OBJECTIVE To investigate the possible correlation between plasma malondialdehyde and homocysteine levels of preeclamptic patients. DESIGN Venous blood samples of 20 preeclamptics and 20 healthy pregnant controls were collected. Plasma malondialdehyde and homocysteine concentrations were measured and the correlation between them was investigated. Mann Whitney U test and Spearman correlation an...

in this work, the effect of three-day germination on proximate composition, total phenolic compounds, fatty acid profile, vitamin c content, radical scavenging activity, malondialdehyde content and reducing power of safflower seed was investigated. apart from ash, other parameters including oil, protein and crude fiber contents decreased significantly during germination. phenolics content incre...

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background: the blocking of nitric oxide synthase (nos) activity may reason vasoconstriction with formation of reactive oxygen species. propolis has biological and pharmacological properties, such as antioxidant. the aim of this study was to examine the antioxidant effects of propolis which natural product on biochemical parameters in brain and lung tissues of acute nitric oxide synthase inhibi...

background: methotrexate (mtx) is an anti-metabolite drug widely used in treatment of neoplastic disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. the ester derivative, ethyl pyruvate (ep) is stable in solution and should function as an antioxidant and energy precursor. this study was conducted to evaluate the protective role of ep on sperm parameters, testosterone level and malondialdehyde (mda) ...

objective(s):to investigate the effect of eucheuma cottonii on alveolar macrophages (am) and malondialdehyde (mda) levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (balf) in particulate matter 10 (pm10) coal dust-exposed rats. materials and methods: ten groups, including a non exposed group and groups exposed to coal dust at doses of 6.25 (cd6.25), 12.5 (cd12.5), or 25 mg/m3 (cd25) an hour daily for 6 m...