Treatment of osteoarthrosis depending on the level of oxidized lipoproteins and antibodies to them
Levels of oxidized low density lipoproteins (OxLDL) and antibodies to them (Ab oxLDL) were measured quantitatively (ELISA) in 130 osteoarthrosis patients. High (> 168 ng/ml) blood serum OxLDL level was found in 60% of patients, and high (> 404 IU/ml) Ab oxLDL level - in 29% of patients. Of these patients, 40 were treated with avocado-soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) given in a daily dose of 300 mg for 3 months. In patients with high blood serum OxLDL and Ab oxLDL levels, ASU therapy was more effective than in controls with normal levels.