Serum enzymes that show changed activities in diabetes mellitus can be divided into four groups: Group I includes some lysosomal enzymes-f.3-glucuronidase N-acetyl-fl-glucosaminidase, acid phosphatase, and amylase-that show increased activity correlated with blood sugar concentration. Because lysosomal enzymes as well as liver amylase show latency and may be “activated” by several agents, their...

Elevated enzyme activities in plasma may at times be attributed to the presence of macro-enzymes. The macro-enzymes are often serum enzymes in complex with immunoglobulins, resulting in a greater molecular mass that cannot be filtered by renal glomeruli and are, hence, retained in the plasma. The aspartate aminotransferase (AST) can exist as a macro-enzyme, although it has been rarely reported....

abstract objective thalassemia major is a severe transfusion-dependent anemia that needs iron chalation therapy to remove iron overload. the objectives of the present study were to assess the iron overload liver response to inulin of chicory supplementation by evaluating the serum ferritin and liver enzymes. methods among 70 beta thalassemia patients, 50 were selected for chelating therapy usin...