Analysis of oxidative status and biochemical parameters in adult patients with sickle cell anemia treated with hydroxyurea, Ceará, Brazil

Analysis of oxidative status and biochemical parameters in adult patients with sickle cell anemia treated with hydroxyurea, Ceará, Brazil

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia is a hemoglobinopathy caused by a mutation that results in the production of an abnormal hemoglobin molecule, hemoglobin S (Hb S). This is responsible for profound physiological changes, such as the sickling of red blood cells. Several studies have shown that hydroxyur...

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Main Authors: Paulo Florentino Teixeira Neto, Romélia Pinheiro Gonçalves, Darcielle Bruna Dias Elias, Cleiton Pinheiro de Araújo, Hemerson Iury Ferreira Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Glutathione
Iron overload
Anemia, sickle cell
Reactive oxygen species
Hydroxyurea
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