systemic vasculitis/glutathione

The level of plasma lipid peroxidation was followed up in 66 patients with systemic vasculitides with autoimmune pathogeny (SLE and SV) treated with corticoid compounds. The effect of vitamin E associated to this treatment was also studied. The change of the redox cycle, of the red cell glutathione,

Generation of oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS) is believed to be a primary factor in the etiology of various inflammatory diseases. Although, the process of generation of oxygen species is a physiological event, in the inflammatory process this event is

Alteration of redox balance in the serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic vasculitis (SV) was investigated. Excess in oxidative processes has been measured through concentration of lipid peroxides which was found to increase by 26% in SLE and 32% in SV. Antioxidant