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Alterations of plasma magnesium, copper, zinc, iron and selenium concentrations and some related erythrocyte antioxidant enzyme activities in patients with Alzheimer's disease

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dc.creator Demirin, Hilmi
dc.creator Delibas, Namik
dc.creator Eren, Ibrahim
dc.creator Kara, Yusuf
dc.creator Vural, Huseyin
dc.date 2010-01-01T01:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T11:29:33Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T11:29:33Z
dc.identifier 61b8494d-c49d-4841-8345-9ed7d9a27064
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.jtemb.2010.02.002
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/61b8494d-c49d-4841-8345-9ed7d9a27064/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/92195
dc.description The aim of the present study is to evaluate the status of plasma essential trace elements magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe) and selenium (Se) concentrations and their some related antioxidant enzyme activities, erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activities in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Fifty patients with AD and fifty healthy control subjects were included in this study. Plasma Cu and Zn concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), plasma Mg and Fe concentrations by spectrophotometric methods and plasma Se concentrations by graphite furnace AAS were determined. Erythrocyte GPx, SOD and CAT activities were measured by spectrophotometric methods. Plasma Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe and Se levels and erythrocyte GPx. SOD and CAT activities were found to be significantly lower in patients with AD compared with controls. These results suggest that alterations in essential trace elements and their related enzymes may play a role in the etiopathogenesis of AD. Also, there is a defect in the antioxidant defense system, which may lead to oxidative damage in patients with AD. The changes in antioxidant enzyme activities may be secondary to the alterations in their cofactor concentrations. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Alterations of plasma magnesium, copper, zinc, iron and selenium concentrations and some related erythrocyte antioxidant enzyme activities in patients with Alzheimer's disease
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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