[Thiamine metabolism in experimental hepatitis and the intake of Naftusia mineral water].

The level and metabolism of vitamin B1 and its coenzymic form were studied in the tissues and subcellular structures of the internal organs of white rats with experimental toxic hepatitis, receiving mineral water naphtusya. It was found that naphtusya given per os stimulated the metabolism of thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), enhanced its concentration in the hepatic tissue and intestinal mucosa, producing a stabilizing effect on the TPP activity. It is concluded that the mineral water naphtusya can be used for enteral correction of vitamin balance in hepatitis patients.