An evaluation of serum paraoxonase together with arylesterase activities and oxidative stress in children with intractable epilepsy: A cross-sectional study
Epilepsy Research, cilt.108, sa.9, ss.1591-1596, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 108 Sayı: 9
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.08.007
- Dergi Adı: Epilepsy Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1591-1596
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Arylesterase, Atherosclerosis, Epilepsy, Oxidative stress, Paraoxonase
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological illness in childhood and adolescence. The aim of this study was to investigate paraoxonase and arylesterase activities along with oxidative status parameters in children with intractable epilepsy. The study comprised 42 subjects with intractable epilepsy and a control group of 35 healthy subjects. Serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities, and lipid hydroperoxide levels were determined. All paraoxonase and arylesterase activities were significantly lower in the intractable epilepsy subjects than in the controls (P < 0.001), whereas lipid hydroperoxide levels were significantly higher (P < 0.05).In conclusion, paraoxonase and arylesterase activities were decreased and the lipid hydroperoxide level was increased in patients with intractable epilepsy. These results showed that intractable epilepsy subjects may be more prone to the development of atherosclerosis.