Oxidant Status and Lipid Composition of Erythrocyte Membranes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Liver Damage, and a Combination of Both Pathologies
Figure 1
Blood levels of TBARS, cysteine, and of nitrites and its distribution in serum and RBC from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cirrhosis. The results are expressed as the mean ± SD for levels of TBARS (a), free cysteine (b), and for nitrites (c), in serum and RBC samples from control healthy volunteers (), patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (), patients with cirrhosis (), and those from patients having the combination of both pathologies (). Symbols indicate each blood compartment at the top of the panels. RBC/serum ratio is indicated by the empty bars and assessed by the right scale. Statistical significance: *, versus control; **, against DM or versus cirrhosis; ***, against both, the diabetes and cirrhosis groups, separately.
