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Taru Aggarwal1, Ridhima Wadhwa1, Vishwajeet Rohil2
1a Centre for Medical Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology , Amity University Uttar Pradesh , Noida , India.
Content:
The increased oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is the result of increased inhaled oxidants, generated by various cells of the airways.
Objective:
The investigation included measurements of malondiadehyde (MDA), uric acid, ascorbic acid, and matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12) in COPD patient. We also performed genetic analysis for protein-protein interaction (PPI) network.
Materials And Methods:
The study was conducted on healthy subjects with normal lung function (NS, 14 subjects) and 28 patients (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (Gold) 1 and Gold 2) with COPD.
Results:
There was significant (p < .001) increase in MMP-12, MDA and uric acid levels as compared to healthy controls. A significant (p < .001) decline in ascorbic acid level was observed in COPD patients. The PPI was found to be 0.833 which indicated that proteins present in COPD are linked.
Discussion And Conclusion:
This study suggests oxidative stress plays an important role in COPD and the PPI provide indication that proteins present in COPD are linked.
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