Effect of zinc deficiency on effectiveness of the treatment of liver encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhoses

: Zinc plays an important role in human physiologic processes being cofactor of many enzymes, it participates in numerous enzyme reactions. We have investigated 15 patients with liver cirrhoses of different etiology. With the rising of class of liver impairment and developing liver encephalopathy, level of zinc in blood drops. Treatment with diuretic therapy results in increase of discharge of zinc with urine and prevents recovery of its level in blood.