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Serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21130618     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Background: The aim of the present study was to determine serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities in tuberculosis, nontuberculosis pulmonary disease and healthy subjects. Materials and methods: In this case-control study we determined the serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities in 36 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, 38 nontuberculosis pulmonary disease and 49 healthy controls. Results: The results showed that serum paraoxonase (PON) activity was significantly lower in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (61.10±51.62IU/L) than healthy controls (98.79±68.79IU/L) (p<0.05). In addition we found that the level of PON activity was significantly lower in patients with nontuberculosis pulmonary disease (67.49±47.88IU/L) than normal individuals (p<0.05). There was no significant differences regarding PON activity between patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and nontuberculosis pulmonary disease (p>0.05). The arylesterase activity was significantly lower in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis than nontuberculosis pulmonary disease and normal subjects (p<0.05). Discussion: The lower paraoxonase and aryesterase activities in pulmonary tuberculosis patients compared to healthy subjects might be due to imbalance of oxidant/antioxidant systems in pulmonary tuberculosis patients which needs more clarification.
Authors:
Mohamamd Naderi; Mohammad Hashemi; Fatemeh Komijani-Bozchaloei; Abdolkarim Moazeni-Roodi; Mohammadamin Momenimoghaddam
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-12-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology / ISP     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0928-4680     ISO Abbreviation:  Pathophysiology     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9433813     Medline TA:  Pathophysiology     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  117-20     Citation Subset:  -    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Affiliation:
Research Center for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
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