δ-ALA-D activity is a reliable marker for oxidative stress in bone marrow transplant patients

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Table 4 Plasma protein thiol (P-SH) group levels over time

Groups	Before CR	CR	Day 10 after BMT	Day 20 after BMT
Group I (control)	463.50 (445.20/487.80)	432.00 (406.20/469.35)	459.00 (433.76/498.00)	429.66 (403.75/451.75)
Group II (autol.)	364.51 (335.82/407.42)^a	352.64 (306.15/371.64)^a	304.44 (272.34/340.41)^a	305.60 (272.21/352.03)^ad
Group III (allog.)	407.07 (362.10/452.54)^a	355.88 (335.25/371.10)^a	358.37 (303.10/386.70)^a	345.00 (308.48/383.40)^ac

CR: conditioning regimen; BMT: bone marrow transplantation; Units – P-SH: nmol P-SH/mL plasma.
Data are expressed as median (lower/upper quartile). Group I (n = 37); Group II (n = 13); Group III (n = 24).
^a Significantly different from group I (control).
^c Significantly different from before CR.
^d Significantly different from CR

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