Determination the level of some trace elementsin sera of Iraqi patients with Viral Hepatitis B infection

K. AL-Shakly, Maysoon

	Determination the level of some trace elementsin sera of Iraqi patients with Viral Hepatitis B infection
Diyala Journal For Pure Science
Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-193
Author
Maysoon K. AL-Shakly
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the levels of trace elements (copper Cu, zinc Zn,ferrous Fe and selenium Se) in the sera of (20) uninfected control persons, (20) chronichepatitis B (CHB) patients and (20) Hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier. Data showed asignificant increase in the mean values of Cu in (CHB) patients (1.58 ± 0.728 ppm) ascompared to uninfected control persons (0.513 ± 0.24 ppm), and a significant decrease in themean values of Zn and Se in (CHB) patients (0.34 ± 0.22 ppm) and (0.042 ± 0.014 ppm) ascompared to uninfected control persons (0.88 ± 0.17 ppm) and (0.059 ± 0.008 ppm)respectively. While the mean values of Fe in (CHB) patients (1.211 ± 0.26 ppm) anduninfected control persons (1.272 ± 0.27 ppm) show no significant differences. Regarding(HBV) carrier group the mean values of Cu, Zn, Fe and Se were (0.543 ± 0.203 ppm), (0.89 ±0.16 ppm), (1.252 ± 0.21 ppm) and (0.058 ± 0.009 ppm) respectively, these results show nosignificant differences as compared to uninfected control group (0.513 ± 0.24 ppm), (0.88 ±0.17 ppm), (1.272 ± 0.27 ppm) and (0.059 ± 0.008 ppm) with a (p values), (0.7), (0.7), (0.8)and (0.6) respectively.Key Words: CHB, HBV, serum (Copper, Zinc, Ferrous and Selenium), Atomic AbsorptionSpectroscopy (AAS)
Keywords
CHB; HBV; Serum; Zinc; Ferrous and Selenium; Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

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