[Defense system antioxidants in blood of children with neoplasms. II. Antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation in erythrocytes]

Pediatr Pol. 1995 Nov;70(11):911-4.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The aim of the work was to investigate selected parameters of antioxidant defence in red blood cells of children suffering from various types of solid tumors. In patients with these tumors, glutathione reductase and glutathione S-transferase activities were found to be reduced in comparison to healthy children.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Erythrocytes / enzymology
  • Erythrocytes / immunology*
  • Glutathione Reductase / metabolism*
  • Glutathione Transferase / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lipid Peroxidation / immunology*
  • Neoplasms / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Glutathione Reductase
  • Glutathione Transferase