Objectives: Liver is one of the most sensitive tissues to oxidant damage. Hence, the present study was conducted to compare the effects of Melissa officinalis (MO) extract and Atorvastatin on the activity of liver enzymes in rats. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 60 male Wistar rats were selected and allocated to six groups (n=10). The control group received a normal diet, sha...

background: hepatitis e virus (hev) infection is a self-limiting viral infection that can lead to severe complications and death. in different regions the epidemiology of this infection varies. in this study we evaluated the seroepidemiology of hepatitis e infection in jahrom, a city in southern iran. methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive study of serum samples from 477 subjects, incl...

Aspartate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.1) activities in sera from nine healthy individuals were monitored during two weeks, both with and without first supplementing the serum with pyridoxal phosphate. Pyridoxal phosphate supplementation caused a mean increase of 39% (range, 33-55%) in measured activity. The biological variability during the two-week period was independent of pyridoxal phosphate ...

Serum aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT), alanine aminotransferase (SGPT), creatinine phosphokinase (CPK), and butyric acid dehydrogenase (BDH) were determined in 94 patients before, 1(1/2) hours, and 24 hours after cardioversion. An increase in SGOT and CPK activity was observed 24 hours after cardioversion in the group of patients treated with two or more DC shocks. The importance of this enzy...

A double enzyme of Salmonella typhimuriwn, containing histidinol dehydrogenase and imidazolylacetolphosphate:~glutamate aminotransferase, was mildly proteolyzed in an attempt to release these activities from covalent linkage. This treatment releases an active histidinol dehydrogenase fragment larger than normal histidinol dehydrogenase, while completely destroying aminotransferase activity. The...

Abbreviations: NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; NAS, NAFLD activity score; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; BMI, body mass index; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK-18, cytokeratin 18; sFas, soluble Fas; AUC, area under curve Corresponding author: Chang Wook Kim Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospi...

In domestic animal medicine, changes in serum enzyme levels are routinely used as diagnostic tools to detect liver disease. Hepatic disease occurs in pinnipeds, but limited data are available on the tissue distribution of serum enzymes in marine mammals. The objectives of this study were to determine the tissue distribution of seven serum enzymes in three pinniped species. Enzymes evaluated wer...

The present trial was conducted to investigate the effect of inclusion dried periphyton in Nile tilapia diets on growth, digestive enzymes activity, haematological, oxidative stress and intestinal morphometric parameters. Five isoproteic (32%), isolipidic (5%) experimental were formulated, comprise graded levels (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 10 g kg−1 diet). At end feeding trial, highest (P < 0.05) performan...