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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Lactoferrin and Thioredoxin in Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Associated with Fibrinogen but Not with Other Acute Phase Proteins.

Ginka Delcheva, Katya Stefanova, Pavel Selimov, Teodora Stankova

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ginka DelchevaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vasil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-5520-0590
Katya StefanovaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vasil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Pavel SelimovDepartment of Propaedeutic of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vasil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-8622-1722
Teodora StankovaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vasil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-9520-1758

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Medical University of Plovdiv HO-11/2013
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Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common chronic autoimmune diseases which global prevalence is approximately 0.3-2%. Numerous studies provide evidence that the elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of RA. In response to redox imbalance, several intrinsic antioxidant defence mechanisms are activated to counteract oxidative stress and scavenge ROS. The aim of the present study is to analyse whether the levels of lactoferrin and thioredoxin, two proteins which are part of the antioxidant defence of the body, are associated with fibrinogen and other acute phase proteins such as CRP and ferritin in RA. Serum lactoferrin, thioredoxin, ferritin, and CRP levels were measured using ELISA. Significant positive correlations of lactoferrin and thioredoxin with fibrinogen were observed in RA patients, r = 0.394,

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Acute-Phase ProteinsArthritis, RheumatoidFibrinogenLactoferrinThioredoxinsAdultAgedBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFerritinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressAcute-Phase ProteinsBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinFerritinsFibrinogenLactoferrinThioredoxinsCRPferritinfibrinogeninflammationlactoferrinoxidative stressrheumatoid arthritisthioredoxin

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PMCPMC12427996

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