Lankin VZ, Vikhert AM, Kosykh VA, Tikhaze AK, Galakhov IE, Orekhov AN, Repin VN
Biomed Biochim Acta 1984 43:6 797-802

Abstract

Unusually high activities of the ''antioxidative'' enzymes (superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase) have been found in the cells isolated from the intima and media of normal human aorta. The activities of ''antioxidative'' enzymes of the intima and media of the human aorta in different types of atherosclerotic lesions (lipid spots, fibrous plaques) have been demonstrated to be greatly lowered.