Influence of Chloroquine Treatment andPlasmodium falciparumMalaria Infection on Some Enzymatic and Non-enzymatic Antioxidant Defense Indices in Humans
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Drug and Chemical Toxicology
- Vol. 26 (1), 59-71
- https://doi.org/10.1081/dct-120017558
Abstract
Background. It is known that malaria infection is accompanied by increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and that malaria parasites are sensitive to oxidative damage. This has been proved by the efficacy of some antimalarial drugs that are known to act via generation of ROS when administered clinically or experimentally. Objective. There is lack of information on the effect of chloroquine on the antioxidant defense systems of normal and malaria infected humans. Since chloroquine has remained the mainstay of therapeutic regimen in malaria endemic zones, the present investigation was therefore undertaken to study the status of blood antioxidant defense mechanism, and oxidative stress following chloroquine treatment in normal and plasmodium infected humans. Methods. Ten healthy persons (5 males and 5 females) with the same age range (18–35 years) were taken as control group. Ten other individuals were treated with 25 mg/kg body with chloroquine over three days. Ten patients with malaria, not under antimalarial therapy were taken as another group, while another set of 10 patients with malaria were treated with 25 mg/kg body weight over three days. Results. The activity of superoxide dismutase was increased by 23% in individuals treated with chloroquine compared to controls while the activity of the enzyme decreased by 26% in malaria patients and by 43% in malaria patients treated with chloroquine. In all the treatment groups, the activities of catalase and glutathione peroxidase were lowered (PConclusion. Chloroquine treatment mediated oxidative stress in the host and this effect was exacerbated in Plasmodium falciparum infected patients administered with the drug.Keywords
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