Study of Various Liver Function Oxidative Stress Antioxidant Status in Malnourished Children

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Nita Sahi and Nisha Tripathi (Department of Biochemistry, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan)

Malnutrition is a condition where physical function o f a person is not proper to the point where he can no longer maintain adequate body performance processes. In this respect few studies have been carried so the present study aims to evaluate biochemical markers in young patients suffering from malnutrition. We have evaluated liver function test, CRP as a marker, oxidative stress marker- MDA, antioxidant Ascorbic Acid and Zinc and also correlated with above parameter in severe acute malnutrition. Among 120 subjects, 25 cases + 25 controls were males and 35 cases + 35 controls were females. Biosystems a- 25 fully automated analyzer was used for measurement. A significant negative correlation was between MDA and Total protein and Albumin. A significant positive correlation was between MDA and AST and ALT. A significant negative correlation was seen in levels of ascorbic acid and Zinc and CRP, MDA level was significantly higher while vitamin C, Zinc are significantly low in malnourished children (p< 0.001) results o f our present work provide evidence that oxidative stress is present in sever e malnourished children along with inflammation and hepatic damage Extent o f derangement o f parameters can help to plan specific treatment for malnourished children.