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Interaction between oxidative stress and smoking is associated with an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a
Victoria Navarro-Compán1, Enrique Melguizo-Madrid, Blanca Hernández-Cruz
1Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Doctor Fedriani Av SN, 41900 Sevilla, Spain. mvictoria.navarroc@gmail.com
Objective:
To investigate the relationship between oxidative stress and smoking and development of RA.
Methods:
A case-control study was conducted in treatment-naïve early-onset RA patients and healthy controls, matched by age, gender and current smoking habit. Plasma lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH), carbonyl protein (CP) and malonyldialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured to estimate oxidative stress. Smoking exposure was quantified in pack-years. The presence of an interaction between oxidative stress and smoking exposure was investigated using three measures of additive interaction: relative excess risk due to the interaction (RERI), attributable proportion due to the interaction (AP) and the synergy index (S).
Results:
A total of 65 RA patients and 65 healthy controls were included. Statistically significant differences were observed in RA-related variables, age, BMI and smoking dose between cases and controls. Plasma LOOH and CP levels were associated with RA risk, which was more prominent for LOOH levels >27.9 µM [odds ratio (OR) 18.8] and CP levels >64.3 µM (OR 24.9). A reverse association was observed between MDA levels and RA risk, OR 6.4 for MDA levels <8.5 µM. Having >20 pack-years increased risk for RA with an OR of 19.7. The interaction between smoking and oxidative stress increased RA risk significantly, and RERI between LOOH, CP or MDA and smoke exposure were 8.2, 5.0 and 51.5, respectively.
Conclusion:
These data suggest that the interaction between oxidative stress and smoking increases RA risk.
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