Decreased glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity along with oxidative stress affects visual contrast sensitivity in alcoholics

• Published in: Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) Vol. 73; pp. 17 - 24
• Main Authors: Pramanik, Subhasish, Ganguly, Upasana, Khemka, Vineet Kumar, Banerjee, Anindita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Alcoholism; G6PD; MDA; Oxidative stress; Visual contrast sensitivity; Visual dysfunction; Oxidative stress; G6PD; Visual contrast sensitivity; MDA; Visual dysfunction; Alcoholism

To evaluate oxidative stress and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) status of alcoholics and discern their association, if any, with visual contrast sensitivity function. Forty male alcoholic subjects and 36 male non-alcoholic subjects with the same age and nutritional status were enrolled in...