title: Antioxidant status in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) living in Cairo, Egypt.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant status in a select group of children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), living in Cairo, Egypt. The plasma concentrations of albumin, ceruloplasmin, vitamin C, vitamin E as well as erythrocyte superoxide dismutase and whole blood glutathione peroxidase activities were all significantly decreased in the presence of JRA compared to those without JRA. Unlike these antioxidant factors, vitamin A and its carrier (e.g. retinol binding protein), which have very little or no antioxidant property, remained unaffected by JRA. These results suggest that the children with JRA are subject to oxidative stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hassaneen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: el-Gadban
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elwan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Basu
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D002570:Ceruloplasmin; D001205:Ascorbic Acid