Activities of scavenging enzymes of oxygen radicals in early maturation stages of <i>Paragonimus westermani</i>

, Chung, Y B; , Lee, H S; , Song, C Y; , Cho, S Y

doi:1992.30.4.355

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Korean J Parasitol. 1992 Dec;30(4):355-358. English. Published online Mar 20, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1992.30.4.355
Copyright © 1992 by The Korean Society for Parasitology


Activities of scavenging enzymes of oxygen radicals in early maturation stages of Paragonimus westermani
Y B Chung,H S Lee,^C Y Song,^* and S Y Cho
Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
^*Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
^**Department of Biology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.


Abstract
In early maturation stages of Paragonimus westermani (metacercariae, 4-, 8-, 12-week old worms), activities of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase and glutathione peroxidase, were examined. Specific activity of catalase was the highest in metacercariae and decreasing with age. That of superoxide dismutase was higher in metacercariae and 4-week worms. Specific activity of peroxidase was at its peak in 4-week worms while that of glutathione peroxidase was in 8-week worms. Specific activities of all these antioxidant enzymes were decreased to their lowest in 12-week old adults.

Tables


	Table 1 Activities of superoxide dismutase in early maturation stages of P. westermani


	Table 2 Activities of catalase in early maturation stages of P. westermani


	Table 3 Activities of peroxideas in early maturation stages of P. westermani


	Table 4 Activities of glutathione peroxidase in early maturation stages of P. westermani

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