Title
Lipid peroxidation and evaluation of the effect of antioxidant vitamins in medical interns with daytimesleepiness
Other title
Peroxidación lipídica y evaluación del efecto de las vitaminas antioxidantes en médicos internos con somnolencia diurna
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Elmer L.L.
Zhandra A.G.
Pedro C.E.
Monsalve Mera A.
Publisher(s)
Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology
Abstract
Background: Daytime sleepiness refers to the propensity of falling asleep in a variety of situations, maybe due to in-sufficient sleep (major cause), or fragmented sleep. Objec-tive: Measure lipid peroxidation and evaluate the effect of antioxidant vitamin intake in medicine interns with daytime sleepiness in Peruvian hospitals. Methods: Fluorometric as-says were used to determine the concentration of Malondial-dehyde, glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL, and VLDL. We also evaluated Body Mass Index and age. The values of these variables were compared between groups of sleepy (n=33) and normal interns (n=33). Then vitamin C and E were given, for 10 weeks, to 17 sleepy interns and the re-maining sample (n=16) were considered the control group. Results: sleepy interns had more MDA than the non-sleepy group (greater lipid peroxidation) due to poor sleep. Vitamins C and E decrease MDA levels in sleepy inmates and levels of lipid peroxidation. These results were similar to those report-ed by other scientists. Conclusions: Drowsy interns have almost double of lipid peroxidation, compared to control. Vitamins C and E reduce the level of Malondialdehyde in inters with Daytime sleepiness.
Start page
993
End page
997
Volume
39
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ciencias médicas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85102476221
Source
Archivos Venezolanos de Farmacologia y Terapeutica
ISSN of the container
07980264
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