Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients

The main objective of the study was to assess the oxidative stress in plasma and erythrocytes of rheumatoid arthritis patients by measuring the levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), non-enzymatic antioxidants (vitamin E, C and reduced glutathione) and enzymatic antioxidants [superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx)]. This study has been conducted on twenty-two adult female rheumatoid arthritis patients and an equal number of healthy subjects. Elevated lipid peroxidation and multidirectional changes in the antioxidant defence system were noticed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The enhanced lipid peroxidation accompanied by disturbance in antioxidant status indicates that rheumatoid arthritis patients are more prone to free radical mediated oxidative damage.     

类风湿关节炎发病机制研究进展

类风湿关节炎(RA)是一种以滑膜慢性炎症为主要表现的自身免疫病,其病因和发病机制尚不明确。本文从短端粒、原癌基因、Th1/Th2细胞型平衡、细胞因子、NO与RA之间关系,阐述RA的发病机制。     

自身免疫性疾病研究的新进展——骨桥蛋白在类风湿性关节炎中的病理机制研究

这项研究对类风湿性关节炎的发病机理和免疫调控做了深入探索,在国际上首次阐明了骨桥蛋白在类风湿性关节炎发病中的作用,发现“骨桥蛋白”是引发类风湿性关节炎的顽凶,为治疗类风湿性关节炎找到了新的临床手段和药物靶点。本文介绍了该项成果的研究背景、意义、主要创新点及方法。     

Uric acid a better scavenger of free radicals than vitamin C in rheumatoid arthritis

Uric acid an endogenous aqueous antioxidant in normal humans is present in much higher concentrations than vitamin C and has been known to cover 2/3^rd of the free radical scavenging capacity in plasma. In the present study average uric acid levels of patients of rheumatoid arthritis were found to be close to the normal individuals. A unique feature was observed after classifying the patients on the basis of the duration of suffering, the patients having longer duration of disease had least uric acid levels as compared to those suffering from relatively lesser period, similar trend was observed in the ascorbic acid estimations. The decline in uric acid values with progression of the disease was much more than what was observed in case of ascorbic acid suggesting the significant role of uric acid in scavenging of free radicals. Too much lowering of Uric Acid should be checked and vitamin C should be supplemented in diet for maintaining the balance between pro oxidant and antioxidant forces to check pro oxidant insult in rheumatoid arthritis.     

LAK细胞疫苗对大鼠佐剂关节炎淋巴细胞及其亚群的影响

目的：为进一步探索ＬＡＮ细胞疫苗在ＡＡ大鼠治疗中的作用．方法：近交系ＳＤ 大鼠以完全弗氏佐剂致炎形成佐剂关节炎（adjuvant arthritis,AA）．分离ＡＡ大鼠淋巴细 胞,经培养扩增后,采用已建立的肿瘤疫苗专利技术制成ＬＡＫ细胞疫苗．实验动物分别 于腋下注射ＬＡＫ细胞疫苗,每５日一次共３次．治疗前及治疗后一周分别采外周血测定 Ｔ细胞亚群,同时行外周血涂片和骨髓细胞学检查．结果：经ＬＡＫ细胞疫苗免疫后,ＡＡ 实验动物组外周血淋巴细胞百分率较对照组降低（Ｐ＜０.０１）,Ｔ细胞亚群ＣＤ８＋较对照组明 显上升（Ｐ＜０．０５）,ＣＤ４／ＣＤ８比值下降,两组差别具有显著性意义（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结论： ＬＡＫ细胞疫苗可有效地降低佐剂关节炎大鼠外周血淋巴细胞的数目并提高ＣＤ８＋Ｔ细胞 亚群的数量,在治疗自身免疫性疾病中可能是一种有用的手段,值得进一步研究．     

关节炎的医疗体育

关节炎是一种较常见的疾病,造成关节疼痛、肿胀和功能障碍,影响了人们正常的生活和工作。本文主要论述了关节炎医疗体育的目的和医疗体育的方法。     

水中体适能对退化性关节炎老年人体适能的干预作用*

选取社区35名退化性关节炎老年人,对其实施为期18周、每周3次的中等强度的水中体适能训练,实验前后分别对受试者的身体成分、心肺耐力、肌肉力量和平衡能力的各项指标进行测试。结果显示运动干预后对于改善退化性关节炎老年人患者各项体适能具有重要意义,建议水中体适能可在各个社区游泳馆针对老年人健身活动中加以推广。     

Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The changes in the erythrocyte lipid peroxidation products (MDA), levels of glutathione (GSH), ascorbic acid and plasma vitamin E (non enzymatic antioxidant parameters) and activities of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GP_X), catalase in erythrocytes and plasma glutathione - S - transferase (GST) activity were estimated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This work was undertaken to assess oxidative stress and anti oxidant status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It was observed that there was a significant increase in erythrocyte MDA levels, activities of SOD, GP_X, plasma GST and a significant decrease in erythrocyte GSH, ascorbic acid, plasma vitamin E levels and catalse activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis when compared to controls. The results of our study suggests higher oxygen free radical production, evidenced by increased MDA and decreased GSH, ascorbic acid, vitamin E and Catalase activity, support to the oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis. The increased activities of antioxidant enzymes may be a compensatory regulation in response to increased oxidative stress.