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Pasek M, Stoietskyi M, Goździalska A, Jochymek M. A Child with Crohn's Disease: Problems and Stress Level of Parents-Caregivers-A Cross-Sectional Study. Nurs Rep 2024; 14:444-454. [PMID: 38391079 PMCID: PMC10885082 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The perception of the disease, its troublesome symptoms and the highly involved treatment mean that living with CD requires not only the affected child having to learn to cope with it, but also their parents. The aim of the study was to examine the problems and levels of stress in parents-caregivers of children with CD. The study was cross-sectional and conducted using the diagnostic survey method. An original questionnaire was used to assess the socio-demographic situation and problems of caring for a child with CD, and the standardised PSS-10 questionnaire was added. The study group consisted of 60 parents who accompanied their children during hospitalization. The surveyed caregivers of children with CD found it difficult to maintain a specialised diet and deal with the need for hospitalization and the chronic use of medications. Access to the necessary knowledge about the disease posed the least difficulty in everyday life for a child with CD. The vast majority of parents (50, 83.34%) felt a high level of stress related to caring for a child with CD and, simultaneously, a lack of acceptance of the child's disease (39, 65%). The age of the respondents did not have a statistically significant effect on the occurrence of problems related to everyday functioning. The acceptance of the child's disease by the parents and informal caregivers of children with CD reduced their stress level. Parents could count on support from their relatives but, unfortunately, institutional support was not properly provided.
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- Małgorzata Pasek
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, University of Applied Sciences in Tarnów, 8th Mickiewicz St, 33-100 Tarnów, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 1st Grudziński St, 30-705 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 1st Grudziński St, 30-705 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 1st Grudziński St, 30-705 Krakow, Poland
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Pasek M, Biel J, Goździalska A, Jochymek M. Quality of Life of Polish Patients with Lymphoma Treated Systemically. Nurs Rep 2023; 13:1421-1431. [PMID: 37873826 PMCID: PMC10594482 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep13040119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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Research on the quality of life has become of great importance. It is used by clinical researchers to compare the impact of treatment regimens on patients. The choice of treatment method may significantly depend on the patient's opinion. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the method of a diagnostic questionnaire survey. The research tools were the authors' questionnaire and the standardized WHOQOL-BREF. The study was conducted among patients with lymphoma, treated systemically. More than half of the surveyed patients assessed their overall quality of life as good (50%) and very good (6%), while the expressed satisfaction with health most often ranged from neutral (38%-neither good nor bad) to dissatisfactory (30%) and very dissatisfactory (6%). As regards the detailed domains, the area of physical functioning was rated the lowest, while for the remaining domains-psychological, social, environmental-values above average (60.38-64.30) were observed. Social support, particularly from the immediate family, resulted in a higher assessment of the quality of life. The occurrence of side effects related to anticancer treatment and the disease had a statistically significant impact on the decrease in the quality of life, particularly in the physical domain.
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- Małgorzata Pasek
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, University of Applied Sciences, 33-100 Tarnów, Poland;
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, A. F. Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland; (J.B.); (M.J.)
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, A. F. Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland; (J.B.); (M.J.)
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, A. F. Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland; (J.B.); (M.J.)
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Wojtyna E, Pasek M, Nowakowska A, Goździalska A, Jochymek M. Self at Risk: Self-Esteem and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment and Experiencing Bodily Deformities. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2203. [PMID: 37570443 PMCID: PMC10419055 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11152203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Self-esteem is an important factor determining QoL after surgical procedures leading to bodily deformities associated with cancer treatment. However, there are few data on which components of self-esteem are most closely related to QoL. The article presents two studies that aim to fill this gap. Study 1 concerns changes in global self-esteem and QoL in patients treated surgically for oral cancer (n = 35); Study 2 concerns changes in explicit and implicit self-esteem and QoL in women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy (n = 96). The study was longitudinal with two measurements: before and after surgery. Both studies used the EORTC QLQ-C30 and Rosenberg's SES questionnaires. In Study 2, the Implicit Association Test (IAT) was additionally performed. The patients' global QoL and self-esteem deteriorated after surgery. In Study 1, patients with higher initial self-esteem showed a greater range of decreased self-esteem and QoL than patients with initially low self-esteem. In Study 2, the largest decreases in various dimensions of QoL and explicit self-esteem were observed in women with fragile self-esteem. A group of women with high explicit and implicit self-esteem showed the best QoL after mastectomy. Cancer patients with high, fragile self-esteem are at risk of the greatest deterioration in QoL and self-image after cancer surgery. These people should be given special psycho-oncological care.
