Investigation of thiol/disulfide homeostasis in familial mediterranean fever patients
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.231-234, 2018 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.5789
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.231-234
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: To determine the thiol/disulfide homeostasis in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and its correlation with the levels of inflammatory markers consisting of white blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein and fibrinogen. Material and Method: This study was performed in the internal Medicine department of Mustafa Kemal University Hospital in Turkey. A total of 27 FMF patients in the attack period (AP), 33 FMF patients in the attack-free period (AFP), and 36 healthy controls participated in this study. Thiol/disulfide profile parameters were detected using the novel method of Erel and Neselioglu. Results: Total and native thiol levels of the FMF-AP group were markedly lower than those of healthy controls, while the difference in disulfide level was not statistically significant. Thiol/disulfide levels in the FMF-AFP group were similar to the levels in both the FMF-AP group and healthy controls. Correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between fibrinogen levels and total and native thiol levels, while there was a positive correlation between white blood cell count and disulfide levels in the FMF-AP group. Discussion: The findings suggest that decreased concentrations of total and native thiol in patients with FMF-AP are likely to be an outcome of inflammation-induced oxidative stress.