Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in acute viral hepatitis

Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in acute viral hepatitis.

Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels were measured serially by radioimmunoassay in 32 patients with acute viral hepatitis. With one exception, the levels were increased during the course of the illness. Raised concentrations of the protein occurred almost equally in patients with and without the hepatitis-B antigen. In the majority of patients the rise was modest but in seven levels were reached at w...

Alpha 1 fetoprotein and antialpha 1 fetoprotein in acute viral hepatitis.

Serum Ceruloplasmin and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Levels as Markers of Recovery in Acute Viral Hepatitis

Background: Acute viral hepatitis is a common problem in developing countries due to poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation. Biochemical alterations in acute hepaptitis have been well documented in literature. There has been a growing body of evidence in support of the role of inflammation and Reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the pathogenesis of hepatic lesions. Ceruloplasmin is an important ch...

Serum fibronectin levels in acute and chronic viral hepatitis patients.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the serum fibronectin (FN) levels and liver enzyme activities in patients with acute hepatitis (A, B, C) and chronic viral hepatitis (B, C); determine whether the virus types correlated with disease severity; and assess whether FN could be used as a marker of virus type or disease severity in patients. METHODS A total of 60 subjects were enr...

Serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in healthy Japanese adults.

With advances in lectin affinity electrophoresis of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), the detection of significant changes in serum AFP at low levels in cirrhotics has become important for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Serum AFP levels of 616 healthy individuals without abnormal liver function tests or virus markers of hepatitis B and C were determined by enzyme immunoassay with IMx-AFP D...