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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June
24, 2003.
ESA
Laboratory Services has developed a highly specific, sensitive,
interference-free, and accurate HPLC method using proprietary multi-channel
electrochemical array detection technology in conjunction with an
automated column switching procedure to measure 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine
(8OH2'dG) in urine - a prime indicator of oxidative DNA damage.
Routine
Analysis of Oxidative DNA damage ...
ESA
Laboratory Services has developed a highly specific, sensitive,
interference-free, and accurate HPLC method using proprietary multi-channel
electrochemical array detection technology in conjunction with an
automated column switching procedure to measure 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine
(8OH2'dG) in urine - a prime indicator of oxidative DNA damage.
8-
Hydroxy-Guanine, a highly mutagenic DNA adduct, can be formed by
exposure of DNA to a number of oxidising species, such as hydroxyl
free radicals. In vivo repair mechanisms remove this adduct as 8OH2'dG,
which is excreted in the urine. Urinary 8OH2'dG is currently being
used as an indicator of oxidative stress for aging and various diseases
such as Alzheimers, diabetes, and cancer.
ESA's
fully validated HPLC method is the only commercially available assay
measuring the extremely low levels of 8OH2'dG in urine, a very complex
matrix. Additionally, analyses of 8OH2'dG in plasma, saliva, sweat
or CSF are available. In extracted, hydrolysed nuclear or mitochondrial
DNA, the analysis is extended to include the precursor 2'dG.
For
further information on using ESA Laboratory Services for the validated
measurement of 8OH2'dG in biological fluids or 8OH2'dG and/or its
precursor 2'dG in hydrolysed DNA, please contact ESA Analytical
on telephone +44-1844-239381 or email egoodall@esainc.com
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