Studies on oxidative stress induced nerve conduction deficits in cigarette smokers.
J Environ Biol
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2011 Jan; 32(1): 39-42
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-146540
ABSTRACT
An important role of oxidative stress for the development of vascular and neurological complications has encouraged us to undertake a study to assess the oxidative stress induced nerve conduction deficits among cigarette smokers. Eighteen regular male cigarette smokers and twenty nine male non - smokers were diagnosed for clinical neuro-physiological tests viz., motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity (MNCV and SNCV) and redox status. Significant depletion of reduced glutathione (GSH) level (p < 0.05) and significant increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) level (p < 0.01) was found in smokers compared to non - smokers. Motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity showed no significant difference among smokers compared to non - smokers. The present study shows that smoking can induce oxidative stress among smokers but could not exacerbate to nerve conduction deficits.
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J Environ Biol
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2011
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