Figure 1.

Peroxidation and unsaturation indexes of fatty acids of erythrocyte membrane phospholipids in the acute pancreatitis, severe acute pancreatitis, mild acute pancreatitis, and control groups. A significant decrease of peroxidation index and unsaturation index in acute pancreatitis (AP) patients compared with controls was observed. Bars represent mean values with standard deviation. The extent of change in the indexes in mild AP was greater than in severe AP patients comparing with controls (^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 vs control group).