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Serum Uric Acid Levels in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240,
Erzurum, Private Hayat Hospital,
Elazıg, Turkey.
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Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240,
Erzurum, Private Hayat Hospital,
Elazıg, Turkey.
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General Internal Medicine,
Ataturk University, 25240,
Erzurum, Private Hayat Hospital,
Elazıg, Turkey.
Online publication date: 2009-07-15
Publication date: 2009-07-15
Corresponding author
Asuman Orhan Varoğlu
Department of Neurology,
Medical Faculty,
Ataturk University, Erzurum-Turkey
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Eur J Gen Med 2009;6(3):166-169
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ABSTRACT
Aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease
with unknown origin. Several studies suggest lower levels of
serum uric acid (UA), an endogenous antioxidant, in MS patients.
Methods: In this study, we aimed to investigate serum UA levels
in relapsing-remitting (RR) MS. In addition we compared serum UA
levels by means of clinical activity, expanded disability status scale
(EDSS) and disease duration.
Results: In the present study, mean serum UA levels were lower
in RRMS and relapse patients with MS than in the other neurological
diseases (OND) group, but the difference did not reach
significance level. UA levels did not correlate with clinical activity,
EDSS score and disease duration either in relapse or remitting or
both of them.
Conclusion: In conclusion, this study suggests serum uric acid levels
may affect neither pathogenesis of MS nor activity of disease.
Further studies are needed to clarify the role of uric acid in MS
patients.