Serum malondialdehyde level in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides

doi:10.3748/wjg.v9.i10.2332

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 9, Issue 10

This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Number of Hits and Downloads for This Article

Total Article Views (2729)

All Articles published online

The chart showing PDF series, HTML series, Tables (1-1) series.

Item

Count

PDF

236

HTML

2359

Tables (1-1)

129

Sum=2724

Oct 15, 2003 (publication date) through Jul 23, 2024

Times Cited of This Article

Times Cited (20)

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Brief Reports

World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2003; 9(10): 2332-2334
Published online Oct 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i10.2332

Serum malondialdehyde level in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides

Eser Kilic, Süleyman Yazar, Recep Saraymen, Hatice Ozbilge

Eser Kilic, Recep Saraymen, Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri-Turkey

Süleyman Yazar, Department of Parasitology, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri-Turkey

Hatice Ozbilge, Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Harran University, ª anl1urfa-Turkey

Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.

Correspondence to: Eser Kilic, Department of Biochemistry Medical Faculty, Erciyes, University, 38039 Kayseri-Turkeyemail. kiliceser@hotmail.com

Received: July 12, 2003
Revised: August 13, 2003
Accepted: August 20, 2003
Published online: October 15, 2003

Abstract

AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate the changes of serum malondialdehyde level, i.e; the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides.

METHODS: Serum malondialdehyde activity was measured in 43 patients who were positive for intestinal parasite of Ascaris lumbricoides. Scores were obtained for the positives and their age-and sex-matched 60 Ascaris lumbricoides negative healthy controls.

RESULTS: The difference between malondialdehyde levels of patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides and control group was statistically significant both for females (P < 0.05) and for males (P < 0.05). In the patient and control groups, no correlation was found between age and malondialdehyde levels (P > 0.05) both in females and in males. In addition, no significant correlation could be found between malondialdehyde levels of both females and males for patients and control groups (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Malondialdehyde levels clearly increase in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides.

Keywords: $[Keywords]