Effect of Ramadan fasting on maternal oxidative stress during the second trimester: A preliminary study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 729-733

  Ozturk, Ebru ^a   Balat, Ozcan ^a   Ugur, Mete Gurol ^a   Yazícíoglu, Caglar ^a   Pence, Sadrettin ^b   Erel, Özcan ^b   Kul, Seval ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Oxidative stress; Pregnancy; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROL GROUP; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAMADAN; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SERUM; STARVATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; FASTING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; ISLAM; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052728125     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01419.x     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Reilly T, Waterhouse J. Altered sleep-wake cycles and food intake: The Ramadan model. Physiol Behav 2007; 90: 219-228. (Pubitemid 46178512)
2. Robinson T, Raisler J. 'Each one is a doctor for herself': Ramadan fasting among pregnant Muslim women in the United States. Ethn Dis 2005; 15: S1-99-103.
3. Joosoph J, Abu J, Yu SL. A survey of fasting during preg-nancy. Singapore Med J 2004; 45: 583-586.
4. Dikensoy E, Balat O, Cebesoy B, Ozkur A, Cicek H, Can G. Effect of fasting during Ramadan on Fetal development and maternal health. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2008; 34: 494-498.
5. Dikensoy E, Balat O, Cebesoy B, Ozkur A, Cicek H, Can G. The effect of Ramadan fasting on maternal serum lipids, cor-tisol levels and Fetal development. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2009; 279: 119-123.
6. Mirghani HM, Salem M, Weerasinghe SD. Effect of maternal fasting on uterine arterial blood flow. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2000; 33: 151-154.
7. Mirghani HM, Weerasinghe SD, Smith JR, Ezimokhai M. The effect of intermittent maternal fasting on human Fetal breath-ing movements. J Obstet Gynaecol 2004; 24: 635-637. (Pubitemid 39655419)
8. Sies H. Oxidative stress: From basic research to clinical appli-cation. Am J Med 1991; 91: 31S-38S.
9. Aksungar FB, Topkaya AE, Akyildiz M. Interleukin-6, C-reactive protein and biochemical parameters during pro-longed intermittent fasting. Ann Nutr Metab 2007; 51: 88-95. (Pubitemid 46646621)
10. Aksungar FB, Eren A, Ure S, Teskin O, Ates G. Effects of intermittent fasting on serum lipid levels, coagulation status and plasma homocysteine levels. Ann Nutr Metab 2005; 49: 77-82. (Pubitemid 40827627)
11. Chaouachi A, Coutts AJ, Wong del P et al. Haematological, inflammatory and immunological responses in elite judo ath-letes maintaining high training loads during Ramadan. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2009; 34: 907-915.
12. Ibrahim WH, Habib HM, Jarrar AH, Al Baz SA. Effect of Ramadan fasting on markers of oxidative stress and serum biochemical markers of cellular damage in healthy subjects. Ann Nutr Metab 2008; 53: 175-181.
13. Erel O. A novel automated direct measurement method for total antioxidant capacity using a new generation, more stable ABTS radical cation. Clin Biochem 2004; 37: 277-285. (Pubitemid 38314881)
14. Erel O. A new automated colorimetric method for measuring total oxidant status. Clin Biochem 2005; 38: 1103-1111.
15. Harma M, Harma M, Erel O. Increased oxidative stress in patients with hydatidiform mole. Swiss Med Wkly 2003; 133: 563-566. (Pubitemid 37499328)
16. Yumru M, Savas HA, Kalenderoglu A, Bulut M, Celik H, Erel O. Oxidative imbalance in bipolar disorder subtypes: A com-parative study. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2009; 33: 1070-1074.
17. Kosecik M, Erel O, Sevinc E, Selek S. Increased oxidative stress in children exposed to passive smoking. Int J Cardiol 2005; 100: 61-64. (Pubitemid 40487937)
18. Hadlock FP, Harrist RB, Sharman RS, Deter RL, Park SK. Estimation of Fetal weight with the use of head, body, and femur measurements - a prospective study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985; 151: 333-337. (Pubitemid 15237550)
19. Kaplan M, Eidelman AI, AboulaWa Y. Fasting and the pre-cipitation of labor: The Yom Kippur effect. JAMA 1983; 250: 1317-1318. (Pubitemid 13049219)
20. Cross JH, Emerson J, Wharton BA. Ramadan and birth weight at full term in Asian Moslem pregnant women in Birmingham. Arch Dis Child 1990; 65: 1053-1056. (Pubitemid 20326325)
21. Naderi T, Kamyabi Z. Determination of fundal height increase in fasting and non-fasting pregnant women during Ramadan. Saudi Med J 2004; 25: 809-810. (Pubitemid 38877931)
22. Kamyabi Z, Naderi T. The effect of Ramadan fasting on amni-otic fluid volume. Saudi Med J 2004; 25: 45-46. (Pubitemid 38262508)
23. Rabinerson D, Dicker D, Kaplan B, Ben-Rafael Z, Deke A. Hyperemesis gravidarum during Ramadan. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2000; 21: 189-191. (Pubitemid 32057818)
24. Halliwell B. Free radicals, antioxidants, and human disease: Curiosity cause, or consequence. Lancet 1994; 344: 721-724.
25. Toescu V, Nuttall SL, Martin U, Kendall MJ, Dunne F. Oxi-dative stress and normal pregnancy. Clin Endocrinol 2002; 57: 609-613.
26. Myatt L, Cui X. Oxidative stress in the placenta. Histochem Cell Biol 2004; 122: 369-382. (Pubitemid 39506594)
27. Wisdom SJ, Wilson R, McKillop JH, Walker JJ. Antioxidant systems in normal pregnancy and in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991; 165: 1701-1704.
28. Poston L, Raijmakers MT. Trophoblast oxidative stress, anti-oxidants and pregnancy outcome - a review. Placenta 2004; 25 (Suppl A): S72-S78. (Pubitemid 38514960)
29. Harma M, Harma M, Erel O. Measurement of the total anti-oxidant response in preeclampsia with a novel automated method. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2005; 118: 47-51. (Pubitemid 39647022)
30. Rogers MS, Wang CC, Tam WH, Li CY, Chu KO, Chu CY. Oxidative stress in midpregnancy as a predictor of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia. BJOG 2006; 113: 1053-1059. (Pubitemid 44310098)
31. Rumbold A, Crowther CA. Vitamin C supplementation in pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005; (2): CD004072.
32. Chaouachi A, Chamari K, Roky R et al. Lipid profiles of judo athletes during Ramadan. Int J Sports Med 2008; 29: 282-288. (Pubitemid 351542887)