Open AccessResearch on the balance of thiol-disulfide in blood serum in women with telogen effluvium
Author(s) -
Ayşe Akbaş,
Fadime Kılınç,
Sertaç Şener,
Akta Akınş,
Cemile Bıçer,
Orhan Şen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_78_17
Subject(s) - thiol , disulfide bond , oxidative stress , balance (ability) , chemistry , antioxidant , medicine , biochemistry , physical therapy
Telogen effluvium (TE) is the most common reason for hair loss in humans. Although the exact etiopathogenesis of TE has not been revealed clearly and completely, multifactorial etiologies are to be blamed. In recent years, since oxidative stress (OS) has been shown to play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of so many diseases, the effects of OS on several skin diseases are researched and analyzed. Thiols are antioxidant components that include sulfur group, and the balance of thiol-disulfide has an important role in the formation and prevention of OS. This balance is destroyed in many diseases and its effect on TE is not clearly understood yet.