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| Castillo,Rodrigo L; Carrasco,Rodrigo A; Álvarez,Pedro I; Ruiz,Mauricio; Luchsinger,Vivian; Zunino,Enna; Martínez,María A; Avendaño,Luis F. |
| Oxidant/antioxidant imbalance has been reported in some infectious diseases, including community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The aim was to assess the antioxidant status in adults with CAP and its relationship with clinical severity at admission. Fifty-nine patients with CAP were enrolled and categorized at admission by the FINE score, from July 2010 to October 2012. In the same period 61 controls were enrolled. Plasma samples were obtained at admission for determination of the ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) and lipid peroxidation (8-isoprostane). Erythrocyte reduced (GSH)/oxidized (GSSG) glutathione, malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant enzyme activity were assessed. Antioxidant status in adults with CAP represented by FRAP and the GSH/GSSG ratio... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Pneumonia; Oxidative stress; Reduced glutathione; Lipid peroxidation. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602013000200013 |
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