摘要
AIM:The aim of the study was to investigate the changes of serum malondialdehyde level, I.e; the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides.METHODS: Serum malondialdehyde activity was measured in 43 patients who were positive for intestinal parasite of Ascaris lumbricoides. Scores were obtained for the positives and their age-and sex-matched 60 Ascaris lumbricoides negative healthy controls.RESULTS: The difference between malondialdehyde levels of patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides and control group was statistically significant both for females (P＜0.05)and for males (P＜0.05). In the patient and control groups,no correlation was found between age and malondialdehyde levels (P＞0.05) both in females and in males. In addition,no significant correlation could be found between malondialdehyde levels of both females and males for patients and control groups (P＞0.05).CONCLUSION: Malondialdehyde levels clearly increase in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides.
AIM:The aim of the study was to investigate the changes of serum malondialdehyde level,i.e;the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides. METHODS:Serum malondialdehyde activity was measured in 43 patients who were positive for intestinal parasite of Ascaris lumbricoides.Scores were obtained for the positives and their age-and sex-matched 60 Ascaris lumbricoides negative healthy controls. RESULTS:The difference between malondialdehyde levels of patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides and control group was statistically significant both for females (P<0.05) and for males (P<0.05).In the patient and control groups, no correlation was found between age and malondialdehyde levels (P>0.05) both in females and in males.In addition, no significant correlation could be found between malondialdehyde levels of both females and males for patients and control groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSION:Malondialdehyde levels clearly increase in patients infected with Ascaris lumbricoides.
