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Vitamins C and E treatment combined with exercise modulates oxidative stress markers in blood of patients with fibromyalgia: a controlled clinical pilot study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20666654     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We aimed to investigate effects of vitamins C and E (VCE) supplementation with exercise (EX) on antioxidant vitamin and lipid peroxidation (LP) levels in blood of patients with fibromyalgia (FM). A controlled study was performed on blood samples from 32 female FM patients and 30 age-matched controls. The patients were divided into three groups namely EX (n = 10), VCE (n = 11), and EX plus VCE (n = 11) after taking basal blood samples. After 12 weeks of EX and VCE supplementation, blood samples were taken once more from the patients. LP levels in plasma and erythrocytes were higher in the patients at baseline than those in controls, whereas LP levels were lower in the VCE and EX groups at the end of 12 weeks than those at baseline. Plasma concentrations of vitamins A and E and reduced glutathione were lower in the patients than those in controls and their concentrations were increased by VCE and EX. Glutathione peroxidase activity in erythrocytes was increased by VCE supplementation, with or without EX. Concentrations of β-carotene in the groups did not change with treatment. Despite the measured effects on anti-oxidative mechanisms, FM symptoms were not improved by the treatments. In conclusion, VCE with EX may protect against FM-induced oxidative stress by up-regulation of an antioxidant redox system in the plasma and erythrocytes of patients with FM. Such protective effects of VCE in the patients seemed to be greater in combination with EX than EX alone.
Authors:
Mustafa Nazıroğlu; Selami Akkuş; Feray Soyupek; Kadir Yalman; Ömer Çelik; Sevilay Eriş; Gökçen Ay Uslusoy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial     Date:  2010-07-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands)     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1607-8888     ISO Abbreviation:  Stress     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-18     Completed Date:  2011-01-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9617529     Medline TA:  Stress     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  498-505     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. mnaziroglu@med.sdu.edu.tr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Antioxidants / physiology
Ascorbic Acid / blood,  therapeutic use*
Exercise Therapy*
Female
Fibromyalgia / blood*,  drug therapy,  therapy*
Glutathione / blood
Humans
Lipid Peroxides / blood
Oxidative Stress / physiology*
Pilot Projects
Vitamin E / blood,  therapeutic use*
beta Carotene / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antioxidants; 0/Lipid Peroxides; 1406-18-4/Vitamin E; 50-81-7/Ascorbic Acid; 70-18-8/Glutathione; 7235-40-7/beta Carotene

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