Alkaline Phosphatase Activity of the Serum in Kwashiorkor

Alkaline phosphatase activity of the serum in kwashiorkor.

There are few reports of alkaline phosphatase activity in the serum of children suffering from kwashiorkor. The values quoted are somewhat conflicting: Waterlow (1948) found an average level of 19.7 .King-Armstrong units in eight cases of "fatty liver disease " in Jamaica, and Jaya-sekera, de Mel, and Cullumbine (1951) reported an average value of 15.8 units in 40 children with kwashiorkor inve...

Skeletal alkaline phosphatase activity in serum.

Alkaline Phosphatase in Serum is a Marker of Human Toxocariasis

Background: The present study was carried out on the human population of Kashmir valley to evaluate the status of the biochemical parameters of infected population. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected from 514 individuals, 298 (57.97%) males and 216 (42.02%) females, 187 (36.38%) were found sero-positive for human toxocariasis. Results: Alkaline phosphatase level was found highe...

Depression of serum alkaline phosphatase activity by human serum albumin.

The daily intravenous administration of 50 gm. of concentrated saltpoor human serum albumin’ produces a rise in serum albumin level and a decline in urinary calcium and phosphorus excretion (1). These latter changes have been interpreted as evidence for an albumin-induced stimulation of osteogenesis (2). The consistent finding of a concomitant depression of serum alkaline phosphatase activity w...

The effects of chromium and cadmium on the activity of alkaline phosphatase lsoenzmes in rats

The aim of this study was to Investigate the toxic effects of chromium and cadmium on the activity of two isoenzymes of alkaline phosphatase in vitro and in vivo experiments. Oral administration and peritoneal injection of  CdCl2 or CrCl3 in rats reduced serum alkaline phosphatase by 21.5℅ and 25.5℅ respectively. At the same time high molecular weight alkaline phosphatase was elevated by 138℅ a...