the aim of the present study was determination of reference values of blood serum enzymes of huso huso. descriptive study. 18 male and 18 female huso huso was studied. blood samples were obtained from caudal vein of 18 males and 18 females and the levels of enzymes were measured by an autoanalyzer. parametric t- test and pearson correlation test. results of measurements for total samples are as...

Arsenic is a long-known poison of environmental and industrial origin. Prolonged exposure is associated with vascular disease, skin lesions and cancer. The predominant form of arsenic in the nature is the pentavalent arsenate (AsV), which enters the body mainly via contaminated drinking water. Administration of sub lethal dose i.e 4.2 mg/kg/body weight was given to albino mice as single, double...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of sevoflurane anesthesia on hepatic function in morbidly obese versus non-obese patients undergoing abdominal surgeries. METHODS We prospectively evaluated the levels of the serum concentration of liver enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (A...

Laboratory liver tests are broadly defined as tests useful in the evaluation and treatment of patients with hepatic dysfunction. The liver carries out metabolism of carbohydrate, protein and fats. Some of the enzymes and the end products of the metabolic pathway which are very sensitive for the abnormality occurred may be considered as biochemical marker of liver dysfunction. Some of the bioche...

The lipid-lowering activity of microencapsulated and nonmicroencapsulated Hibiscus sabdariffa L. powder fractions in rats rendered hyperlipidemic by a hyperlipid diet (HLD) was determined. Dried calyces H. were finely ground fractionated on sieve column to retain particle sizes ϕ < 315 µm, with maltodextrin (MD). Rats randomly divided into four groups: normal control group, group (negative g...

This study aimed to investigate the possible protective effects of Tarantula cubensis extract (TCE) on liver and brain rats exposed gentamicin (GM). A total 40 male Sprague Dawley were randomly divided into four equal groups: control, TCE, GM, GM+TCE. Some biochemical indices, apoptotic markers (B-cell lymphoma 2 [Bcl-2] Bcl-2 associated X protein [Bax]) histopathological changes evaluated. In ...

Background: Lead is a highly toxic metal of great public health importance. Objectives: This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the kidney and liver function status markers oxidative stress among lead recycling factory workers in Anambra State, Nigeria. Methods: A total 82 subjects (41 experimental 41 control subjects) aged 20-60 years were recruited this study. levels whole blood ...

Laboratory testing is important in the diagnosis and monitoring of liver injury and disease. Current liver tests include plasma markers of injury (e.g. aminotransferases, γ-glutamyl transferase, and alkaline phosphatase), markers of function (e.g. prothrombin time, bilirubin), viral hepatitis serologies, and markers of proliferation (e.g. α-fetoprotein). Among the injury markers, the alanine an...

(1) showed that pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (a phos-phorylated derivative of vitamin B6) is essential for serum aspartate trans-aminase (AST) activity.This coen-zyme is bound to an amino group of the enzyme during transfer,becoming pyridoxamine phosphate (2). In 1954, Karmen et al. (3) described a practical method of measuring AST activity. Although they gave no data, they did add buffered pyridoxal...

This communication concerns two patients in whom spuriously enhanced SGOT (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; L-aspartate: 2-oxoglutarate amino-transferase, EC 2.6.1.1), as determined by the SMA 12/60 AutoAnalyzer (Technicon Corp., Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591), led to erroneous diagnoses of liver disease. This error can be avoided by checking suspect supranormal SMA 12/60 values by ultraviolet ...