Abstract
The present work is an update evaluation of the glutathione status in patients with established fascioliasis before and after treatment with bithionol. Blood glutathione (GSH), erythrocyte glutathione S-transferase (GST) and serum γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activities were studied. After treatment, the variation observed in these parameters were restored to the corresponding normal control values confirming the toxic features resulting from fascioliasis and suggesting no adverse effect of bithionol on the parameters studied. We recommend the use of serum GGT, blood GSH and erythrocyte GST for the early detection of therapeutic response in fascioliasis.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 337-340 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- General Environmental Science
- General Engineering
- Infectious Diseases
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences