OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH BELL'S PALSY

TERZI S., DURSUN E., YILMAZ A., Coskun Z., OZGUR A., ÇELİKER M., ...More

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, vol.36, no.1, pp.18-22, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jomb-2016-0033
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.18-22
  • Keywords: Bell's palsy, total oxidant status, total anti-oxidant status, oxidative stress, HERPES-SIMPLEX-VIRUS, OXIDANT
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Bell's palsy (BP) is the most common acute mononeuropathy of unilateral facial paralysis. Immune, infective and ischaemic mechanisms are potential contributors to the development of BP, but the precise cause remains unclear. Recently, oxidative stress has been proposed as a risk factor of various idiopathic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible role of oxidative stress in patients with BP.