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- Title
Effects of Different Medical Treatments on Serum Copper, Selenium and Zinc Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Authors
Önal, Suleyman; Nazıroğlu, Mustafa; Çolak, Mesut; Bulut, Vedat; Flores-Arce, Manuel
- Abstract
The aim of the present study was to measure the changes in serum selenium, zinc, and copper in patients being treated for rheumatoid arthritis. Thirty-two patients and 52 healthy controls were included in the study. The copper level was higher and those of selenium and zinc were lower in the patients relative to controls. Treatment with methotrexate elevated the zinc levels, but not zinc and selenium. Treatments with salazopyrin, corticosteroids, chloroquine, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs did not change the levels of any of the elements studied. The decrease in zinc and selenium levels and elevation in copper levels observed in the patients probably resulted from the defense response of organism and are mediated by inflammatory-like substances.
- Subjects
RHEUMATOID arthritis treatment; SELENIUM; ZINC in the body; COPPER in the body; TRACE elements in the body; METHOTREXATE
- Publication
Biological Trace Element Research, 2011, Vol 142, Issue 3, p447
- ISSN
0163-4984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12011-010-8826-7