- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 31 Issue: 6
- Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Blood Antioxidant Status in Short-Term and Long-Term Smokers
Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Blood Antioxidant Status in Short-Term and Long-Term Smokers
Authors : Hüda Diken
Pages : 553-558
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :To determine the effects of cigarette smoking on blood antioxidant status and lipid peroxidation, 16 healthy male current smokers (CS) and 16 healthy male non-smokers (NS) serving as controls were studied. CS were divided into two groups: short-term smokers (STS) 35.4 ± 5.8 years of age (mean±SD), and long-term smokers (LTS) 60.9 ± 4.9 years of age. The average smoking period of STS and LTS were 8.1 ± 1.1 years (mean ±SD) and 20.5 ± 4.5 years (mean ± SD)respectively. STS and LTS had their own controls, who were NS (young NS and old NS respectively). When STS and LTS values are compared with their control values, the following are determined: 1-SOD and catalase activities increased significantly (pKeywords : Oxidative stress, antioxidants, TBARs