Malondialdehyde and antioxidant enzymes in children with obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
OBJECTIVE
Free radical induced tissue damage has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases. We aimed to investigate the role of free radicals and scavenging enzymes in children with obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy.


METHODS
The study consisted of 29 children with obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy and 51 control subjects with similar age and sex. All the patients and/or their parents had complaints of snoring, mouth breathing, and pausing of breath during sleep for at least 6 months. All patients underwent an adenotonsillectomy operation under general anesthesia with curettage and cold dissection methods. Venous blood was taken preoperatively and 4 weeks postoperatively. After collection of blood samples into citrate (3.5 mg/ml blood) containing glass tubes, erythrocyte sediments were prepared for the analyses. Then malondialdehyde (MDA) level, and superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx), and catalase (CAT) activities were measured.


RESULTS
The levels of MDA and activities of SOD and GSHPx were significantly higher in the pre-tonsillectomy period than in the post-tonsillectomy period. However, CAT activity was not different in pre- and postoperative period.


CONCLUSIONS
Our study supports the notion that oxidant and antioxidant defense mechanisms are altered in children with obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy, and this alteration improves after tonsillectomy.
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
Zeynep Nil
ZN
Doğruer
Murat
M
Unal
Gülçin
G
Eskandari
Yavuz Selim
YS
Pata
Yücel
Y
Akbaş
Tugay
T
Cevik
M Y Burak
MY
Cimen
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005609:Free Radicals; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors
D000975:Antioxidants; D005609:Free Radicals; D016877:Oxidants; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase