The effects of caffeinated and non-caffeinated paracetamol administration, with or without vitamins A and E supplementation on the protein and enzyme levels in Wistar albino rats were investigated using caffeinated paracetamol and paracetamol as caffeinated and non-caffeinated paracetamol respectively, and water soluble acetic acid derivatives of vitamins A and E. Serum AST, ALT and ALP levels ...

The aims of this study were to investigate serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels at different clinical stages in patients with chronic HBV infection, and to determine the serum HBV DNA level that discriminated HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B(CHB) cases from inactive HBsAg carriers. In all, 222 patients, encompassing 68 HBeAg-positive CHB patients (HBeAg-positive, ALT-elevation), 89 HBeAg-...

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of fast-food-based hyper-alimentation on liver enzymes and hepatic triglyceride content (HTGC). DESIGN Prospective interventional study with parallel control group. SETTING University Hospital of Linköping, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS 12 healthy men and six healthy women with a mean (SD) age of 26 (6.6) years and a matched control group. INTERVENTION Subjects in t...

The association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) components with elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, a marker of hepatic injury, may differ between men and women. However, the sex-specific association in a military young population which has a low prevalence of MetS was unclear. We conducted a cross-sectional examination in 6738 men and 766 women, aged 18-50 years, from the cardio...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level is most commonly used as a marker for the assessment of various liver diseases. Currently upper limits of normal for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or ALT levels used are based on the western literature. This study was conducted to determine the ALT and AST levels in healthy blood donors from western India and to determine the...

In this study, a miniaturized biosensor based on permselective polymer layers (overoxidized polypyrrole (Ppy) and Nafion(®)) modified and enzyme (glutamate oxidase (GlutOx)) immobilized micro-platinum wire electrode for the detection of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was fabricated. The proposed ALT biosensor was measured electrochemically by constant potential amperometry at +0.7 V vs. Ag/AgCl...

Background It still remains unclear whether the currently used normal range for serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels really reflects a healthy liver. Objective To determine the thresholds for healthy ALT values or the normal value for Thai subjects with the low risk of liver diseases who participate in the annual physical checkup at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH). Materials ...

PURPOSE To investigate the possible protective effect of rutin on methotrexate induced hepatotoxicity in rats. METHODS Twenty-two rats were divided into three experimental groups; Control-saline, Mtx, Mtx+Rutin. Hepatic tissue was taken for histological assessment and biochemical assays. Oxidative stress parameters malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutas...

AIMS To study the synergistic effect of occupational chemical exposure and hepatitis virus infection on serum aminotransferase activity. METHODS A total of 568 male workers who were employed in five polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or four vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) manufacturing factories were studied. Information relating to current job title, alcohol consumption, and cigarette smoking was obtain...