Laboratory tests for oxidative stress

Laboratory tests for oxidative stress

INTRODUCTION Oxidative stress (OS) is considered a significant contributor to male infertility. A number of laboratory techniques have been developed to evaluate oxidative stress in the semen. We review these tests and their current use. METHODS A literature review was performed utilizing the PubMed search engine for articles studying OS etiology and impact on male fertility, and the laborato...

A Review of Laboratory Methods for Measuring Oxidative Stress

Introduction: Antioxidant defense system, including enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, protects cells from oxidative damage by neutralizing oxidant compounds. Increasing the production of oxidant species and decrease activity of antioxidant system causes oxidative stress. The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of human diseases and strengthening of human antioxidant defense sys...

Interference in laboratory tests

Interference in clinical laboratory testing can create discrepancies in test results which can lead to patient harm.  In clinical chemistry, interference is defined as a cause of medically significant difference in the measurand test result due to another component or property of the sample. Interference by endogenous and exogenous substances with assays for clinical analytes is a common prob...

Oxidative stress tests: overview on reliability and use. Part I.

Monitoring oxidative stress in humans is achieved by assaying products of oxidative damage or by investigating the potential of an organism, tissue or body fluids to withstand further oxidation. Unfortunately, there is little consensus concerning the selection of parameters of oxidative stress or antioxidant state to be determined in defined patients or diseases. This is not only due to the unc...

Indications for laboratory tests for toxoplasmosis.