Yet another study on fibromyalgia that initially looks interesting to the
casual reader.  But look at the significant statement, that the oxidation
markers showed no correlation with either pain or tender points.  In other
words, this is probably yet another case of the oxidative stress simply either
being a trigger for fibromyalgia, or being the result of fibromyalgia.  Many
health conditions trigger fibromyalgia, and oxidative stress is one
of many.  In Turkey, it might happen to be a major one, due to pollution and
diet.  Many people with fibromyalgia are deficient in magnesium, and a
magnesium deficiency can cause lipid peroxidation.   Such studies do little to
help people who already have fibromyalgia, since taking antioxidants doesn't
cure the pain in fibromyalgia.  The damage is done, at that point.  So all
such a study does is to give us another reason why oxidative stress is bad
you, as if we didn't know that to begin with?

In a previous article, ironjustice@aol.comdoe (doe) wrote:
->Free radicals and antioxidants in primary fibromyalgia: an oxidative stress
->disorder?
->Bagis S, Tamer L, Sahin G, Bilgin R, Guler H, Ercan B, Erdogan C.
->Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Mersin University Medical
->School, Mersin, Turkey.
->The role of free radicals in fibromyalgia is controversial. In this study, 85
->female patients with primary fibromyalgia and 80 age-, height-, and
->weight-matched healthy women were evaluated for oxidant/antioxidant balance.
->Malondialdehyde is a toxic metabolite of lipid peroxidation used as a marker of
->free radical damage. Superoxide dismutase is an intracellular antioxidant
->enzyme and shows antioxidant capacity. Pain was assessed by visual analog
->scale. Tender points were assessed by palpation. Age, smoking, body mass index
->(BMI), and duration of disease were also recorded. Malondialdehyde levels were
->significantly higher and superoxide dismutase levels significantly lower in
->fibromyalgic patients than controls. Age, BMI, smoking, and duration of disease
->did not affect these parameters. We found no correlation between pain and
->number of tender points. In conclusion, oxidant/antioxidant balances were
->changed in fibromyalgia. Increased free radical levels may be responsible for
->the development of fibromyalgia. These findings may support the hypothesis of
->fibromyalgia as an oxidative disorder.
->
->PMID: 14689230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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