title: Influence of βS allele in the lipid peroxidation and antioxidant capacity parameters.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The oxidative process plays a fundamental role in the pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia (SCA), and population and environmental characteristics may influence redox balance. The aim of this study was to evaluate lipid peroxidation and antioxidant capacity in Brazilian Hb S carriers undergoing different therapies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Blood samples from 270 individuals were analyzed (Hb SS, n = 68; Hb AS, n = 53, and Hb AA, n = 149). Hemoglobin genotypes were assessed through cytological, electrophoretic, chromatographic, and molecular methods. Plasma lipid peroxidation and antioxidant capacity were measured by spectrophotometric methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients with SCA who used iron-chelating drugs combined with hydroxyurea, associated with regular transfusions, showed lower levels of TBARS (P ≤ 0.05), higher levels of TEAC (P ≤ 0.01), and lower TBARS/TEAC ratio (R = 255.8). The redox profile of Hb AS subjects was not statistically different (P > 0.05) from that of Hb AA subjects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data suggest that oxidative stress is lower in the patients with SCA who received regular blood transfusions associated with the combined use of HU and iron chelators than the group received only HU. The redox system of the Hb AS carriers is compatible with the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Genetics of Hematological Diseases, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: E L T
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Shimauti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belini Junior
authors.forename: L M da S V
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baracioli
authors.forename: E M de
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Granzotto
authors.forename: E A de
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: D G H
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ricci Junior
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bonini-Domingos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle
keywords: Sickle cell anemia; TBARS; TEAC; oxidative stress; sickle cell trait