BACKGROUND There is an increasing attention towards the relationship between oxidative stress and epilepsy. The effect of antiepileptic drugs on oxidant status is of major interest. Antiepileptic drugs can increase levels of free radicals, which consequently might lead to seizures. Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly used in childhood and adolescence. OBJECTIVES Therefore we...

The objective of the study was to evaluate oxidative stress (OS) status in subjects with different cardiovascular risk factors. With this in mind, we have studied three models of high cardiovascular risk: hypertension (HT) with and without metabolic syndrome, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH) with and without insulin resistance. Oxidative stress marke...

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, T-cell-mediated and hyperproliferative skin disease characterized by erythematous, squamous, sharply circumscribed and infiltrated plaques. The metabolisms of the collagen proteins undergo considerable changes due to the acceleration of their turnovers as a result of increased prolidase activity in psoriasis patients. AIM To determine the lev...

Oxidative damage has been proposed as one of the possible mechanism involved in the nephrotic syndrome. Strengthening the defense system by antioxidants may provide protection against oxidative damage. Therefore, this study was carried out to investigate oxidant and antioxidant status with copper, zinc and homocysteine in nephrotic syndrome patients and the effect of antioxidants, minerals and ...

Objectives:to evaluate Pentraxin-3 Levels (PTX-3) in pediatric patients with β-thalassemia major, intermedia and minor its relationship antioxidant capacity total oxidant stress.

In equine field, respiratory affections are common diagnostic problems, strangles is a bacterial disease causing airway affection in young horses. This study aimed to evaluate oxidant/antioxidant status in strangles affected horses. Fifteen horses (15) were evaluated in this study, the levels of SOD, GPx, Catalase, MDA, hydrogen peroxide and antioxidant trace minerals (Zn and Cu) were estimated...