Plasma levels of ascorbic acid and vitamin E in patients with liver cirrhosis / 浙江大学学报·医学版
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
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(6): 533-535, 2003.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the plasma levels of ascorbic acid and vitamin E in patients with liver cirrhosis and to explore their significance.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The plasma levels of ascorbic acid,vitamin E and lipoperoxides in patients with liver cirrhosis were measured, and the results were compared with those of sex-and age-matched healthy subjects.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The plasma levels of ascorbic acid, vitamin E and lipoperoxides in the patients group were (42.94 +/-6.99)micromol/L, (17.99 +/-3.51)micromol/L and (14.09 +/-1.28)micromol/L, respectively, while those in the control group were (53.30 +/-9.45)micromol/L (t=9.50, P=0.000), (24.59 +/-7.22)micromol/L (t=7.94, P=0.000) and (12.11 +/-1.20)micromol/L (t=17.21, P=0.000), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The levels of ascorbic acid and vitamin E in patients with liver cirrhosis decrease significantly,which may indicates the disturbance of balance between oxidation and antioxidation.</p>
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Main subject:
Ascorbic Acid
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Vitamin E
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Blood
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Lipid Peroxides
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Metabolism
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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