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Oxidized albumin is associated with water retention and severity of disease in patients with chronic liver diseases

Hepatology
Author
Masahiro Sakata
Used Parameters : TBW

Publication Year : 2010

Country : Japan

Journal : European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Background & aims Serum albumin exists in oxidized and reduced forms. Although oxidation of albumin affects some functions of albumin, the involvement of oxidized albumin in disease progression and water retention in patients with chronic liver disease remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is an association between oxidized albumin and water retention in patients with chronic liver disease. Methods Seventy-nine patients with chronic viral liver diseases and 31 cirrhotic patients with …
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