Uvaria chamae is used in the treatment of sickle cell crisis Benin. The aim this work to determine safety roots aqueous extract wistar rats. was obtained by maceration. tests for Acute Oral Toxicity (AOT) and Sub-Chronic (SCT) respectively forced gavage a single dose 2000 mg / Kg 200 body weight 28 days were performed on female Wistar animals, serum creatinine, transaminases number white blood ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness measured by ultrasonography (US) and serum lipid profile and liver transaminases in obese children. METHODS One hundred and sixty-six children diagnosed with obesity from May 2001 to December 2013 were included in this study. Data on serum lipid profile and liver transaminases were colle...

BACKGROUND Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is characterized by a biochemical triad of hyperglycemia, acidosis, and ketonemia. This condition is life-threatening despite improvements in diabetic care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and biochemical prognostic markers of DKA. We assessed correlations in prognostic markers with DKA-associated morbidity and mortality. METHODS T...

We determined transaminases in human blood serum with an amperometric glutamate biosensor. The probe was a hydrogen peroxide sensor assembled with appropriate selective membranes to enhance the probe specificity and lifetime. Calibration curves of glutamate were linear in the range 1-1000 mumol/L, with a response time of < 1 min. This probe was subsequently applied to the measurement of activit...

The interleukin 28B (IL-28B) rs12979860 C/T polymorphism is a predictor of spontaneous and treatment-induced hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance. The C/C genotype is associated with higher serum cholesterol, predictor of a favorable outcome in chronic hepatitis C. Whether IL-28B polymorphism and serum cholesterol play a role in modulating the history of mild hepatitis C is unknown. To clarify thi...

CONTEXT Acute drug induced hepatitis has not been commonly associated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. Hepatotoxicity seen with erlotinib, a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor to EGFR, is usually transient with mild elevation of transaminases. CASE REPORT We report a case of acute severe hepatitis resulting from erlotinib monotherapy in a patient with locally adv...

The Objective For The Present Study Is To Investigate Of The Effects Of Melatonin (Mel) On Serum Leptin, Testosterone, Liver Function Test Parameters In Control And Pinealectomized (Pinx) Rats. Thirty Seven Adult Male Rats Were Used In This Study. The Experimental Rats Were Divided Into Six Groups, And The Treatments Were Continued For Six Weeks As The Following: Group 1: Control Rats. Group 2:...

Sir, Paracetamol poisoning is not a very frequently encountered problem in ouur population, as compared to the incidence in the west. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is being used as an effective and safer analgesic as compared to non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, when administered in therapeutic dose. In contrast to aspirin, it is more likely to cause hepatotoxicity, when taken in larger than...