[Lipid peroxidation in erythrocytes of patients with diabetes mellitus and diabetic angiopathies].

An elevated level of the products of lipid peroxidation was revealed in the erythrocytes of patients with diabetic microangiopathies as compared to healthy donors. The level of the products of lipid peroxidation did not depend on the severity of disease, the degree of compensation of carbohydrate metabolism, the level of serum lipids and depended on the severity of vascular lesions. A considerable decrease in the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids with a simultaneous increase in the level of saturated acids was noted alongside with an elevated level of diene conjugates in the erythrocytes of patients.