Oxidative status parameters in children with urinary tract infection.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infectious diseases in children. The aim of this study was to determine the total prooxidant and antioxidant capacity of children with UTI, as well as changes of oxidative status parameters according to acute inflammation persistence and acute kidney injury (AKI) development. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The patients enrolled in the study comprised 50 Caucasian children (median age was 6 months) with UTI. Total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), oxidative stress index (OSI), inflammation marker C-reactive protein (CRP) and renal function parameters urea and creatinine were analyzed in patient's serums. RESULTS:According to duration of inflammation during UTI, TAS values were significantly higher (0.99 vs. 0.58 mmol/L, P = 0.017) and OSI values were significantly lower (0.032 vs. 0.041 AU, P = 0.037) in the subjects with longer duration of inflammation than in the subjects with shorter duration of inflammation. We did not find significant difference in basal values of oxidative status parameters according to AKI development. CONCLUSION:OSI values could detect the simultaneous change of TAS and TOS due to change in the oxidative-antioxidant balance during the recovery of children with UTI. TAS and OSI as markers of oxidative stress during UTI are sensitive to accompanying inflammatory condition. Further investigations are needed to evaluate whether TAS, TOS and OSI could be used to monitor disease severity in children with UTI.

journal_name

Biochem Med (Zagreb)

journal_title

Biochemia medica

authors

Petrovic S,Bogavac-Stanojevic N,Kotur-Stevuljevic J,Peco-Antic A,Ivanisevic I,Ivanisevic J,Paripovic D,Jelic-Ivanovic Z

doi

10.11613/BM.2014.029

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-01-01 00:00:00

pages

266-72

issue

2

eissn

1330-0962

issn

1846-7482

pii

biomd-24-2-266-8

journal_volume

24

pub_type

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