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Erythrocyte Glutathione Peroxidase Activity and Plasma Vitamin E Status in Patients with Psoriasis
Author(s) -
Jain Vijay K.,
Bansal Ramesh K.,
Aggarwal S.K.,
Chaudhary S.D.,
Saini A.S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1988.tb01196.x
Subject(s) - glutathione peroxidase , psoriasis , peroxidase , vitamin e , medicine , vitamin , endocrinology , chemistry , glutathione , enzyme , biochemistry , immunology , antioxidant
Erythrocyte selenium dependent glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐Px) activity and plasma vitamin E levels were measured in 20 psoriatics. Psoriatics had significantly lower GSH‐Px and plasma vitamin E levels than did controls. Psoriatics were divided into three grades by the rule of nine: Grade I—less than 33% skin involvement, Grade II—33‐66%, and Grade III—over 66% skin involvement. Grade III psoriatics showed much lower values of GSH‐Px and plasma vitamin E, showing a definite correlation with the percentage of surface area involved.