Oxidative Stress for Smoking Persons in Suburbs Mosul City

The study was conducted in Mosul-suburb to show the effects of smoking on antioxidants and some biochemical parameters which include: Vitamin E, Vitamin A, -carotene, Vitamin C, Folic acid, Ceruloplasmin (Cp), Total protein, Albumin, Calcium, Total bilirubin, Direct bilirubin, Uric acid, Creatinine, Total iron binding capacity (TIBC), Iron, Sulfate, Glutathione(GSH), Malondialdehyde (MDA), Cholesterol, Glucose, Selenium and Transferrin saturation(%). The study included (102) persons living outside city center represented into two minor groups, smokers and non smokers.
The results showed that the level decreased significantly in rural smokers when compared with rural non smokers in: vitamin C, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and MDA, and there was a significant increase in: vitamin A and Cp., but there wasnt any significant changes in: total protein, albumin, uric acid, creatinine, TIBC, iron, sulfate, cholesterol, selenium, calcium, vitamin E, -carotene, folic acid, GSH, glucose and transferrin saturation(%). Depending on the period of smoking, the results predicted that antioxidants and some other parameters (vitamin E, vitamin A, -carotene, vitamin C, folic acid, total protein, albumin, calcium, total bilrubin, direct bilirubin and GSH) were decreased, while: Cp., uric acid, creatinine, TIBC, Iron, sulfate, MDA, cholesterol, glucose and selenium were increased with increased the period of smoking.