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BULLETIN OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 173, Issue 1, Pages 51-53Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10517-022-05491-6
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superoxide dismutase; COVID-19; sex and age standardization
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This study found that SOD activity in moderate COVID-19 patients is influenced by age and gender. Patients aged 18-35 showed higher SOD activity, especially in women. These findings are important for guiding treatment strategies.
The study involved 271 patients (132 men and 139 women) with moderate COVID-19. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in erythrocytes was measured spectrophotometrically. In total group of patients (divided into age groups of 18-35, 36-45, 46-60, and 61-90 years), higher SOD activity was found in the 18-35 age group in comparison with the groups 46-60 years (p<0.01) and 61-90 years (p<0.05). Then, the groups were additionally divided by sex. In men, no differences in enzyme activity were found between the age groups. In women of early reproductive age, SOD activity was higher than in groups 36-45, 46-60, and 61-90 years. The sex differences consisted in higher SOD activity in women aged 18-35 years in comparison with men of this age. These data should be taken into account when choosing the tactics of therapy for patients with moderate COVID-19 course.
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