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Parvizi M, Moghaddam MD, Nazari S, Ashraf H, Aghdam MK. The association of pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance and blood parameters in patients with beta-thalassemia major: a cross-sectional study. Blood Res 2023; 58:201-207. [PMID: 38151960 PMCID: PMC10758633 DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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Background Oxidative stress due to iron accumulation in patients with beta-thalassemia major (BTM) causes complications such as tissue damage and destruction. This study aimed to assess the association between the serum prooxidant/antioxidant balance (PAB) and blood parameters in patients with BTM. Methods This cross-sectional study included 92 patients with BTM. In this study, PAB was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Serum ferritin, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), complete blood cell count (CBC), and history of blood transfusion were recorded. The association of the blood parameters was assessed across the tertiles (T) of serum PAB (highest T vs. lowest T). Results The results showed that high serum ferritin was directly associated with serum PAB [odds ratio (OR), 12.80; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.98‒54.91; T3 vs. T1]. Also, direct associations were found for high TC (OR, 4.97; 95% CI, 1.42‒17.32; T3 vs. T1), high ALT (OR, 4.95; 95% CI, 1.33‒18.46; T3 vs. T1) and high TSH (OR, 3.78; 95% CI, 1.10‒13.02; T3 vs. T1). Conclusion The findings of the present study showed that serum PAB levels were directly associated with ferritin, ALT, TC, and TSH levels. This indicates that improvements in blood parameters, especially ferritin and TSH levels, occur by ameliorating oxidative stress in patients with BTM.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maryam Parvizi
- Pediatric Pathology Research Center, Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Pathology Research Center, Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Digestive Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Pathology Research Center, Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Eren F, Koca Yozgat A, Firat Oğuz E, Neşelioğlu S, Firat R, Gürlek Gökçebay D, Yarali HN, Özbek NY, Erel Ö. A New Perspective for Potential Organ Damage Due to Iron-Mediated Oxidation in Thalassemia Major Patients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12062422. [PMID: 36983421 PMCID: PMC10052047 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12062422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to develop new perspectives to prevent or reduce potential organ damage due to iron-mediated oxidation in thalassemia major patients. METHODS Seventy patients were included in this study. Blood samples were taken from the patients before and after transfusion. Total thiol, native thiol, disulfide, disulfide/native thiol percentage ratio, ischemia modified albumin (IMA), total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), and ferroxidase levels were determined. Additionally, undepleted thiol level (UTL) was determined as a new parameter associated with organ damage. RESULTS After transfusion, the levels of native thiol, total thiol, disulfide, TAS, ferroxidase, and TOS were higher, while the IMA levels and disulfide/native thiol percent ratio were lower. Significant correlations were found between antioxidant and oxidant tests before and after transfusion. Additionally, a negative correlation was found between the TOS and UTL levels of the patients measured before the transfusion. CONCLUSION In the present study, transfusion therapy increased both oxidation and the antioxidant levels. In addition, the term UTL has been introduced as a parameter that enables the determination of the oxidation level that may cause potential organ damage in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients.
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- Funda Eren
- Department of Medical Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, 06010 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, 06010 Ankara, Turkey
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Kurucu B, Fettah A, Çapkınoğlu E, Öner N, Eren F, Erel Ö, Yeşil Ş, Şahin G. Dynamic Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis in Children With β-Thalassemia Trait. Hemoglobin 2022; 46:164-167. [PMID: 35543093 DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2022.2070073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In children with β-thalassemia (β-thal) trait, tissue damage occurs with oxidative stress due to oxygen free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Dynamic thiol-disulfide homeostasis (DTDH) is one of the most important indicators showing the pro-oxidant/antioxidant status in the body. In this study, we aimed to examine the status of DTDH by measuring native thiol, disulfide, and total thiol levels in children with β-thal trait. The study included 40 children with β-thal trait and 30 healthy controls (matched by age and gender). The DTDH parameters were measured by an automated method and results were compared between the groups. The levels of native thiol, total thiol, and disulfide in children with β-thal trait group were statistically significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in disulfide/native thiol, disulfide/total thiol, and native thiol/total thiol levels between the groups. In addition, there was no correlation between hemoglobin (Hb) and serum ferritin levels with the markers of DTDH in children with β-thal trait. In our study, a significant increase was found in native thiol, total thiol, and disulfide levels in response to oxidative stress in children with β-thal trait compared to the healthy control group. Disulfide levels of the children with β-thal trait were higher than the control group, showing oxidative stress is high in β-thal trait. Accordingly, it increases the native thiol and total thiol capacity as compensation.
