Increased oxidative stress in elderly leprosy patients is related to age but not to bacillary load.

• Main Authors: Pedro Henrique Lopes da Silva (Author), Katherine Kelda Gomes de Castro (Author), Mayara Abud Mendes (Author), Thyago Leal Calvo (Author), Júlia Monteiro Pereira Leal (Author), Mariana de Andréa Vilas-Boas Hacker (Author), José Augusto da Costa Nery (Author), Euzenir Nunes Sarno (Author), Roberto Alves Lourenço (Author), Milton Ozório Moraes (Author), Flávio Alves Lara (Author), Danuza Esquenazi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in Brazil. Furthermore, detection rates in elderly people have increased, particularly those of multibacillary (L-Lep) patients, who are responsible for transmitting M. leprae. Part of the decline in physiological functio...