Activity of the enzyme delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase and parameters of oxidative stress in different modes of delivery.
Silmara Ana VendrameLeidiane de LuccaHellen Lopes de PaulaCarolina Dos Santos SteinFrancisco Maximiliano Pancich GallarretaCristine Kolling KonopkaRafael Noal MorescoThissiane de Lima GonçalvesPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
Mothers undergoing VD had higher levels of free radicals and lower antioxidant defenses, while their newborns decreased antioxidant defenses likely to contain the oxidative imbalance. The inhibition of the δ-ALA-D enzyme in this scenario allows its use as a useful marker of oxidative stress in different obstetric settings.