Open AccessTHE ROLE OF HOMOCYSTEIN AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PATHOGENESIS OF THE ENDOTHELIUM DYSFUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH PYELONEPHRITIS
Author(s) -
K. U. Vilchuk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
problemy zdorovʹâ i èkologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6011
pISSN - 2220-0967
DOI - 10.51523/2708-6011.2013-10-1-14
Subject(s) - oxidative stress , endothelium , homocysteine , endothelial dysfunction , vasodilation , pathogenesis , medicine , endocrinology
80 per cent children with pyelonephritis (n = 80) revealed the endothelium dysfunction accompanied by a decrease of the endothelium-dependent vasodilation, associated with an increase in the homocysteine level and oxidative stress.