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In this study, serum levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), malondialdehyde (MDA), and reduced glutathione (GSH) were analyzed to gain insight into the oxidative balance in patients with PV. Materials and Methods: This prospective study included 59 PV patients and 40 healthy volunteers as the healthy control group. Age, gender, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, routine hematologic parameters [fasting blood glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), blood lipid levels, hemogram parameters], disease duration, and disease severity were recorded on data forms. The levels of ADMA, MDA, and GSH were analyzed using the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. Results: When analyzed in terms of demographic characteristics, no statistically significant difference was observed between the patient and control groups. When examined in terms of biochemical variables, white blood cell (WBC) values were found to be significantly higher in the patient group (t: 2.825; p &lt; 0.05). Although waist circumference, BMI, glucose, CRP, ESR, lipids, platelet count, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were higher in the patient group, this difference was not statistically significant (p &gt; 0.05). ADMA (t: 4.532; p &lt; 0.05) and MDA (t: 9.598; p &lt; 0.05) values were found to be higher and GSH (t: \u22124.717; p &lt; 0.05) values were found to be lower in the patient group compared to the control group. When correlation analysis was performed between the parameters, a significant relationship was found only between GSH values and ADMA values (r: \u22120.256; p &lt; 0.05). Accordingly, as the patients\u2019 GSH values increased, ADMA values decreased. Conclusions: Increased WBC, ADMA, and MDA levels, and decreased GSH levels in PV patients reveal the critical role of oxidative stress and inflammation in the disease process. Evaluation of these biomarkers may contribute to the identification of new targets for the treatment of PV and the development of more effective management strategies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina61060967","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,25]],"date-time":"2025-05-25T20:39:36Z","timestamp":1748205576000},"page":"967","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Oxidative Stress in Psoriasis Vulgaris Patients: Analysis of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, Malondialdehyde, and Glutathione Levels"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"61","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7069-0447","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ne\u015fe","family":"G\u00f6\u00e7er G\u00fcrok","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Fethi Sekin City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 23280 Elazig, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Selda","family":"Telo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, 23119 Elazig, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-6373-5046","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"B\u00fc\u015fra","family":"Gen\u00e7 Ulucan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Fethi Sekin City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 23280 Elazig, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7973-6712","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sava\u015f","family":"\u00d6zt\u00fcrk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Fethi Sekin City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 23280 Elazig, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1670","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jacc.2021.02.009","article-title":"Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Psoriasis: JACC Review Topic of the Week","volume":"77","author":"Garshick","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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