Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic Patients
Background: Leukemia is a group of malignant disorders associated with increased numbers of blood white blood cells. Acute leukemia occurs at all ages. Because zinc influences many body systems and functions, zinc is an essential nutrient for tissue growth, cellular division, protein synthesis DNA...
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2009-06-01
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Background: Leukemia is a group of malignant disorders
associated with increased numbers of blood white blood
cells. Acute leukemia occurs at all ages. Because zinc
influences many body systems and functions, zinc is an
essential nutrient for tissue growth, cellular division,
protein synthesis DNA and RNA replication it also ought to
play a critical role in the growth of tumor. In this study,
serum zinc was estimated in leukemic patients and
compared with healthy subjects.
Methods: The subjects in the present study were; fourtyfour depressed patients aged (14-48 year), thirty-one
apparently healthy subjects were selected as control group.
Their sex and age were comparable to that of patients.
Determination of serum zinc was carried out using flame
atomic absorption spectrophotometer.
Results: The results showed a significant decrease in serum
zinc at (p<0.05) in leukemic patients as compared with
healthy control.
Conclusion: The decrease in serum concentration of zinc in
leukemia can be explained by means of the changes in
immunity system and the need for zinc to synthesize
nucleic acid and tumor cell division in this disorder in
addition to other possible mechanisms
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dc34b09066e4d8f967879069a7142112022-12-22T03:12:00ZengUniversity of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicineمجله كليه طب الكندي1810-95432521-43652009-06-0151Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic PatientsShatha Salah0e department of Microbiology/Medical Biology, Al-Kindy College of Medicine., Baghdad, Iraq. Background: Leukemia is a group of malignant disorders associated with increased numbers of blood white blood cells. Acute leukemia occurs at all ages. Because zinc influences many body systems and functions, zinc is an essential nutrient for tissue growth, cellular division, protein synthesis DNA and RNA replication it also ought to play a critical role in the growth of tumor. In this study, serum zinc was estimated in leukemic patients and compared with healthy subjects. Methods: The subjects in the present study were; fourtyfour depressed patients aged (14-48 year), thirty-one apparently healthy subjects were selected as control group. Their sex and age were comparable to that of patients. Determination of serum zinc was carried out using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results: The results showed a significant decrease in serum zinc at (p<0.05) in leukemic patients as compared with healthy control. Conclusion: The decrease in serum concentration of zinc in leukemia can be explained by means of the changes in immunity system and the need for zinc to synthesize nucleic acid and tumor cell division in this disorder in addition to other possible mechanisms https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/714leukemia,zinc,inflammation |
| spellingShingle | Shatha Salah Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic Patients مجله كليه طب الكندي leukemia, zinc, inflammation |
| title | Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic Patients |
| title_full | Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic Patients |
| title_fullStr | Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic Patients |
| title_short | Serum Zinc in Iraqi Acute Leukemic Patients |
| title_sort | serum zinc in iraqi acute leukemic patients |
| topic | leukemia, zinc, inflammation |
| url | https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/714 |
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