title: Activities of superoxide dismutase in erythrocyte of nonalcoholic chronic liver diseases.
abstract: 1. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was studied in erythrocyte (RBC) of 42 patients with chronic liver disease. 2. Erythrocyte SOD activities in chronic active hepatitis (CAH) and active liver cirrhosis (ALC) groups were not significantly different from that of the control. 3. Erythrocyte SOD activity in the inactive liver cirrhosis (ILC) group was significantly lower than that of the control. 4. No differences of erythrocyte SOD activity were found between CAH, ALC and ILC groups. 5. The reason underlying this finding is obscure and can probably be related to a decrease in the synthesis of SOD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gazi, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozenirler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ongun
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altan
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kandilci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D012016:Reference Values; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D001663:Bilirubin