Serum Pro-oxidant-Antioxidant Balance Assay in Nurses who Working Day and Rotating Night Shift

Abstract

Background: Nursing is a very stressful occupation, particularly when associated with changing shift working that may result in oxidative stress. Oxidative Stress is created by a misbalance between pro-oxidants and antioxidants towards pro-oxidants. Damage to lipids, protein, DNA, growth and cell function is obtained as result of oxidant. OS has been played an important role in many of diseases. In this study, we assessed the potential for OS by determining the pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance assay (PAB assay) in nurses who worked variable shift patterns; compared with nurses only working day shifts and a non-nurse control group.