[Liver function and the level of total cholesterol in the blood serum in liver cirrhosis].

The authors have analyzed findings from a laboratory examination of 50 subjects presenting with different affections of the liver. Correlation is established between the level of total cholesterol and activity of alanine aminotransferase in blood serum of cirrhotic patients, it being particularly clear in portal cirrhosis (r = -0.85; P < 0.05), as well as significantly higher levels of total and indirect bilirubin and lower level of albumins in patients presenting with a reduced level of total cholesterol. This allows the decrease in the blood serum content of total cholesterol to be regarded as an unfavourable index in hepatocirrhosis.