Open AccessElevated nitric oxide and 3',5' cyclic guanosine monophosphate levels in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Cíntia Siqueira,
M Moura,
Ana Júlia Pedro,
Paula Rocha
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.236
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , alcoholic liver disease , medicine , glutathione , gastroenterology , cyclic guanosine monophosphate , nitric oxide , liver disease , endocrinology , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme
To evaluate whether serum levels of nitric oxide (NO*) and plasma levels of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and total glutathione (GSH) are altered in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and to examine their correlation with the severity of liver disease.