Pancreatobiliary - Original Article
Vol. 29 No. 3 (2018): 2018.29.3-Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis in acute pancreatitis
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Abstract
Background/Aims: The dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis plays pivotal roles in many physiological mechanisms in an organism. We aimed to investigate whether dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis changes among patients with acute pancreatitis.<o:p></o:p>
Materials and Methods: This prospective trial contained 45 patients with acute pancreatitis and 45 sex-and age-matched healthy volunteers as control group. Thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters were measured by a novel and automated assay, and detected results were compared between the two groups.<o:p></o:p>
Results: Disulfide/total thiol percent ratio and disulfide/native thiol percent ratios were significantly higher in acute pancreatitis group; besides the native thiol, total thiol levels and native thiol/total thiol percent ratios were significantly lower (for all p<0.001).<o:p></o:p>
Conclusion: The thiol/disulfide homeostasis is impaired in acute pancreatitis with a shift toward the oxidative status, and this deficiency might be a pathogenic factor in acute pancreatitis. The correction of this thiol/disulfide imbalance may be a new target in the management of acute pancreatitis.
Cite this article as: Köseoğlu H, Alışık M, Başaran M, et al. Dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis in acute pancreatitis. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 348-53.
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Materials and Methods: This prospective trial contained 45 patients with acute pancreatitis and 45 sex-and age-matched healthy volunteers as control group. Thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters were measured by a novel and automated assay, and detected results were compared between the two groups.<o:p></o:p>
Results: Disulfide/total thiol percent ratio and disulfide/native thiol percent ratios were significantly higher in acute pancreatitis group; besides the native thiol, total thiol levels and native thiol/total thiol percent ratios were significantly lower (for all p<0.001).<o:p></o:p>
Conclusion: The thiol/disulfide homeostasis is impaired in acute pancreatitis with a shift toward the oxidative status, and this deficiency might be a pathogenic factor in acute pancreatitis. The correction of this thiol/disulfide imbalance may be a new target in the management of acute pancreatitis.
Cite this article as: Köseoğlu H, Alışık M, Başaran M, et al. Dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis in acute pancreatitis. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 348-53.
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