EVALUATION OF SERUM MALONDIALDEHYDE AND NITRIC OXIDE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS

Authors : Emine Gülçeri Güleç Peker, Meral Ebegil, K. Barbaros Balabanli, Şule Coşkun Cevher

Pages : 700-705

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Publication Date : 2018-09-01

Article Type : Research

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 Cystic echinococcosis (CE). 201 CE patients and 160 health individuals as control group were included in this study. Their MDA and NO levels were measured by using spectrophotometric methods. MDA and NO levels were statistically significantly higher in the CE patients group than the healthy group (p < 0.05). The results indicate that oxidative stress may have increased in CE patients as a consequence of immune response of the host.
Keywords : Cystic echinococcosis (CE), Malondialdehyde (MDA)