title: Deferoxamine induced decreases of lipid peroxides in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Eleven patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were treated with intraarticular deferoxamine or placebo to test the hypothesis that iron chelation decreased hydroxyl radical mediated lipid peroxidation in RA. Intraarticular administration of deferoxamine 100 mg resulted in predominantly systemic effects with decreased serum ferritin and decreased serum levels of lipid peroxidation products. Similar changes were not detected in synovial fluid at this dose. Iron chelation with deferoxamine may provide a novel approach to preventing tissue injury in RA by inhibiting hydroxyl radical production and lipid peroxidation.
authors.affiliation: Rackham Arthritis Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Fudman
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Till
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006878:Hydroxides; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D005293:Ferritins; D003676:Deferoxamine