[The activity of gastrointestinal enzymes in chronic viral hepatitis B and C].

The study was undertaken to evaluate the enzymatic activity of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) B and C. Fecal tests were made in 44 patients. The general pancreatic maldigestion syndrome was observed in 18% of patients with CVH B and C.

[Role of oxidative stress as a component of critical states in the genesis of hemostatic disorders].

The effect of oxidative stress (OS) on hemostasis parameters was studied in model systems Fe(2+)-ascorbic acid-EDTA and Fe(2+)-EDTA-H2O2. Blood recalcification time, thrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin index, the content of fibrinogen, antithrombin III, soluble fibrin-monomer complexes, platelet count and aggregation activity were evaluated. Parameters characterizing the severity of OS were measured: protein concentrations of carbonyl and sulfhydryl groups and level of malonic dialdehyde.