MAJOR DEPRESSION AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY
Abstract: Major depression is defined as a state of mind in which a person has feelings of great unhappiness and hopelessness and may be characterized by sadness, lethargy, thinking difficulty , an increase or decrease in appetite or an attempt to commit suicide. Due to depression , there is a disturbance in many functions of the body but mostly it could be the development of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is the indication of imbalance between free radical productions, neutralization and leads to inflammation. Antidepressants used by patients usually result in damaging their liver enzymes. This research is based on the relation between the oxidative stress and depressed patients, where the results of catalase, CRP (C-reactive protein) and ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) were significantly increased. Keywords : Major depression– lethargy –Oxidative stress –Neutralization –Antidepressants –Inflammation Introduction: Major depression is defined as a state of ...