[Generation of superoxide anion and lipid peroxidation in serum of gout patients].

Alterations in content of lipid peroxidation products, reactions of generation/interception of superoxide anion radicals, content of R-proteins and uric acid were studied in blood serum of 83 patients with gout depending on the disease activity. Rates of lipid peroxidation, estimated by content of thiobarbituric acid-positive products, and of superoxide anion generation as well as content of R-proteins correlated distinctly with activity of the inflammation. At the same time, content of uric acid in blood serum of these patients correlated reversely with content of the lipid peroxidation products at the disease preexacerbation period, while concentration of these products depended on content of total iron.