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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 55-62Publisher
SOC MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTS SERBIA
DOI: 10.1515/jomb-2015-0006
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asthma; antioxidants; oxidants; oxidative stress; lipid peroxidation
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- Haryana State Council for Science and Technology, Panchkula (India)
- HSCST
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Background: Asthma is a chronic disorder of the airways. Oxidative stress is an important part of asthma pathogenesis. It plays a crucial role in exacerbating the disease, as well as an important consequence of airways inflammation. Aim: The present study was undertaken to investigate the lipid peroxidation and catalase activity in serum and antioxidant level in plasma of asthmatic patients and their association with lifestyle and severity of the disease. Methods: A total of 210 subjects, 120 asthmatics and 90 healthy controls matched in respect to age, sex, lifestyle and socioeconomic status, were chosen randomly for the present study. The samples were analyzed for MDA concentration and catalase activity in serum and ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP). Statistical analysis was done using unpaired Student's t-test, ANOVA with Duncan post hoc test and Pearson coefficient of correlation. Results: The serum MDA was found to be significantly higher in the asthmatics as compared to healthy individuals (p<0.01) while catalase activity in serum and antioxidant level of the plasma were markedly lower in the asthmatics as compared to healthy individuals (p<0.01). A significant difference was observed in serum MDA, catalase activity and plasma antioxidant level among the patients in relation to the severity of disease. There was a marked increase in the serum MDA in the patients with longer duration of the disease (p<0.05). Conclusions: The oxidant antioxidant imbalance occurs in asthma leading to oxidative stress and is an important part of the asthma pathogenesis.
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