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Experimental Biology and Medicine 226:349-352 (2001)
© 2001 Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Blood Glutathione and Cysteine Concentrations in Twin Children

Calvin A. Lang,1, Adam P. Matheny, Jr., Walter Mastropaolo and Marcia C. Liu

The Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville,Kentucky40292

Glutathione and cysteine are major antioxidants in blood that are associated with health and longevity. To ensure their measurement, careful attention to avoid auto-oxidation is necessary to stabilize the samples. Since no report of these compounds has been reported in children, our goal was to determine their levels of reduced and oxidized glutathione (GSH and GSSG) and cysteine (Cys and CSSC), To this end, 140 healthy children, ages 2 to 9 years from the Louisville Twin Study were studied. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for GSH, GSSG, Cys, and CSSC by our HPLC dual electrochemical method. The results showed that GSH and total GSH (GSH + GSSG) levels for monozygotic (MZ) twins were significantly higher (P < 0.001) than levels for dizygotic (DZ) twins. However, the opposite occurred for Cys and total Cys (Cys + CSSC) in that the levels were significantly higher for DZ twins than for MZ twins. (P < 0.005–0.013). In spite of this marked difference in zygosity, the within-pair correlations for twin pairs used for estimating heritability suggested that there was a major environmental influence for total GSH and total Cys. Finally. GSH levels were significantly lower for young (2–9 years) children than adults (P < 0.001).

Key Words: blood • glutathione • cysteine • twin children






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