Iron overload has been reported in alcoholic liver cirrhosis but it remains to be established whether iron is involved in inducing oxidative damage to erythrocytes in alcoholic cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to assess oxidative damage and red cell indicators of antioxidant defences in alcoholics with mild-to-severe liver cirrhosis, taking into account the iron status.
Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico IRCCS, Padiglione Granelli, University of Milan, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy. medintef@mailserver.unimi.it
