Relationship between oxidative stress and haematological indices in patients with diabetes in the Ghanaian population

Abstract

BackgroundPersistent hyperglycaemia is a hallmark of Diabetes Mellitus (DM). It causes increased production of free radicals, especially reactive oxygen species (ROS), — resulting in oxidative stress. Reactive Oxygen Species have been implicated in the development of haematological complications in patients with diabetes. Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) is one of the most effective antioxidant enzyme defense systems against free radicals.MethodsFrom February through May 2014, we assessed the relationship between oxidative stress and haematological profiles among individuals with and without diabetes. A cross sectional study of 66 case patients and 44 age-matched controls were recruited from the National Diabetes Management and Research Centre (NDMRC), Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Blood samples were obtained from study participants with consent. We determined the haematological profiles of study participants and measured their oxidative stress levels using a standardized kit for SOD activity.ResultsHigher white blood cell (WBC) counts were seen in the diabetes cohort (p-value = 0.023). The SOD activity tended to be lower in diabetes patients (p–value = 0.144 however) while higher neutrophil levels seemed to correlate with SOD activity (R = 0.249; R2 = 6.2 %; p-value = 0.049). There did not appear to be a correlation between fasting blood glucose (FBG) and SOD activity (R = −0.044; p-value = 0.727).ConclusionThe study reports similar oxidative stress levels, as measured by SOD activity, in diabetic and non-diabetic adults. The SOD activity did not appear to correlate with FBG and several other haematological parameters. Further study would be required to investigate the relationship between these haematological indices and diabetic micro- and macro-vascular complications in our population.

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