Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Melatonin as strong antioxidant and free radical scavenger can play important, protective role in disease in which oxidative damage is a significant component e.g.: in coronary heart disease, neoplastic disease, neurodegenerative disease. The aim of our study was determination of the effect of melatonin supplementation on malonyldialdehyde (MDA) concentration and activity of: superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT) in patients...