Collection Directions: First Morning Urine Collection, 8-12 hour Fasting Blood Collection
Turnaround Time: 14 days average
What is Oxidative Stress?
The term oxidative stress refers to free radicals in the body that interfere with normal cell function. One of the ways that the body manages the threat of free radicals is by transferring the unpaired electrons to antioxidants. Increased oxidative stress, caused by numerous chemical, physical or emotional imbalances can deplete antioxidant defenses. Elevated oxidative stress biomarkers are associated with aging, cancer, Alzheimer's, cataracts and diabetes.
Who can benefit from NutriChem's Oxidative Stress Panel?
Neurological Disorders, Degenerative Diseases, Diabetes, Artherosclerosis, Heart Diseases, Allergic Inflammation, Liver Disorders, Toxicity of the Body, Cerebral Ischemia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Premature Aging, Chronic Fatigue, Fibrobyalgia
Outlined below are the measures Nutrichem's Biomedical Testing Laboratory uses to determine levels of oxidatve stress:
Analytes
PLASMA LIPID PEROXIDES
An evaluation of total Lipid peroxide levels in plasma is an accurate means of reflecting whole body free radical activity. Cancer, Heart disease, stroke and aging are all associated with high levels of lipid peroxides.
MALONDIALDEHYDE IN PLASMA AND URINE
Measures malonaldehyde in reaction with thiobarbituric acid. This value is accepted generally in research and clinically as a standard means of assessing the body's antioxidant capability and overall oxidative stress.
CREATININE IN URINE
Urine creatine is used in ratio to the urine malonaldehyde to determine oxidative stress in the urinary tract.
|