Comparison of Zn, Cu, and Fe Content in Hair and Serum in Alopecia Areata Patients with Normal Group
Joint Authors
Mostafavi-pour, Zohreh
Abdorazagh, Ahmad Adnan
Khoshdel, Zahra
Sadati, Maryam Sadat
Ahrari, Iman
Ahrari, Sajjad
Ghavipisheh, Mahsa
Dastgheib, L.
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition, in which hair is lost from some areas of the body.
Though its etiopathogenesis is not fully understood, there are claims that imbalance of trace elements may trigger the onset of AA, by distorting immune functions.
In this study, we tried to investigate the relationship between AA and iron, zinc, and copper levels of serum and hair.
Materials and Methods.
Sixteen female patients with AA (14–40 years old) and 27 healthy female controls were enrolled in this study.
Serum and hair level of iron, zinc, and copper were measured by flame emission spectroscopy.
The resulting data was analyzed with SPSS15.
Results.
We did not detect a significant difference in the serum and hair level of iron, zinc, and copper between patients and controls.
There was a significant correlation between serum and hair level of iron ( r = 0.504 , P = 0.001 ), zinc ( r = 0.684 , P = 0.0001 ), and copper ( r = 0.759 , P = 0.0001 ) in patients and controls.
Discussion and Conclusion.
According to this study, there was no statistically significant difference between trace elements among AA patients and controls.
So the trace elements level in hair and serum may not be relevant to the immunologic dysfunction that exists in AA patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dastgheib, L.& Mostafavi-pour, Zohreh& Abdorazagh, Ahmad Adnan& Khoshdel, Zahra& Sadati, Maryam Sadat& Ahrari, Iman…[et al.]. 2014. Comparison of Zn, Cu, and Fe Content in Hair and Serum in Alopecia Areata Patients with Normal Group. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dastgheib, L.…[et al.]. Comparison of Zn, Cu, and Fe Content in Hair and Serum in Alopecia Areata Patients with Normal Group. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dastgheib, L.& Mostafavi-pour, Zohreh& Abdorazagh, Ahmad Adnan& Khoshdel, Zahra& Sadati, Maryam Sadat& Ahrari, Iman…[et al.]. Comparison of Zn, Cu, and Fe Content in Hair and Serum in Alopecia Areata Patients with Normal Group. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035087
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035087