title: Carbohydrate metabolism in liver cirrhosis.
abstract: Patients with cirrhosis of liver are more prone to have accompanying diabetes mellitus. The present study was conducted to investigate various biochemical parameters in patients with hepatic cirrhosis without diabetes. In these patients blood pyruvate, total bilirubin and globulin levels were elevated as compared to normal individuals. In contrast serum albumin level declined significantly whereas no significant change was observed in the concentrations of blood glucose, total proteins, total lipids, urea and serum cholesterol. These studies confirm the previous reports that carbohydrate metabolism is deranged in hepatic cirrhosis which may lead to diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadiq
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baseer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000097:blood; D019289:Pyruvic Acid
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D011773:Pyruvates; D019289:Pyruvic Acid