Open AccessBlood Levels of Glutamine and Nitrotyrosine in Patients with Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Author(s) -
Hussam Murad,
Haythum O. Tayeb,
Mahmoud Mosli,
Misbahuddin M Rafeeq,
Mohammed Basheikh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s337909
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , viral hepatitis , glutamine , nitrotyrosine , viral load , gastroenterology , hepatitis b , pathogenesis , hepatitis c , immunology , hepatitis b virus , biology , biochemistry , nitric oxide , virus , nitric oxide synthase , amino acid
Oxidative stress is involved in pathogenesis of chronic viral hepatitis. Glutamine is an antioxidant, but there is a controversy about its risk-benefits. Nitrotyrosine is an oxidative stress marker. This observational cross-sectional study was designed to compare blood levels of glutamine and nitrotyrosine in treated versus untreated chronic viral hepatitis patients.