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Erythrocyte damage in mild and severe psoriasis

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dc.contributor.authorRocha-Pereira, P
dc.contributor.authorSantos-Silva, A
dc.contributor.authorRebelo, I
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, A
dc.contributor.authorQuintanilha, A
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, F
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-18T16:54:19Z
dc.date.available2010-03-18T16:54:19Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a common chronic and recurrent inflammatory skin disorder. Oxygen metabolites and proteases released by activated inflammatory cells may induce oxidative and proteolytic damage to plasma constituents and red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs have a limited biosynthesis capacity and poor repair mechanisms. OBJECTIVES: To study RBCs as a potential cumulative marker of oxidative and proteolytic stress in psoriasis, and as a marker of worsening of the disease. METHODS: The study was performed in 70 patients with mild or severe psoriasis and in 40 control individuals. We evaluated total and differential leucocyte count and, as markers of leucocyte activation, plasma elastase and lactoferrin. Besides the basic RBC study (RBC count, haematocrit, haemoglobin concentration and haematimetric indices) we evaluated antioxidant defences (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and selenium), osmotic fragility and reticulocyte count; in the RBC membrane we evaluated lipid peroxidation and susceptibility to lipid peroxidation, membrane fluidity, levels of cholesterol and phospholipids, membrane-bound haemoglobin, band 3 profile and levels of vitamin E; serum levels of bilirubin, total plasma antioxidant capacity, lipid profile and lipid peroxidation were also evaluated. RESULTS: Psoriasis patients showed a rise in leucocytes, mainly neutrophils, which was associated with a rise in elastase and lactoferrin. Patients had a reduced RBC count, antioxidant defences and membrane fluidity, elevated membrane lipid peroxidation, membrane-bound haemoglobin, osmotic fragility and reticulocyte count, and a different band 3 profile. Most of these modifications were enhanced in severe psoriasis. CONCLUSIONS: In summary, our data show that the RBCs are at a lower number in psoriasis patients, and present several changes denoting an enhanced damage and/or ageing process, which seem to be strongly connected with neutrophil activation, oxidative stress and worsening of psoriasis.pt
dc.identifier.citationBr J Dermatol. 2004 Feb;150(2):232-44.pt
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/767
dc.language.isoengpt
dc.subjectPsoríasept
dc.subjectEritrócitospt
dc.titleErythrocyte damage in mild and severe psoriasispt
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt
rcaap.typearticlept

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