Objective. To evaluate the involvement of proinflammatory and oxidative stress markers in gingival tissue in individuals with chronic periodontitis. Subject and methods. Eighteen subjects were divided in two groups: experimental (age 52.9±5.0) and control (age 51.1±9.6). The activities of enzymatic antioxidants such as catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase, nonenzymatic antioxidants: total glutathione and reduced glutathione, oxidized glutathione (GSSG), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), and myeloperoxidase activity (MPO) were evaluated in gingival tissues from interproximal sites. Statistical differences between groups were determined by independent Student t test and P<.05. Results. Individuals with periodontal disease exhibited a significant increase in the activities of MPO, GPx, GST, and also in TBARS and GSSG levels in gingival tissue compared to the control group (P<.05). Conclusion. The results of the present work showed an important correlation between oxidative stress biomarkers and periodontal disease.
BACKGROUNDMelasma is a chronic, acquired hyperpigmentation disease on sun-exposed areas
of the skin, which affects patients' quality of life.OBJECTIVETo assess the impact on the quality of life of women living in Florianópolis,
Brazil, through questionnaire (MelasQol), and investigate the clinical
aspects and risk factors for melasma, correlating them with the MelasQol
scores.METHODSThis study was performed on 51 melasma patients cared for at the University
Hospital of the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. The variables
included were: age, gender, age of onset of melasma, Fitzpatrick phototype
(I-VI), duration and family history of melasma, onset of melasma during
pregnancy, use of hormonal contraceptive, thyroid disorder and distribution
of melasma. The MelasQoL questionnaire, validated for Brazilian Portuguese
(MelasQoL-BP), was applied.RESULTSThe mean age was 38.43±6.75 years. All patients were women. The most common
Fitzpatrick skin phototypes were III (49.02%) and IV (33.33%). Melasma had a
mean age of onset of 29.18±7.05 years and a mean duration of 9.25±6.18
years. The majority of patients did not have familial history of melasma
(50.98%). Melasma onset was associated with pregnancy (45.10%). The
MelasQoL-BP analysis revealed significant emotional impact on patients, such
as feeling bothered (94.11%), frustrated and embarrassed (64.71%), and
depressed (52.94%) about their skin appearance, as well as unattractive
(78.43%). No social impact was observed (P>0.05).CONCLUSIONMelasma has a strong emotional impact on quality of life, resulting
especially from feelings about skin appearance.
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