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- Ewa Wojtyna
- Institute of Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, University of Applied Sciences in Tarnów, 33-100 Tarnów, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland
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Pasek M, Suchocka L, Osuch-Pęcak G, Muzykiewicz K, Iwańska E, Kaducakowa H, Goździalska A, Goździalska M. Longitudinal Health-Related Quality of Life Study among Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10020226. [PMID: 33435192 PMCID: PMC7827660 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10020226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Quality of life studies in medicine, particularly in oncology, have become a basic tool used to assess patient's performance in different types of cancer and different modalities of treatment. The aim of this study was a subjective evaluation of the quality of life in cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. The study has a longitudinal character and comprises four stages: before treatment, at the end of treatment, 5 months and 5 years after treatment. Standardized questionnaires such as EORTC QoL C30, HADS (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of life C30 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and the authors demographic-clinical assessment survey were the study tools. Physical functioning was assessed as the highest before treatment and depreciated to the lowest value 5 years after treatment. Emotional functioning was the lowest before treatment and then decreased again in the fourth stage of the assessment. Global quality of life was the lowest in the fourth stage of the study. Memory and concentration were fairly good at every stage of the study, with the highest score at the end of the treatment. At stages 3 and 4, the respondent's social functioning was the best, followed by the ability to fulfil their social role. General health and quality of life were assessed by the respondents on a level slightly above average, though five years after treatment the score was slightly below average.
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- Małgorzata Pasek
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, 33-100 Tarnow, Poland
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- Faculty of Education and Psychology, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, 25-029 Kielce, Poland;
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- National Oncology Institute Maria Sklodowska Curie-National Research Institute, Hospital of the National Institute of Oncology—Krakow Branch Poland, 31-115 Krakow, Poland; (G.O.-P.); (K.M.); (E.I.)
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- National Oncology Institute Maria Sklodowska Curie-National Research Institute, Hospital of the National Institute of Oncology—Krakow Branch Poland, 31-115 Krakow, Poland; (G.O.-P.); (K.M.); (E.I.)
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- National Oncology Institute Maria Sklodowska Curie-National Research Institute, Hospital of the National Institute of Oncology—Krakow Branch Poland, 31-115 Krakow, Poland; (G.O.-P.); (K.M.); (E.I.)
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Catholic University in Ruzomberok, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia;
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Studies, A.F. Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland;
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- Student’s Science Society of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;
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Drąg J, Goździalska A, Knapik-Czajka M, Gawędzka A, Gawlik K, Jaśkiewicz J. Effect of high carbohydrate diet on elongase and desaturase activity and accompanying gene expression in rat's liver. Genes Nutr 2017; 12:2. [PMID: 28138346 PMCID: PMC5264288 DOI: 10.1186/s12263-017-0551-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Background Hepatic fatty acids (FAs) are modified through different metabolic pathways including elongation and desaturation. These processes are catalyzed by elongases and desaturases, respectively. Glucose, by transcription factors, regulates these processes. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of high carbohydrate diet (68%) on the expression of elongase (Elovl-2, Elovl-5, and Elovl-6) and desaturase (∆5D, ∆6D, Scd 1, Scd 2) genes and the activity of the enzymes. The changes in serum lipid profile (triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol) and glucose concentration were measured. Male Wistar rats were randomized into two study groups: animals fed with high carbohydrate diet (n = 6; HiCHO) and a control group fed with a standard diet (n = 6; ST). The expression of mRNA was determinate using reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR). Hepatic FA composition was determined by gas chromatography, and FA ratios were used to estimate the activity of enzymes. Serum lipid profile and glucose concentration were measured using spectrophotometric methods. Results The mean values of transcript expression of all examined elongases and desaturases in liver HiCHO rats were higher as compared to ST. Higher expression did not always correspond to higher activity (as index). More monounsaturated FAs (MUFAs) were detected in the liver of HiCHO rats as compared to ST. Serum TG level was higher in the HiCHO than in ST. Conclusions These studies support the notion that the regulation of both Elovl and desaturase expression may play an important role in managing hepatic lipid composition in response to changes in dietary status.
