Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Short Communication

Paraoxonase levels in acute mushroom poisoning cases treated in emergency department

Sevki Hakan Eren1*, Ilhan Korkmaz1, F. Mutlu Kukul Guven1, Hüseyin Aydin2 and Sule Karadayi1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey. 2Department of Biochemistry, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 20 September 2010
  •  Published: 04 January 2011

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to investigate the activities of paraoxonase  in acute mushroom poisoning cases. This investigation was made between June 2009 to June 2010 with 64 mushroom poisoning patients who admitted to our emergency department in which we analyzed the 6 and 48 h paraoxonase 1 (PON 1) levels. Mean value of PON1 A(6 h) was 74.83 ± 41.68 U/ml and PON1 B(48 h)  91.90 ± 51.08 U/ml. The difference was statistically significant (p = 0.001) Mushroom poisoning cases, which are a public health problem, are frequently reported in Europe, United States, and in the Far East. Paraoxonase levels can be used as prognostic markers for acute mushroom poisoning.

 

Key words: Mushroom poisoning, paraoxonase, prognostic markers, emergency services, oxidative stress.

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