Serum malondialdehyde level in patients with cystic echinococcosis

PubMedID: 17106545Objective: To investigate the changes of serum malondialdehyde (MDA) level for the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients with cystic echinococcosis (CE). Methods: The study was conducted on patients with CE before the surgical treatment. Anti-Echinococcus granulosus antibodies were determined by serological method. We assayed MDA activities measured of 57 subjects and matched in 45 healthy control. This study took place in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cukurova, Balcali Hospital in Adana, Turkey, between March 2004 and October 2005. Results: The mean ± SD of MDA levels of patients with CE was 6.70 ± 1.66 and healthy controls was 2.53 ± 0.43. The difference between MDA levels of patients and controls was statistically significant (p