Oxidative Stress Is Predominant in Female but Not in Male Patients with Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia
Figure 1
Comparison of oxidative stress and antioxidant capacities between AITP patients and healthy controls (FORT and FORD). Healthy females have higher OS than healthy males () requiring gender-specific comparisons. Women with AITP demonstrate a significantly higher degree of hydrogen peroxide in peripheral blood compared to healthy females () and male patients with AITP (). No significant differences were observed in respect to AOCs. The broken line on the left indicates the threshold of strong OS and the area between the broken lines on the right indicates normal AOCs. Abbreviations: f = female, m = male, and AITP = autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
