It is finally available to all doctors and other professionals working in the field of well-being, the Panel Carratelli , an integrated analytical approach that allows to assess the oxidative stress in a global way through the performance of 8 tests complementary each other.

Panel Carratelli can be made with the dedicated system Free Carpe Diem, but also in the laboratory. Have been developed, in fact, the kits dedicated to automatic analyzers and manual photometers to allow laboratories to use their equipment.

The tests that compose Panel Carratelli is divided into two groups:

• tests that permit to assess the impact of the production of free radicals and other oxidizing agents on the body, that is d-ROMs Test, OX-CHOL Test, MAc Test and URIN-OX Test
• tests that permit to assess the defensive efficiency of antioxidant barrier, that is anti-ROMs Test, BAP Test, OXY-Adsorbent Test and – SHp Test
  

Thanks to Panel Carratelli you can make a laboratory diagnosis about oxidative stress more precise and reliable, where the two opposite components, either pro- or anti-oxidant can be assessed separately. In other words, the health professional can determine in real time whether oxidative stress is due to an increased production and/or a decreased ability to eliminate free radicals. In this way the monitoring of antioxidant therapy can rest upon a more solid base and come out of the empirical stage.

Everyone should undergo at least two tests of the Panel Carratelli (e.g. d-ROMs Test and anti-ROMs Test). Even if a person is in good health or, more importantly, when is exposed in a non-episodic pro-oxidant factors (e.g. incorrect lifestyle, pollutants in the workplace, etc..) or with chronic degenerative diseases (e.g. diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer, dementia, rheumatoid arthritis, etc..) or, finally, if is forced to undergo certain treatments ( e.g. dialysis, bypass, organ transplantation, pill, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc.).

Only through this evaluation will be possible to optimize specific therapies and monitor the effectiveness of antioxidant treatments, all too often assumed without a test that document the actual need.