Okongwu Uzoma Chinenye

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria

Publications

• Original Article   
  Comparative Impact of Chronic Consumption of Burukutu and Beer on Liver Biomarkers in Male Volunteers in Akwanga Lga Narasawa State
  Author(s): Uchendu Ikenna Kingsley, Chuntan Pius Jibrin, Agu Chidozie Elochukwu*, Orji Oliver Chukwuma, Chukwu John-Paul Ikechukwu, Nnedu Ebuka Bitrus and Okongwu Uzoma Chinenye
  
  Background/Aim: Alcohol is implicated as one of the major risk factor in the development of liver diseases. Its consumption has a long time history in human existence. The comparative impact of burukutu, a sorghum-based alcoholic beverage and commercial beer on the liver biomarkers of consumers was investigated. Method and Design: Eighty (80) volunteer male subjects in Akanga LGA, Nasarawa state, between the ages of 20-60 yrs, were recruited for the study. Thirty (30) subjects were chronic burukutu consumers, another thirty (30) were chronic beer consumers and the remaining twenty (20) were control subjects who neither consume burukutu nor beer or any other alcoholic drink. All the subjects were apparently healthy and free from liver disease. The liver function status (LFT) was determined by analyzing the liver function bi.. Read More»