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To: squetch who wrote (2383)	9/13/1997 12:45:00 AM
From: Pseudo Biologist	of 9719

Squetch, here is an abstract with some relevance to the SOD/BPD issue. Do you have a link to the phase II results from BGTC? Early Hum Dev 1995 Oct 2;43(2):145-150 Erythrocyte enzymes decomposing reactive oxygen species and gestational age. Candlish JK, Tho LL, Lee HW Biochemistry Department, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge. Superoxide dismutase (SOD; EC 1.15.1.1), catalase (CAT; EC 1.11.1.6) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px; EC 1.19.1.1) were assayed in erythrocytes from neonates over a range of gestational ages. Both SOD and CAT activities were found to increase, but GSH-Px to decline, with gestational age. Enzyme activities in the erythrocytes of 13 babies who had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were not significantly different from controls matched for gestational age, but four with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) were found to have lower SOD activity. The importance of SOD in the preparation for extrauterine life is substantiated.

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