Authors: A.V. Indutnyi, V.E.Vysokogorsky, L.N.Indutnaya

Address: Omsk Medical Academy, Russia

Abstract:

Hyrdogen peroxide induced chemiluminescence, thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reactive products and antioxidant activity were analyzed in blood serum of alcohol abusers with diabetes mellitus type 2. The chemiluminescence and TBA-tests were significantly higher in these patients whereas antioxidant activity remained uncharged compared with healthy volunteers and diabetic patients without alcohol background.

Key words: free radical reactions, chemiluminesunce, antioxidant activity, alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus type 2 

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