Antioxidant status & lipid peroxidation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

From: Indian Journal of Medical Research | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Background & objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating, chronic multisystem disease with an unknown etiology. Recent findings indicate that increased oxidative stress and/or defective antioxidant status contribute to the etiology of RA. The present study was undertaken to examine the oxidant and antioxidant systems in patients with RA and healthy controls.

Methods: Twenty two patients with RA and 20 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant vitamins (A, E, C) in serum samples were determined by high performance liquid ...

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