A 4-year-old Hispanic boy was referred to our facility because of elevated levels of alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST), which were detected during an evaluation of transient abdominal pain while the boy was in Puerto Rico. He was otherwise in perfect health; a review of systems was negative. His past medical history and birth history were noncontributory. Immunizations...

Background and Aims: Hepatotoxicity induced by Co-amoxiclav has been indicated in multiple studies. Thymol is the main constituent of the Thymus vulgaris essential oil that has antioxidant properties. Even though thymol can exhibit antioxidant activity in vivo models, there is a lack of evidence about the thymol’s effectiveness in drug-induced liver injury. Thus, the present study was conducted...

Eight groups of male Swiss albino mice mice (6 8 weeks old; 23 26g wt) were employed to study the effect of Immunostimulant, (Immunex DS) on the level of abdominal muscle transaminases against Gen Vac B vaccine. In group I, Immunex DS (IDS) was orally administered (@ 150mg/mouse) to 10 mice, in 6 groups of mice (10 in each) IDS was orally administered @ 150mg/mouse on 0 day and Gen Vac B Vaccin...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), alanine transaminases (ALT) and aspartate transaminases (AST) levels and prevalent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). DESIGN AND METHODS Random plasma glucose, GGT, ALT and AST and the 50-g glucose challenge test were done on antenatal women followed by diagnostic 3-point 75-g oral glucose tolerance test within two weeks. GDM was diagn...

Acute and intense psychological stressors induce cell damage in several organs, including the heart and the liver. Much less is known about social stress. In male mice, aggressive behavior is the most common social stressor. It is remarkable that upon fighting, submandibular salivary glands release a number of peptides into the bloodstream including epidermal growth factor (EGF). We showed prev...

The present study was undertaken to assess and compare the serum biochemical parameters of healthy ewes and ewes infected with Brucella. A total of forty blood samples were collected from the sheep of different flocks in villages nearby College of Veterinary Science, Korutla in which the abortions were frequent. Blood samples were screened for brucellosis by Rose Bengal Plate Test and later ana...

Abstract Background Sclerotium rolfsii is a potent producer of many secondary metabolites, one which like scleroglucan an exopolysaccharide (EPS) appreciated as multipurpose compound applicable in industrial fields. Results Aspartate transaminase ( AAT1 ) catalyzes the interconversion aspartate and α-ketoglutarate to glutamate oxaloacetate. We selected oxalate metabolic pathway target CRISPR/Ca...

Response to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection [HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs)], serum iron, total iron-binding capacity, hematological status (erythrocytes, Hb, and hematocrit), and evidence of liver damage (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; aspartate aminotransferase, L-aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase, EC 2.6.1.1) were determined for 201 patients on c...

Objective: To evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of crude aqueous and ethanol stem bark extracts of Pterocarpus santalinus (Fabaceae) using CCl 4 induced hepatic damage in male Wistar albino rats. Department of Botany, Materials and Methods: The aqueous (45 mg/ml) and ethanol (30 mg/ml) extracts of S.R.N.M.N. College of Applied stem bark in 1% gum tragacanth was administered orally for 14 d...