Plasma Lipid Peroxidation Levels and Erythrocyte Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Patients with RA: The Relationship with Disease Activity Scores.

摘要

ABSTRACT To investigate the levels of lipid peroxidation and erythrocyte antioxidant status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and to assess the relationship between disease activity scores and parameters of oxidative stress The study included 30 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and 10 healthy controls. Clinical and disease activity parameters were assessed in the patients. Erythrocyte levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and plasma levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) were investigated in both.