Evaluation of oxidative stress markers in Rwanda during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.
COVID-19 is mainly described as endothelial dysfunction, and due to the bidirectional link between oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, we initiated a program directed to the evaluation of the oxidative status of the population of Rwanda by measuring spectrophotometrically their plasma Reac...
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2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | COVID-19 is mainly described as endothelial dysfunction, and due to the bidirectional link between oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, we initiated a program directed to the evaluation of the oxidative status of the population of Rwanda by measuring spectrophotometrically their plasma Reactive Oxygen Metabolites (d-ROMs) and Plasma Antioxidant Potential (PAT). The reference population was chosen to reflect the absence of actual or past SARS-CoV-2 infections as well as other clinically established infective status and reference intervals for d-ROM and PAT were identified. The average d-ROM was 378.6 UCARR with a standard deviation of 105.2, a value significantly higher than that reported for Caucasian or East Asian population (260-300 UCARR). The average PAT value was 2853.6, with a standard deviation of 635.7 UCOR, at the upper limit according to the averaged values for healthy Caucasian populations. The results of this study, the first so far reported on a sub-Saharan population, can effectively be used as a baseline value for clinical management of inflammatory conditions, for the stratification of at-risk individuals and to inform recommendations for effective use of public health resources. |
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| Item Description: | 2767-3375 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002487 |