Systemic redox imbalance along with increased serum sialic acid is prevalent in patients with active vitiligo: A study from a tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern India | Zendy

Sumi Mukhopadhyay | Zendy; Nilotpal Banerjee | Zendy; Sanchaita Gayen | Zendy; Dolanchampa Modak | Zendy; Somenath Sarkar | Zendy; Bibhuti Saha | Zendy

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Systemic redox imbalance along with increased serum sialic acid is prevalent in patients with active vitiligo: A study from a tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern India

Author(s) -

Sumi Mukhopadhyay,

Nilotpal Banerjee,

Sanchaita Gayen,

Dolanchampa Modak,

Somenath Sarkar,

Bibhuti Saha

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_448_17

Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , malondialdehyde , oxidative stress , superoxide dismutase , gastroenterology , immunology

Vitiligo is one of the common depigmenting disorders causing disfigurement and affecting the quality of life. Redox imbalance is known to play a contributory role in melanocyte destruction. Serum sialic acid (SA) is an important marker of the acute-phase response and is associated with oxidative protein damage.

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