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Original Research
Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in vagina microenvironment of patients with several common vaginitis
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1 Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou (China)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2013, 40(3), 331–336;
Published: 10 September 2013
Abstract

Objective: Oxidative stress has been suggested to play an important role in many diseases, including vaginitis. To evaluate oxidative biomarkers in the secretion of cervix samples of vaginitis, this study will illustrate the status of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in vaginal microenvironment. Materials and Methods: A total of 257 patients with vaginitis, including candida vaginitis, bacterial vaginosis, and trichomonas vaginitis were involved in this study. Cervico-vaginal fluid was collected from these patients before and after treatment, and the malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and vitamin C levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The results revealed that the MDA and H2O2 levels were increased in the vaginitis patients, while there was no significant difference in MDA level among different kinds of vaginitis before treatment. The CAT and vitamin C levels in vaginitis were decreased before treatment. Moreover, the data also showed that the MDA and H2O2 levels were decreased, while the CAT, SOD, and vitamin C levels were increased after received treatment, respectively, and there was no significant difference between controls and vaginitis. Conclusion: This study indicated that oxidative stress played an important role in vaginitis.
Keywords
Vaginitis
Oxidative stress
Microenvironment
Biomarker
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