PROSTAGLANDINS LEUKOTRIENES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS, cilt.57, sa.6, ss.567-570, 1997 (SCI-Expanded)
Asphyxiated (n = 39) and control (n = 23) were elected for the study. Free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation, prostaglandin E-2 and vitamin E levels were studied and the degree of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy was determined in each case. In the hypoxic group the concentration of prostaglandin E-2 activity (P < 0.05) and malondialdehyde levels (P < 0.01) were significantly higher when compared to that of controls. The high vitamin E concentrations in the asphyxiated infants supports the role of oxygen free radicals in hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy of newborns.