Fig. 1. Plasma native thiol, total thiol, and disulfide bonds
levels in preoperative and postoperative CPB (respectively, p
<0.001, p <0.001, and p=0.001)
There was no statistical difference between preop and postop in terms of
reduced thiol, oxidized thiol and thiol oxidation-reduction (p
> 0.05 for all). Table 3 shows the thiol/disulfide
parameters, IMA and albumin levels in the pericardial fluid. There was a
negative correlation between pericardial fluid IMA and thiol/disulfide
parameters (IMA vs. native thiol, r = -0.530, p < 0.001; IMA
vs. total thiol, r = -0.552, p < 0.001; IMA vs. disulfide, r =
-0.517, p < 0.001). (Fig 2).
Table 3. Pericardial fluid thiol/disulfide homeostasis in
patients having CPB surgerya