OBJECTIVE:: To investigate the changes in enzyme activities of erythrocyte superoxide
dismutase (SOD), catalase, and placental glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and analyze the …

BACKGROUND: Recent observations suggest the presence of an interaction between leptin
and the inflammatory system; however, there is no adequate knowledge about the role of …

Background Our aim was to determine the association of paraoxonase (PON1), superoxide
dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration, …

Objective To investigate the effect of oral treatment of Wistar albino rats with different doses
of Nigella sativa L.(NS) powdered seeds on the levels of serum lipids. Methods This study …

Background. To clarify the role of leptin and androgens in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia,
we wanted to assess role of maternal leptin in women with severe and mild preeclampsia …

Objective To determine the relationships between serum leptin and levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)],
apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA-1) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) in patients with cholelithiasis…

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are reported to play a role in inducing the proteinuria of
nephrotic syndrome (NS). This study investigated paraoxonase (PON), total antioxidant …

Purpose The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) which obtain from diffusion-weighted
magnetic resonance imaging (DWI), is a quantitative parameter representing the renal function …

Thirty-four infants with acute bronchiolitis and 25 age-matched healthy controls were
enrolled to investigate the possible relationship between serum malondialdehyde (MDA) and …

Background The detection of renal scars is of paramount importance for optimal clinical
management of patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). The …