Antioxidant concentrations in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Authors

  • Ines Kathrin Weyand Universiteit Antwerpen
  • Harry Robberecht
  • Annelies Verlaet
  • Annelies Breynaert

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25609/sure.v4.2807

Keywords:

ADHD, neurodevelopment, biomarkers, oxidative stress, antioxidants, HPLC.

Abstract

ADHD is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. Antioxidant concentrations are shifted in ADHD patients and antioxidant centred therapies appear to alleviate symptoms significantly1-8. This study aims to investigate antioxidant concentrations in children with ADHD of an Antwerp based population.
For the ADHD-cohort, concentrations of lipid-soluble antioxidants (a-tocopherol, g-tocopherol, retinylpalmitate, b-carotene, CoQ10 and retinol) (plasma, n = 12) and glutathione (erythrocytes, n = 4) were measured and consecutively compared to a cohort of non-ADHD children (n = 25-53). Additionally, differences in mean concentrations were compared to literature1,7,8.

Student Research Conference 2018

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Published

2018-11-09

How to Cite

Weyand, I. K., Robberecht, H., Verlaet, A., & Breynaert, A. (2018). Antioxidant concentrations in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Student Undergraduate Research E-Journal!, 4. https://doi.org/10.25609/sure.v4.2807

Issue

Vol. 4 (2018): Student Research Conference 2018

Section

Biomedical Sciences & Health

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