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ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2017

Relationship of Oxidant and Antioxidant Markers to Asthma Severity in Egyptian Asthmatic Children.

Inas R El-Alameey, Gihan A Fathy, Mones M Abu Shady, Alaa Ali, Hanan A Fathy, Eman R Youness, Soha A Nasr

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Inas R El-AlameeyNational Research Centre, Child Health Department, Egypt.
Gihan A FathyNational Research Centre, Child Health Department, Egypt.
Mones M Abu ShadyNational Research Centre, Child Health Department, Egypt.
Alaa AliNational Research Centre, Child Health Department, Egypt.
Hanan A FathyNational Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Pediatric Department, Egypt.
Eman R YounessNational Research Centre, Biochemistry, Egypt.
Soha A NasrNational Research Centre, Clinical Pathology, Egypt.
National Research Centre · EGNational Water Research Center · EG

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Abstract

backgroundAsthma is a chronic airway disease which is characterized by oxidant antioxidant imbalance with the generation of oxidative stress related mediators.

aimThe study aimed to evaluate the role of asymmetric dimethylarginine, and malondialdehyde as oxidant markers and serum paraoxonase activity as an antioxidant marker in asthma, and to determine their relationship to the asthma severity and lung function among asthmatic children in Egypt. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis case control study was conducted on sixty patients with asthma compared with sixty apparently healthy children of matched age and sex.

resultsSerum concentrations of oxidant markers as asymmetric dimethylarginine and malondialdehyde were significantly increased in asthmatic patients while anti-oxidant marker as paraoxonase activity was significantly decreased compared to healthy controls (P < 0.05). ANOVA test revealed highly significant elevation of the serum concentrations of oxidant markers while anti-oxidant marker was significantly decreased in severe asthmatic patients (P < 0.001) compared to the patients with moderate and mild asthma respectively. Serum malondialdehyde concentration was a strong predictor of asthma severity by multiple regression analysis (P < 0.05).

conclusionThe study revealed an imbalance between oxidative and antioxidant defence systems in asthmatic children. Serum concentration of malondialdehyde was the most predictive biomarker having a significant association with asthma severity.

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