Dergiler / Gazi University Journal of Science / 2018 / Cilt: 31 - Sayı: 3

Evaluation of Serum Malondialdehyde And Nitric Oxide Levels in Patients with Cystic Echinococcosis

Evaluation of Serum Malondialdehyde And Nitric Oxide Levels in Patients with Cystic Echinococcosis

Emine Gülçeri GÜLEÇ PEKER, K. Barbaros BALABANLI, Şule COŞKUN CEVHER, Meral EBEGİL

Sayfa
700–705
DOI
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Abstract

The aim of current study was to investigate the difference in the serum Malondialdehyde(MDA) and Nitric oxide (NO) levels between healthy individuals and patients with Cysticechinococcosis (CE). CE patients (201 person) and healthy individuals (160 person) as controlgroup were included in this study. Their MDA and NO levels were measured by usingspectrophotometric methods. MDA and NO levels were statistically significantly higher in theCE patients group than the healthy group (p < 0.05). The results indicate that oxidative stressmay have increased in CE patients as a consequence of immune response of the host.Considering results of this study, new approaches that related antioxidant therapies can bedeveloping with further studies in the diagnosis, control and treatment of CE disease.