title: Saliva as a Diagnostic Tool for Measurement of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Children with Leprosy and Born to Leprosy Parent.
abstract: The aim of the study is to assess the role of saliva as a diagnostic tool for measurement of total antioxidant capacity in children with leprosy and children born to leprosy parent. One hundred fifty children in the age group of 4-15 years were split into three equal groups: children with leprosy (CL) and children born to leprotic parents (CLP) and healthy children. Vitamin C level was measured in saliva of children spectrophotometrically at 695nm by Phosphomolybdenum method. Data were determined with student's unpaired t test and one way ANOVA. The result of the study showed that children with leprosy exhibited significantly decreased salivary total antioxidant capacity as compared to healthy controls. Antioxidant Vitamin C was higher in the Paucibacillary leprosy (PB) than those of Multibacillary type (MB) (P < 0.001). As age advanced, there was a gradual increase in total antioxidant capacity in both the control and study groups and the results were highly significant statistically. Saliva is an easy medium.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001205:Ascorbic Acid