Evaluation of pyruvate kinase and oxidative stress parameters in differentiation between transudate and exudate in pleural liquids

We aimed to investigate the usability of pleural pyruvate kinase (PK), total antioxidant status (TAS), and total oxidant status (TOS) as an alternative to Light’s criteria in exudate-transudate differentiation.

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Main Authors: Dumanlı Ahmet, Günay Ersin, Aydın Suphi, Çilekar Şule, Gencer Adem, Kurbaseviç Emira, Öz Gürhan, Çelik Sefa, Balcı Aydın, Özcan Mehmet, Karadağ Müjgan Ercan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2023-06-01
Series:Türk Biyokimya Dergisi
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/tjb-2022-0255