Open AccessOxidative Stress Markers in Tuberculosis and HIV/TB Co-Infection
Author(s) -
Shreewardhan Rajopadhye,
Sandeepan Mukherjee,
Abhay Chowdhary,
Sucheta Dandekar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/28478.10473
Subject(s) - tbars , oxidative stress , tuberculosis , medicine , superoxide dismutase , catalase , immunology , prospective cohort study , antioxidant , lipid peroxidation , chemistry , pathology , biochemistry
Dysfunction of redox homeostasis has been implicated in many pathological conditions. An imbalance of pro- and anti-oxidants have been observed in Tuberculosis (TB) and its co-morbidities especially HIV/AIDS. The pro inflammatory milieu in either condition aggravates the physiological balance of the redox mechanisms. The present study therefore focuses on assessing the redox status of patients suffering from TB and HIV-TB co-infection.