Oxidative Stress Markers
Measure cellular damage and antioxidant defenses
What Gabriel reads for
8-OHdG (DNA oxidative damage marker)
Lipid peroxides (cell membrane damage)
Glutathione (total, reduced, oxidized, ratio)
Cost
$200–$400
Turnaround
10–14 business days
Ordering path
Genova Diagnostics
Results flow
Upload + interpret in Gabriel
What this test reveals
What this test reveals
Oxidative stress testing measures markers of free radical damage (lipid peroxides, DNA damage, protein oxidation) and your body's antioxidant defense capacity (glutathione, SOD, catalase) — revealing the balance between cellular damage and repair.
Oxidative stress is the final common pathway in aging, neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. When free radicals overwhelm your antioxidant defenses, you accumulate cellular damage that drives chronic disease and accelerated aging.
People usually reach for this kind of diagnostic when they want a clearer read on 8-ohdg (dna oxidative damage marker), lipid peroxides (cell membrane damage), glutathione (total, reduced, oxidized, ratio), especially when symptoms or prior testing still leave blind spots.
Once results are back, you can upload them into Gabriel to connect the findings to symptoms, protocols, and next-step testing instead of leaving them as a static report.
Commonly relevant for: Anti Aging Longevity, Brain Health Neurodegeneration, Chronic Fatigue Fibromyalgia.
Gabriel difference
Why this becomes more useful inside Gabriel
Oxidative stress is invisible on standard bloodwork but drives nearly every chronic disease. A patient with low glutathione and high lipid peroxides is aging faster and at higher risk for neurodegeneration and cancer — regardless of their cholesterol or blood sugar. Gabriel uses oxidative stress markers to guide targeted antioxidant protocols: NAC and glutathione for low glutathione, CoQ10 for mitochondrial support, vitamin C for acute oxidative damage — personalized cellular protection.
Gabriel interprets results through a functional, root-cause lens: optimal ranges, pattern recognition across multiple diagnostics, and what the findings actually mean for action rather than just classification.
That means this test can feed directly into protocols, practitioner matching, food strategy, and follow-up testing instead of ending as a one-off PDF or lab portal result.
What to expect
What to expect from ordering to results
01
Order
Order directly through Genova Diagnostics or ask Gabriel whether there is a better path first.
02
Complete
A blood or urine sample depending on the specific markers tested. Some panels require fasting.
03
Interpret
Upload the results to Gabriel for pattern recognition, protocol suggestions, and next-step guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Questions people usually ask before ordering
Oxidative stress occurs when free radicals (reactive oxygen species) exceed your body's antioxidant defenses. This damages DNA, proteins, and cell membranes, accelerating aging and contributing to cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, cancer, and chronic inflammation.
Common markers include 8-OHdG (DNA damage), F2-isoprostanes (lipid peroxidation), glutathione (GSH/GSSG ratio), superoxide dismutase (SOD), lipid peroxides, and CoQ10 levels. Together, they reveal both the amount of oxidative damage and your antioxidant capacity.
Anyone with chronic illness, accelerated aging, environmental toxin exposure, intense athletic training, or chronic inflammation. It's also useful as a baseline for longevity optimization, since oxidative stress is one of the primary drivers of biological aging.
Individual markers cost $30-75 each. Comprehensive oxidative stress panels run $200-400. Glutathione testing alone is $50-100 and arguably the single most useful oxidative stress marker.
Not sure which test belongs in your workup?
Tell Gabriel your symptoms, goals, and what you have already tried. You will get a more useful answer than a generic test catalog can give you.