We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Glutathione Peroxidase Activity and Serum Selenium Concentration in Intrinsic Asthmatic Patients.
- Authors
Qujeq, Durdi; Hidari, Behzad; Bijani, Khezroolla; Shirdel, Hosein
- Abstract
Serum glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity and selenium concentration were compared in intrinsic asthmatic patients and non-asthmatic control subjects. Serum GSH-Px activity and selenium concentration were assessed in 46 asthmatic patients and 75 age- and sex-matched non-asthmatic subjects by spectrophotometric assay. Mean serum GSH-Px activity was lower in intrinsic asthmatic subjects (9.4± 2.6 µmol NADPH oxidized/min/g of protein) than in non-asthmatic subjects (16.3±2.9 µmol NADPH oxidized/min/g of protein). Mean serum selenium was lower in intrinsic asthmatic subjects (1.15±0.23 µM) than in non-asthmatic subjects (1.98±0.27 µM). Asthmatic patients have significantly lower concentration of selenium and GSH-Px activity measured in serum. Clin Chem Lab Med 2003; 41(2):200-202.
- Subjects
GLUTATHIONE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ASTHMATICS; SERUM; SELENIUM
- Publication
Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, 2003, Vol 41, Issue 2, p200
- ISSN
1434-6621
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/CCLM.2003.032