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Clinical Study Clinical biochemistry 2005

The effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on oxidative stress and SCE frequencies in humans.

Eken A, Aydin A, Sayal A, Ustündağ A, Duydu Y, Dündar K — Clinical biochemistry, 2005

Tier 2, Indexed

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment on oxidative stress and genetic toxicity in 15 patients undergoing therapy for hypoxia-related conditions.

What They Found

They observed a significant increase in lymphocyte sister chromatid exchange (SCE) frequency at the end of the 1st, 10th, and 20th HBO sessions compared to before treatment (P0.05).

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted outside of Canada.

Study Limitations

The study was limited by its small sample size of 15 patients, which may affect the generalizability of the findings.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Uncategorised
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 16226735
Year Published 2005
Journal Clinical biochemistry
MeSH Terms Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Enzyme Activation; Female; Glutathione Peroxidase; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Hypoxia; Lymphocytes; Male; Malondialdehyde; Middle Aged; Oxidative Stress; Oxygen

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