Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2009 Nov;52(11):1117-1126.

Effect of vitamin C and E on the lipid peroxide, antioxidant ability, and antioxidant vitamin levels in maternal and umbilical venous plasma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. kimyh@chonnam.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Biochemistry, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
This controlled trial investigated the effect of supplementation with vitamins C and E on the lipid peroxide, antioxidant ability, and antioxidant vitamin levels in full term maternal and umbilical venous plasma.
METHODS
Forty pregnant women were randomized in this study. They were nulliparous or multiparous women with history of preeclampsia or preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). Twenty women were given vitamin C (1,000 mg/day) and vitamin E (400 IU/day) from 15~20 gestational weeks to delivery. The others were not given, as a control group. Maternal venous blood was obtained before vitamin supplementation and just before delivery. Umbilical venous blood was obtained after delivery. Lipid peroxide level and oxygen-radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) were measured by thiobarbituric acid reaction and Cao's method, respectively. Ascorbic acid, uric acid, beta-carotene, retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and gamma-tocopherol were measured by high performance liquid chromatography.
Results
Supplementation with vitamins C and E was associated with decrease in lipid peroxide levels and increase in ORAC values and alpha-tocopherol levels in maternal venous plasma. And it was also associated with decrease in lipid peroxide levels and increase in ORAC values and alpha-tocopherol levels in umbilical venous plasma.
CONCLUSION
Supplementation with vitamins C and E may be beneficial in the prevention of oxidant-antioxidant imbalance origin diseases such as preeclampsia, PPROM. And it also may affect antioxidant ability of the fetus.

Keyword

Vitamin supplementation; Total antioxidant ability; Maternal venous plasma; Umbilical venous plasma; Lipid peroxide

MeSH Terms

alpha-Tocopherol
Ascorbic Acid
beta Carotene
Female
Fetus
gamma-Tocopherol
Humans
Membranes
Plasma
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnant Women
Rupture
Thiobarbiturates
Uric Acid
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamins
Ascorbic Acid
Thiobarbiturates
Uric Acid
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamins
alpha-Tocopherol
beta Carotene
gamma-Tocopherol
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