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REDOX REPORT
卷 18, 期 3, 页码 100-106出版社
MANEY PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1179/1351000213Y.0000000045
关键词
Psoriasis; Oxidative stress; Redox; Plasma; White blood cells; NADPH oxidase
资金
- Ente Cassa di Risparmio Firenze [2008. 1597]
- Abbott Italia Campoverde di Aprilia (LT)
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic hyperproliferative inflammatory skin disease, characterized by a generalized redox imbalance. Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha therapy is widely used for the treatment of this disease, but its effect on blood redox status hasn't been explored. Objective: To investigate the effects of anti-TNF-alpha therapy on blood redox status in psoriatic patients. Methods: Twenty-nine psoriatic patients (PSO) were divided into two groups: one remained untreated (NRT) and to another the anti-TNF-alpha therapy was prescribed (TR). The levels of main oxidative stress markers and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in plasma, levels of total reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, lipoperoxidation, TAC, glutathione content, and activity of NADPH oxidase in white blood cells (WBC) were evaluated in PSO, in NTR and TR after 6 months of the study. Results: Plasma levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl content (PCO), ROS production, lipoperoxidation, and glutathione content in WBC were increased, while TAC in both plasma and WBC was decreased in PSO with respect to controls. In the plasma of TR, levels of MDA and PCO were significantly lower with respect to PSO and NTR. The activity of NADPH oxidase was significantly increased in WBC of PSO and NTR but not in TR versus controls. Discussion: Our results represent novel data about the redox status of WBC in psoriatic patients. A significant redox-balancing effect of anti-TNF-alpha therapy, probably associated with the normalization of NADPH oxidase activity in WBC, was demonstrated.
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