Anti-oxidant activity in measles.
BACKGROUND
Measles leads to serious complications, especially in developing countries.


OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to evaluate the effect of oxidative stress on the enzymatic and non-enzymatic anti-oxidant status in children with measles.


METHODS
Levels of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, ceruloplasmin, albumin, total bilirubin and uric acid were studied in 17 children with measles and 29 healthy controls.


CONCLUSIONS
There was a statistically significant difference between the groups for all parameters. All of the anti-oxidant activities except for albumin level were increased in the study group. Both enzymatic and nonenzymatic anti-oxidant defence systems were affected in measles.
Cemek
Mustafa
M
Department of Chemistry, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey. mcemek@yahoo.com
Bayiroğlu
Fahri
F
Caksen
Hüseyin
H
Cemek
Fatma
F
Dede
Semiha
S
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000378:metabolism*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
D000975:Antioxidants; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014527:Uric Acid; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D002570:Ceruloplasmin; D001663:Bilirubin