THE PROOXIDANT AND ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEMS IN HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS
The objective of the investigation was to study the activity of lipid peroxidation processes and the efficiency of antioxidant defense in patients with hepatic cirrhosis. Thirty-eight patients with varying hepatic cirrhosis were examined in different periods of the disease. These patients were found to have significantly elevated serum malonic dialdehyde levels with the concurrent reductions in catalase activity and superoxide dismutase concentration.