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Table 2 Markers of oxidative stress

From: Severe oxidative stress in sickle cell disease patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kampala, Uganda

Group

MDA ± SD (μM)

GSH ± SD (mM)

GPx ± SD (Units/ml)

CAT± SD (Units)

SCD malaria

1.58 ± 0.456

0.726 ± 0.028

0.344 ± 0.0802

0.355 ± 0.156

Malaria

1.39 ± 0.325

0.767 ± 0.031

0.412 ± 0.0962

0.383 ± 0.164

SCD control

0.81 ± 0.300

0.766 ± 0.063

0.530 ± 0.0115

0.436 ± 0.129

Healthy

0.88 ± 0.277

0.929 ± 0.083

0.615 ± 0.0824

0.562 ± 0.108

P-value a

0.0001**

0.0001**

0.0001**

0.0001**

  1. MDA Malondialdehyde, GS Reduced Glutathione, CAT Catalase, GPX Glutathione peroxidase
  2. **Statistically significant, aANOVA
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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