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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / August 2005Iron concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
<<snip>> Fe/iron concentrations were significantly higher <<snip>> Synovial fluid and plasma selenium, copper, zinc, and iron concentrations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Yazar M, Sarban S, Kocyigit A, Isikan UE Biol Trace Elem Res. 2005 Aug ; 106(2): 123-32 In recent years, a great number of studies have investigated the possible role of trace elements in the etiology and pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoartritis (OA). We studied synovial fluid and plasma concentrations of selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe) in patients with RA and OA and compared them with sex- and age-matched healthy subjects. Plasma albumin levels were measured as an index of nutritional status. Plasma Se, Cu, and Zn concentrations were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry and Fe concentrations were determined by the colorimetric method. Although plasma and synovial fluid Se concentration were found to be significantly lower (p < 0.05, and p < 0.05, respectively), Cu concentrations were significantly higher in patients with RA than those of healthy subjects and OA (p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively). There were no significant differences in plasma and synovial fluid Zn concentrations and albumin levels among three groups (p > 0.05). On the other hand, synovial fluid Cu and Fe concentrations were significantly higher in patients with OA than those of healthy subjects (p < 0.05). There was a significantly positive correlation between synovial fluid Se-Cu values and Zn-Fe values in patients with RA. Our results showed that synovial fluid and plasma trace element concentrations, excluding Zn, change in inflammatory RA, but not in OA. These alterations in trace element concentrations in inflammatory RA might be a result of the changes of the immunoregulatory cytokines. Abstract · PubMed · FullText · SFX · GS · Order · Clip · Citation · BibTeX · Related · TouchGraph · References · Tag Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/manisaherbivore DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/deadpeoplewalking <stuff tommy doesn't understand snipped> Hey Tom, before you start littering your response with excessive punctuation in your attempt to take on the persona of your ficitonal idol Capt. James T. Kirk, you might want to get up to speed on the difference between correlation and causation. You also might want to understand a bit about what happens to RBCs in chronic inflamation. The two are interrelated. By the way, let us all know when you advance your education beyond tenth grade. We'll throw you a party...or something :-) Cheers, Ari  Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ > <stuff tommy doesn't understand snipped> > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Ari >>correlation and causation<< You think you can teach .. me .. something .. eh .. Heh .. heh .. I said lower the iron levels .. Are ya having your iron levels lowered .. ? Yes you are .. How .. come .. ? Because your doctor told ya to .. BUT .. you .. TELL everyone ELSE .. not .. to .. So .. you sort of believe CONTRARY to what your doctor .. believes .. But it seems your doctor and I .. agree .. Yes that IS what it seems .. Heh .. heh .. Must pss you off to no end .. Eh .. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/manisaherbivore DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://pages.ivillage.com/ironjustice/deadpeoplewalking >>>correlation and causation<< > > You think you can teach .. me .. something .. eh .. No, I don't, you're too much of a fucktard. Sorry to break it to you. I'm sure you'll learn to live with it like any other person with a disability. All the best. > Heh .. heh .. > > I said lower the iron levels .. Where did you say that? Oh wait, you didn't! You just copy and pasted something you didn't understand and then started immitating Capt. Kirk and using excessive punctuation. How droll! > > BUT .. you .. TELL everyone ELSE .. not .. to .. Really? Where did I tell people with normal blood iron levels to do anything about their normal levels? Oh wait, I said no such thing, it was those voices in your head that compell you to not bathe or brush your teeth and ruin generic keyboard after generic keyboard with your compulsive masturbating. Sorry, my mistake. > Who lusts ya. > Timmah! > > Jesus Was A Mexican! > http://jesus-is-pronounced-hay-soos.com > You think you can teach .. me .. something .. eh .. > > Heh .. heh .. Teaching requires that the student (or pupil) be able to receive and understand the instruction. You are not; esp. since you read with your keyboard and listen with your mouth. You also have almost as much common sense as a rock. I don't wish you ill; I just wish that you would leave thinking to people who are actually capable of it; and leave the giving of medical advice to people who truly care about the health and well-being of others and not about "putting their names up in lights". 2005-08-27, Responding to mr.bones@att.net... >> You think you can teach .. me .. something .. eh .. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > understand the instruction. You are not; esp. since you read with your > keyboard and listen with your mouth. http://tinyurl.com/4thvq And please nuke the crossposting as this is what I.Ron-bot is laughing about ATM. (Mine intentional to deliver the URL) Ta v-much. Tommy, go take your meds. You're overdue. Signature---- * Another squeaking wheel @ http://tinyurl.com/6bf56 * Mike's (curious) Brain @ http://tinyurl.com/4872c - Have a nice day, it really does do you good! :) |
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