title: Serum levels of malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxy-2,3-nonenal in patients affected by familial chronic nail candidiasis.
abstract: Familial chronic nail candidiasis (FCNC.MIM 607644) is a rare disorder characterized by early onset infections caused by different species of Candida and restricted to the nails; this disorder is genetically associated with low serum concentration of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1). Herein we report the evidence of high circulating levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxy-2,3-nonenal (HNE) in seven patients of a five-generation Italian family affected by FCNC.MIM 607644. The present data evidence, in these patients, an increase in circulating MDA and HNE levels. Only some merely speculative hypotheses may be suggested to explain the mechanisms subserving the oxidative stress condition observed in these genetically ICAM-1 deficient patients; however, one has to point out that a chronic oxidative stress condition could contribute to the development of concurrent pathological alterations in which an overproduction of free radicals may play a central role.
authors.affiliation: Division and School of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Azienda O. U. Policlinico 'G. Martino', via Consolare Valeria, 98125 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gangemi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saija
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Minciullo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomaino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cimino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bisignano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Briuglia
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Merlino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallapiccola
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Salpietro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D015415:Biomarkers; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D008315:Malondialdehyde; C027576:4-hydroxy-2-nonenal