Plasma paraoxonase and arylesterase activities in smokers and smokeless tobacco users as Maras powder

KURTUL N., Soylemez S., ÇELİK M.

INHALATION TOXICOLOGY, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.235-239, 2014 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Konu: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/08958378.2013.878007
  • Dergi Adı: INHALATION TOXICOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.235-239

Özet

Context: Maras powder (MP), a different type of smokeless tobacco (ST) prepared from a tobacco called Nicotiana rustica Linn, is widely used in the Southern Turkey. Smoking and ST cause oxidative stress (OS) in the human body. Paraoxonase (PON) and arylesterase (ARE) are antioxidant enzymes.