Serum Malondialdehyde Levels in Patients with Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Are Associated with Mortality

Leonardo Lorente, María M Martín, Pedro Abreu-González, Luis Ramos, Mónica Argueso, Jordi Solé-Violán, Marta Riaño-Ruiz and Alejandro Jiménez

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-9

Abstract: Objective: Malondialdehyde (MDA) is an end-product formed during lipid peroxidation, due to degradation of cellular membrane phospholipids. MDA is released into extracellular space and finally into the blood; it has been used as an effective biomarker of lipid oxidation. High circulating levels of MDA have been previously described in patients with ischemic stoke than in controls, and an association between circulating MDA levels and neurological functional outcome in patients with ischemic stoke. However, an association between serum MDA levels and mortality in patients with ischemic stroke has not been previously reported, and that was the objective of this study. Methods: Observational, prospective and multicenter study performed in six Intensive Care Units. We included patients with severe malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (MMCAI) defined as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) lower than 9. We measured serum MDA levels in 50 patients with severe MMCAI at the time of diagnosis and in 100 healthy subjects. Mortality at 30 days was the end point of the study. Results: We found that patients with severe MMCAI showed higher serum MDA levels than healthy subjects (p 2.27 nmol/mL were associated with 30-day mortality (OR=7.23; 95% CI=1.84-28.73; p=0.005) controlling for GCS and age on multiple binomial logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study showing that serum malondialdehyde levels in patients with MMCAI are associated with early mortality.

Date: 2015
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