Oxidative stress in patients with asthma and its relation to uncontrolled asthma |
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Authors: | Mariam Ammar Najla Bahloul Oumayma Amri Ribh Omri Hanene Ghozzi Samy Kammoun Khaled Zeghal Lobna Ben Mahmoud |
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Institution: | 1. Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax University, Sfax Tunisia ; 2. Department of Pneumoallergology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax Tunisia |
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Abstract: | This study aims to evaluate markers of oxidative stress in Tunisian asthmatic patients and investigate whether their markers are correlated with uncontrolled asthma.This prospective cohort study was conducted on 48 healthy subjects and 60 patients with asthma (34 patients with controlled asthma and 26 patients with uncontrolled asthma). The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), and glutathione (GSH), as well as the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), were estimated in plasma by spectrophotometry.Asthmatic patients have significantly higher plasmatic levels of MDA and AOPP than healthy controls (p < 0.001). Lower GSH level and GPx activity were found in patients with asthma compared to controls (p < 0.001). In contrast, higher SOD activity was noted in asthmatic patients (p < 0.001).The comparison among the patients with controlled asthma and uncontrolled asthma revealed increased MDA and AOPP levels and SOD activity (p < 0.001) as well as a decreased GSH level and GPx activity (p = 0.004, p = 0.019) in patients with uncontrolled asthma. Spirometry level was significantly correlated with SOD activity (r = 0.447; p = 0.010), whereas no significant correlations were found with the other parameters (MDA, AOPP, GSH, and GPx).Asthmatic patients, especially those with uncontrolled asthma, suffer a high degree of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation causing considerable oxidative stress. Increased MDA level and SOD activity and reduced GPx activity were predictors of poorly controlled asthma. |
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Keywords: | asthma malondialdehyde oxidative stress superoxide dismutase uncontrolled asthma |
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