The association among antioxidant enzymes, autoantibodies, and disease severity score in systemic lupus erythematosus: comparison of neuropsychiatric and nonneuropsychiatric groups.

Yu-Jih SuTien-Tsai ChengChung-Jen ChenWen-Chan ChiuWen-Neng ChangNai-Wen TsaiChia-Te KungWei-Che LinChih-Cheng HuangYa-Ting ChangChih-Min SuYi-Fang ChiangBen-Chung ChengCheng-Hsien Lu

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

Erythrocyte superoxide dismutase is significantly lower in both NPSLE and non-NPSLE groups. SLE patients have both higher CRP and autoantibodies level and decreased superoxide dismutase level than the healthy control group.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
end stage renal disease
hydrogen peroxide
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
nitric oxide
patient reported outcomes