1. Plasma levels of oxidative stress in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome and their predictive value for relapse frequency.
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Fan, Aiwen, Jiang, Xiaoyun, Mo, Ying, Tan, Huizhen, Jiang, Mengjie, and Li, Jinhua
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STEROID drugs , *DISEASE relapse , *BIOMARKERS , *LONGITUDINAL method , *NEPHROTIC syndrome , *PEDIATRICS , *RESEARCH funding , *SUPEROXIDE dismutase , *T-test (Statistics) , *MALONDIALDEHYDE , *OXIDATIVE stress , *PREDICTIVE tests , *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MANN Whitney U Test , *ONE-way analysis of variance - Abstract
Background: Oxidative stress has been reported to play an important role in children with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS). However, the results of previous studies are controversial. Methods: Forty children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. Patients were followed-up for 12-18 months and divided into three subgroups: frequent relapse ( n = 10), non-frequent relapse ( n = 12), and non-relapse ( n = 18). The plasma levels of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were tested in controls and patient group at first presentation and after 4 weeks of steroid treatment. Results: Patients had higher AOPP and MDA levels but lower SOD compared with controls. AOPP levels were significantly higher in the frequent relapse subgroup compared with the non-frequent relapse and non-relapse subgroups, respectively. No significant differences were found in the plasma levels of MDA and SOD among the three subgroups. AOPP >87.55 μmol/l before steroid treatment and AOPP >78.5 μmol/l after 4-week steroid treatment were positively correlated with the relapse frequency in patients with SSNS. Conclusions: Children with SSNS have oxidative stress. The plasma levels of AOPP before and after 4-week steroid treatment may predict whether patients with SSNS will relapse frequently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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