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- Burçak Kurucu
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Healthy Sciences, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Healthy Sciences, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Healthy Sciences, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Healthy Sciences, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Healthy Sciences, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Healthy Sciences, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Javdani H, Etemad L, Moshiri M, Zarban A, Hanafi-Bojd MY. Effect of tannic acid-templated mesoporous silica nanoparticles on iron-induced oxidative stress and liver toxicity in rats. Toxicol Rep 2021; 8:1721-1728. [PMID: 34692422 PMCID: PMC8512627 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The present study sought to investigate the effects of amino-functionalized tannic acid-templated mesoporous silica nanoparticles (TA-MS-NH2 NPs) on giving rats protection against iron-induced liver toxicity. To this end, the TA-MS-NH2 NPs were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Moreover, 50 Wistar rats were randomly divided into one control group (group 1) and four experimental groups (groups 2- 5) (n = 10), each of which received 100 mg/kg oral normal saline and FeSO4, respectively. Then, post-exposure hepatotoxicity and oxidative stress markers were measured in two intervals, i.e., after 4 and 24 h, followed by the measurement of the acute iron toxicity. Furthermore, hepatotoxicity markers, including the alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC), were measured via Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) and 2,2,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays. Also, malondialdehyde (MDA), total thiol groups, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), and nitrite/nitrate (NOx) levels were measured as oxidative stress markers in the serum samples. The results indicated that oral administration of iron significantly elevated the liver enzymes and altered the level of oxidative stress markers. It was also found that treatment with TA-MS-NH2 NPs meaningfully protected against hepatotoxicity, decreased ALT, AST, ALP, and significantly improved oxidative stress markers by decreasing MDA, AOPP, and NOx levels and increasing TAC and thiol group contents, proving that TA-MS-NH2 NPs could protect rats against iron-induced acute liver toxicity through their antioxidant features.
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Key Words
- ALP, alkaline phosphatase
- ALT, alanine aminotransferase
- AOPP, advanced oxidation protein products
- AST, aspartate aminotransferase
- Acute iron toxicity
- Antioxidant activity
- DLS, dynamic light scattering
- DPPH, 2,2,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
- FE-SEM, field-emission scanning electron microscope
- FRAP, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power
- FT-IR, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
- Liver damage
- MDA, malondialdeide
- Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
- Oxidative stress
- TA-MS-NH2 NPs, amino-functionalized tannic acid-templated mesoporous silica nanoparticles
- TAC, total antioxidant capacity
- TEM, transmission electron microscopy
- Tannic acid
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- Hossein Javdani
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.,Molecular Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Medical Toxicology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.,Clinical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.,Nanomedicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Yılmaz K, Çakırca G, Erel Ö. Impaired thiol/disulphide homoeostasis in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e13794. [PMID: 33113265 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Abnormal thiol/disulphide homoeostasis (TDH) is responsible for the pathogenesis of various diseases. We aimed to examine the TDH in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS). METHODS A total of 131 children, 60 with SSNS and 71 healthy controls, participated in the study. Plasma total thiol (TT), native thiol (SH) and disulphide (SS) levels in the SSNS during remission and control groups were estimated using a new method developed by Erel and Neselioglu. RESULTS Albumin, TT, SH levels and SH/TT ratio were decreased, whereas SS/SH and SS/TT ratios were elevated in SSNS group compared with control group. However, there was no significant difference in SS levels between the two groups. Albumin level was positively correlated with TT, SH and SS levels in the SSNS group. CONCLUSIONS We found that TDH shifts in favour of oxidants in children with SSNS in remission. This shift indicates that SSNS patients are exposed to augmented oxidative stress.
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- Kenan Yılmaz
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Sanliurfa Training and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Sanliurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Training and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Biochemistry, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara
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