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Altered serum uric Acid level in lichen planus patients
Goutam Chakraborti1, Rabindranath Biswas2, Sandip Chakraborti1
1Department of Biochemistry, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Berhampore, West Bengal, India.
Background:
Lichen planus (LP) is a common disorder whose etiopathogenesis is not clear. Recently, it has been suggested that increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in the underlying mechanism of LP.
Objectives:
The principal aim of this study was to evaluate serum uric acid (UA) levels as a measure of the antioxidant defense status in LP patients.
Methods:
Serum UA levels were determined in 58 LP patients and 61 controls.
Results:
Serum UA levels were significantly decreased in patients with respect to controls. Moreover, serum UA level was decreased according to increasing duration of disease.
Conclusions:
The results of our study suggest that LP is associated with decrease of UA levels in serum. UA may be a potential, useful biomarker of antioxidant status in LP for elaboration of treatment strategy and monitoring.
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