@article{oai:niigata-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006690, author = {Hirano, Harunobu}, issue = {2}, journal = {Acta medica et biologica, Acta medica et biologica}, month = {Sep}, note = {Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is known to be a specific enzyme that scavenges superoxide and protects from tissue injury. The author investigated serum SOD activity in children with renal diseases. Serum SOD activity in MPGN was low (6.7 ±4.9 μg/ml, P < 0.01), as it also in PSAGN at the acute phase (8.0 ± 5.7 μg/ml, P <0.05), in comparison with the controls. In the cases of CGN, the more serious the histological diagnosis was, the lower the tendency of serum SOD activity showed. Low SOD activity is considered to be closely associated with the active phase of renal disease. Superoxide can be a vital activator in glomerular injury. SOD can be a healing factor in renal disease.}, pages = {55--64}, title = {The study of serum Superoxide Dismutase activity in children with renal diseases}, volume = {34}, year = {1986} }