90) was also significantly shorter than in the control group. Mean venous pO2 in varicosities was 4.5 kPa (SD 1.0) in the supine position dropping to 3.9 kPa (SD 0.9) on standing; these values were not significantly different to samples from control subjects. Conclusions AV shunting is unlikely to be a causative factor in the development of primary varicose veins.

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