Relationship of elevated bilirubin level with subclinical atherosclerosis and oxidative stress in Gilbert syndrome
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2020),
9 March 2020
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Page 133-140
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v13i2.1684
Abstract
Aim: This study aims to determine oxidant status and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and their relationship with mild hyperbilirubinemia in patients with Gilbert syndrome (GS).
Materials and Methods: A total of 84 patients, including 41 (48.8%) patients with GS and 43 (51.2%) patients without GS, were included in the study. Total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) were studied for oxidant status.
Results: TAS was found to be higher in the GS patients compared to the non-GS patients (1.7±0.1 vs. 1.5±0.2; p=0.002); there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of mean TOS and mean OSI (p>0.05). No significant difference was observed between the GS and non-GS patients in terms of mean left ventricular volume and mean LVMI (p>0.05). However, subgroup analysis based on sex showed that GS patients had lower LVMI for both sexes. In GS patients, TAS level had a positive correlation with albumin (r=0.319; p=0.042), triglyceride (r=0.392; p=0.011), total bilirubin (r=0.420; p=0.006), direct bilirubin (r=0.361; p=0.020), and indirect bilirubin (r=0.338; p=0.0311) levels; no correlation was revealed between TAS level and other laboratory findings (p>0.05). The regression model showed that risk factors of direct bilirubin (?±SE=0.13±0.03; p<0.001), uric acid (?±SE=0.04±0.01; p=0.001), and albumin (?±SE=0.17±0.04; p<0.001) were independent predictors of TAS level.
Conclusion: This study revealed a relationship between mild hyperbilirubinemia and antioxidant balance in GS. Although statistical significance was not reached, LVMI was found to be lower in the GS group compared to the non-GS group for both sexes.
- Gilbert syndrome
- hyperbilirubinemia
- oxidative stress
- subclinical atherosclerosis
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