Open AccessRole of Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidants in Atopic Dermatitis
Author(s) -
N Sivaranjani,
S. Venkata Rao,
Greeshma Rajeev
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6635.3732
Subject(s) - atopic dermatitis , reactive oxygen species , food science , vitamin c , antioxidant , chemistry , dermatology , medicine , traditional medicine , biochemistry
In humans, oxidative stress is involved in many diseases such as atherosclerosis, Parkinson's disease, heart failure, myocardial infarction, Alzheimer's disease, Fragile X syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome. Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is a non-contagious, relapsing inflammatory skin disease which is characterized by eczema and pruritus. The skin reacts abnormally to irritants, food and environmental allergens and it becomes very itchy, which leads to scratching, redness and flaky skin. Very little study has been done to find out the relationship between oxidative stress and Atopic dermatitis.