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- Jagoda Drąg
- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.,Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 1 G. Herlinga-Grudzińskiego St., 30-705 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostics, Chair of Clinical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Krakow, Poland
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Goździalska A, Wojas-Pelc A, Drąg J, Brzewski P, Jaśkiewicz J, Pastuszczak M. Expression of metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in basal-cell carcinoma. Mol Biol Rep 2016; 43:1027-33. [PMID: 27406386 PMCID: PMC5025502 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-016-4040-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare the expressions of mRNA for metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) and type IV collagen in two different histological types of basal-cell carcinoma (BCCs; nodular and infiltrative) and in normal tissues from the tumor interface. The study included biopsy specimens of the skin involved with BCC and normal skin adjacent the lesion. The expressions of mRNA for MMP-2, MMP-9 and type IV collagen were determined by means of RT-PCR (Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction). The level of type IV collagen mRNA in nodular and infiltrative BCCs turned out to be significantly lower, and the expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 mRNA significantly higher than in normal tissues adjacent to these tumors. The expression of mRNA for MMP-9 but not for MMP-2 was significantly higher in infiltrative BCCs than in the nodular BCCs. In turn, normal tissues adjacent to nodular BCCs showed significantly higher levels of mRNA for MMP-2 and significantly lower levels of type IV collagen mRNA than the normal tissues from the interface of infiltrative BCCs. The findings suggest that MMP-2 and MMP-9 could be used as prognostic factors of BCCs.
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- Anna Goździalska
- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 1 G. Herlinga-Grudzińskiego St, 30-705, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 1 G. Herlinga-Grudzińskiego St, 30-705, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 1 G. Herlinga-Grudzińskiego St, 30-705, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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Pirowska MM, Goździalska A, Lipko-Godlewska S, Obtułowicz A, Sułowicz J, Podolec K, Wojas-Pelc A. Autoimmunogenicity during anti-TNF therapy in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Postepy Dermatol Alergol 2015; 32:250-4. [PMID: 26366147 PMCID: PMC4565839 DOI: 10.5114/pdia.2015.53320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) was initially described as lymphotoxin or cachectin. The discovery of therapies blocking the action of TNF-α, in 1988, started a new era in the therapy. One of often reported adverse effects related to the use of TNF-α antagonists is induction of the formation of autologous antibodies and antibodies neutralizing anti-TNF drugs. The development of anti-TNF-induced lupus or classical drug-induced lupus is more rarely reported. AIM To evaluate the presence and the level of anti-nuclear antibodies in patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and the influence of anti-TNF therapy used on the concentration of antinuclear antibody (ANA). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 28 subjects were included in the study. 71.4% of subjects were diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and 28.6% with plaque psoriasis. RESULTS Among the patients with plaque psoriasis, the antinuclear antibodies were found in 25% of subjects and in 80% of patients with psoriatic arthritis. After the treatment an increase in the titer or appearance of antibodies was found in 66.7% in the infliximab group, 18.2% in the etanercept group and 54.7% in the adalimumab group. No subjects developed symptoms of drug-induced systemic lupus. CONCLUSIONS Our findings have shown that all anti-TNF therapies induced ANA in psoriatic arthritis and psoriatic patients. Considering a mild course of lupus induced by anti-TNF treatment and, usually intrinsic, resolution of symptoms, the biological therapy still appears as a safe treatment for patients.
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- Magdalena M. Pirowska
- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Anna Wojas-Pelc MD, PhD
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- Department of Health and Medical Science, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Jerzy Jaśkiewicz MD, PhD
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Anna Wojas-Pelc MD, PhD
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Anna Wojas-Pelc MD, PhD
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Anna Wojas-Pelc MD, PhD
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Anna Wojas-Pelc MD, PhD
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- Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. Head of the Department: Prof. Anna Wojas-Pelc MD, PhD
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Goździalska A, Pajdak W. [Comparative testing of aspirin esterase and cholinesterase activities in sera of healthy blood donors]. Przegl Lek 2002; 58:843-4. [PMID: 11868244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Activities of aspirin esterase, EC 3.1.1.55 and cholinesterase, EC 3.1.1.8 were measured in sera of 106 healthy blood donors. Surprisingly high correlation of these two activities has been observed. Aspirin esterase exhibited about 10 times lower activity than cholinesterase, when expressed in mkat/L.
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- A Goździalska
- Zakład Immunochemii Klinicznej II Katedry Chorób Wewnetrznych CM UJ ul. Skawińska 8, 31-066 Kraków
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Goździalska A, Pajdak W. [Aspirin esterase: biochemical and clinical aspects of aspirin catabolism]. Przegl Lek 2002; 58:517-20. [PMID: 11816745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Aspirin, one of the most commonly used drugs, when entering human body is partially subjected to autolytic degradation to salicylic acid. However, hydrolytic degradation through enzymatic reaction, involving aspirin esterase is much more effective. It is obvious, that native drug, aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) differs in respect of pharmacological properties from its catabolite, salicylic acid, a molecule without functionally important acetyl residue. Therapeutic implications of this simple esterolytic reaction are not yet fully understood. The paper presents current data on the biochemistry of aspirin esterase and clinical aspects of its activity.
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- A Goździalska
- Zakład Immunochemii Klinicznej II Katedry Chorób Wewnetrznych Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie
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