Article
Mitochondrial DNA mutations and oxidative damage in skeletal muscle of patients with chronic uremia.
Journal of biomedical science - 1 Jan 2002
Lim Paik-Seong, Ma Yi-Shing, Cheng Yueh-Mei, Chai Henry, Lee Cheng-Feng, Chen Tzu-Ling, Wei Yau-Huei
Abstract excerpt
Abundant evidence has been gathered to suggest that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sustains many more mutations and greater oxidative damage than does nuclear DNA in human tissues. Uremic patients are subject to a state of enhanced oxidative stress due to excess production of oxidants and a defective antioxidant defense system. This study was conducted to investigate mtDNA mutations and oxidative damage in skeletal...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
