108 patients (89 women and 19 men) aged from 18 to 59 years with chronic pyelonephritis (CP) on the background of urolithiasis in a phase of active inflammation were evaluated. Along with the standard methods of examination, survey plan included the use of specific biochemical diagnostic methods. The latter included an evaluation of lipid peroxidation, the level of fat-soluble antioxidant alpha-tocopherol, fractions of phospholipids and cholesterol in the membranes of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN).
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