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ArticleScientific reports2021

Alterations in glutathione redox homeostasis among adolescents with obesity and anemia.

Dalal Alkazemi, Abdur Rahman, Banan Habra

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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Dalal AlkazemiDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, AlShadadiyah, Kuwait. dalal.alkazemi@ku.edu.kw.
Abdur RahmanDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, AlShadadiyah, Kuwait.
Banan HabraDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, AlShadadiyah, Kuwait.
Kuwait University · KW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The reduced (GSH)-to-oxidized (GSSG) glutathione ratio represents a dynamic balance between oxidants and antioxidants. However, redox status in adolescents with obesity and anemia has not been investigated. This study investigated the association of erythrocyte GSH redox status (GSH, GSH:GSSG ratio, and glutathione peroxidase [GPx] activity) with anemia and adiposity in adolescents. This case-control study nested in a cross-sectional study enrolled 524 adolescents (268 boys; 256 girls). The prevalence of anemia in overweight and obesity (OWOB) was 5.2% in boys and 11.7% in girls. The GSH:GSSG ratio and GPx activity were significantly higher in girls than in boys (p < 0.001), in anemic than in non-anemic subjects (p < 0.001), and in OWOB than in normal-weight subjects (p < 0.001). Similarly, significantly higher GSH: GSSG level (p < 0.001) and GPx activity (p < 0.001) were found in subjects with 90th percentile waist circumference than in those with < 90th percentile. GPx and GSH:GSSG were positively associated with anemia after adjusting for age, sex, and body mass index (adjusted odds ratio, adjOR [95% confidence interval, CI] 2.18 [1.44-3.29]) or tertiles (adjOR [95% CI], T3 = 2.49 [1.03-6.01]). A similar association was noted for GSH and GPx. A compensatory increased redox defense mechanism exists in anemia and obesity among adolescents without metabolic disturbances.

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AdiposityAdolescentAdultAnemiaAntioxidantsBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGlutathioneGlutathione DisulfideGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione ReductaseHomeostasisHumansMaleAntioxidantsGlutathioneGlutathione DisulfideGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione ReductaseOxidants

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PMCPMC7862436
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