Alanine aminopeptidase in serum: automated optimized assay, and effects of age, sex, smoking, and alcohol consumption in a selected population.

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  • P W Mueller
  • D L Phillips
  • K K Steinberg
چکیده

In the diagnosis of chronic (as opposed to acute) liver diseases, combinations of indicators are needed to improve specificity. Alanine aminopeptidase (AAP; microsomal aminopeptidase, EC 3.4.11.2) activity in serum reportedly is a very sensitive indicator of intrahepatic cholestasis and biliary obstruction; it is also particularly useful in diagnosing chronic liver disease when combined with an indicator of hepatocyte damage such as aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase. We optimized the assay of AAP in serum, automated the assay by using a centrifugal analyzer, then used this automated assay to determine activity in 202 individuals, ages one to 73 years. The preliminary results were analyzed in terms of the effects of age, sex, smoking, and alcohol consumption on AAP activity in serum. Striking sex-related differences were observed: AAP activity in males declined 2.5 times more rapidly with age than did that in females; indeed, activity in adult females remained essentially constant. Moreover, AAP values were higher in men who smoked than in those who did not, the difference being of borderline significance by analysis of covariance (p = 0.0865) but significant by partial correlations (p = 0.02). No similar differences were seen for women smokers and non-smokers. When the effects of other variables were held constant, alcohol consumption alone did not significantly correlate with AAP activity in men or women.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical chemistry

دوره 33 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1987