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Clinical Study Medicinski pregled 2009

[Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on oxidative stress in patients having diabetes mellitus type 2].

Tepić S, Zivković M, Terzić N, Krivokuća R, Ljesević B, Jakovljević V — Medicinski pregled, 2009

Tier 2, Indexed

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effect of 10 hyperbaric oxygen treatments on oxidative stress markers in 24 patients with type 2 diabetes, some with peripheral vascular complications.

What They Found

The study found no statistically significant increase in superoxide anion radical (O2-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), or TBARS during hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Instead, O2- and H2O2 levels were significantly reduced after the treatment.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A primary limitation of this study is its small sample size of 24 patients, which may affect the generalizability of the results.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Uncategorised
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 19650558
Year Published 2009
Journal Medicinski pregled
MeSH Terms Aged; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetic Angiopathies; Female; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Oxidative Stress; Superoxides; Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances

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