title: The correlation between plasma homocysteine and malondialdehyde levels in preeclampsia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the possible correlation between plasma malondialdehyde and homocysteine levels of preeclamptic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Venous blood samples of 20 preeclamptics and 20 healthy pregnant controls were collected. Plasma malondialdehyde and homocysteine concentrations were measured and the correlation between them was investigated. Mann Whitney U test and Spearman correlation analysis were used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  University of Firat, Medical School.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Plasma malondialdehyde and homocysteine concentrations were higher in preeclamptic patients (p<0.05) and a positive correlation between these parameters was found (r: 0.77, p<0.01, n:20).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results may put forward some new strategies in the research of etiopathogenesis and treatment of preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Niyazi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tug
authors.forename: Husnu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Gurkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cikim
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozcelik
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000378:metabolism; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D006710:Homocysteine; D008315:Malondialdehyde