antioxidant status in some asthmatic children

Thirty subjects with stable controlled asthma, they had extrinsic atopic asthma and 20 age and sex matched controls, were included in this study. Children with asthma showed significantly an increased malondialdehyde [MDA] level compared with the controls. The increase in MDA and the reduction in GPX activity may have etiological implications for asthma. Hence, glutathione, vitamin A as well as zinc might be recommended as adjuvant therapy in asthma. Also, good dietetic intake of high biological value protein was recommended for asthmatics