Trachurus trachurus (locally called kote) is a table fish that has become increasingly important in the Nigerian diet because of its low price. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of processed kote on the a...Trachurus trachurus (locally called kote) is a table fish that has become increasingly important in the Nigerian diet because of its low price. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of processed kote on the activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in selected tissues of weaned male albino rats using standard methods. Chemical analyses were carried out on processed fillet, skin, head & bone (SHB) diets under standard conditions. 40 male rats (40.76 ± 2.42 g) were fed with processed fillet or SHB diets for 14 days to assay for the activities of ALP in harvested samples of brain, liver, kidney, heart, stomach, small intestine and spleen;ALT and AST in the liver and heart. All data were subjected to analysis of variance by Duncan’s multiple range test and considered significant at a minimum of p < 0.05. Levels of ALP & AST in the liver, heart, kidney and brain were reduced (p < 0.05) in rats fed on test diets compared with the controls, but within accepted limit. The level of ALT in the kidney, stomach and small intestine were elevated (p < 0.05) compared to the controls, but within the accepted limit. In conclusion, coal smoked fillet and SHB greatly improved healthy growth of the rats, followed by the wood smoked and poached diets. Results suggested that processed kote SHB could be a veritable source of valuable nutrients for human food and animal feed.展开更多
Background: Human Parvovirus B19 is most known for causing disease in the pediatric population but can also affect adults. Human co-infection with Parvovirus B19 could deteriorate the prognosis of patient with chronic...Background: Human Parvovirus B19 is most known for causing disease in the pediatric population but can also affect adults. Human co-infection with Parvovirus B19 could deteriorate the prognosis of patient with chronic ill-ness. Objectives: This paper attempts to determine the prevalence of Parvovirus B19 in HCV infected patients and to evaluate the impact of Parvovirus B19 on liver enzymes activity of Hepatitis C patients. Study Design: The study population includes 74 chronic HCV (patient group) and 49 cases without viral hepatitis (control group). Nucleic acid of Parvovirus B19 was detected in Serum samples by nested polymerase chain reaction (nested-PCR) method. Results: Parvovirus B19-DNA infection was detected in 28.0% of chronic HCV patients. Parvovirus B19-HCV co-infection caused increasing in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity than in B19-negative HCV patients. Conclusion: We conclude that Parvovirus B19 acted synergistically with HCV by increasing the levels alanine ami-notransferase (ALT) and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST).展开更多
Liver marker {e.g., alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)} levels independently predict insulin resistance. The aim of the present study is to examine how changes in liver markers are ass...Liver marker {e.g., alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)} levels independently predict insulin resistance. The aim of the present study is to examine how changes in liver markers are associated with changes in insulin resistance after exercise in Japanese community-dwelling adults. The participants were 76 women aged 67 ± 6 years from a rural village. Nordic walk (NW) exercise of 120 min per week was performed for 12 weeks. Before and at the end of the 12-week intervention, various confounding factors and insulin resistance {e.g., Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)} were measured. The baseline, follow-up, and changes in ALT/AST ratio (β = 0.390, P β = 0.393, P β = 0.321, P = 0.004, respectively) were each significantly and independently associated with HOMA-IR. When the data were further stratified by baseline and change in ASL/AST ratio, changes in HOMA-IR decreased more significantly in participants with baseline ASL/AST ratio ≥ 0.762 and change in ALT/AST ratio of < 0 than those with change in ALT/AST ratio of ≥ 0 (baseline ASL/AST ratio P = 0.002 and ASL/AST ratio ≥ 0.762, P = 0.047). This study is of interest because liver transaminase markers, which are inexpensive and routinely collected in clinical settings, may provide a simple and accurate enhancement to models currently used to identify subjects with changes in insulin resistance. These results suggest that a higher baseline and decreased change in ALT/AST ratio may be a predictor for decreased insulin resistance after a 12-week walking exercise in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly women.展开更多
Background and Aims:The impact of coronavirus disease-2019(COVID-19)on liver function remains to be fully elucidated.This study was designed to investigate such and determine the clinical significance in determining m...Background and Aims:The impact of coronavirus disease-2019(COVID-19)on liver function remains to be fully elucidated.This study was designed to investigate such and determine the clinical significance in determining mortality risk.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted in patients with COVID-19 from March 2020 to July 2020.Clinical details were retrieved from electronic medical records to obtain clinical characteristics,medical history,laboratory tests,therapeutic intervention,and outcome data.Results:A total of 184 patients with COVID-19 were included(median age:45.5 years),comprised of 62.5%men.In total,22(12.0%)patients had severe infection and 162(88.0%)had mild to moderate infection.Overall,95(51.6%)showed abnormal liver function test(LFT)and 17(9.2%)showed normal LFT at admission.The median age,hospital stay,and LFT were significantly higher in severe vs.non-severe infection(p<0.001).Out of 12 deaths,the majority were due to severe infection(n=11).Deaths were also due to acute respiratory distress syndrome(n=5),cardiac reasons(n=3),and sepsis with multiorgan failure(n=3).The median age,hospital stay and number of intensive care unit admissions were higher in patients having abnormal LFT compared to normal LFT.Incidence of elevated aspartate aminotransferase(42.8%and 40.4%),alanine transaminase(43.7%and 41.6%),and hypoalbuminemia(71.4%and72.7%)at admission and discharge were more common in severe infection.The mean survival was significantly lower in severe infection compared to those with non-severe disease(17.2 vs.52.3 days;p<0.001).Conclusions:Incidence of abnormal liver function was higher in patients with severe COVID-19 and was associated with prolonged hospital stay;mortality was associated with severity of COVID-19.For ruling out the risk of liver injury,it is crucial to vigilantly monitor the liver function parameters in patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospital.展开更多
文摘Trachurus trachurus (locally called kote) is a table fish that has become increasingly important in the Nigerian diet because of its low price. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of processed kote on the activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in selected tissues of weaned male albino rats using standard methods. Chemical analyses were carried out on processed fillet, skin, head & bone (SHB) diets under standard conditions. 40 male rats (40.76 ± 2.42 g) were fed with processed fillet or SHB diets for 14 days to assay for the activities of ALP in harvested samples of brain, liver, kidney, heart, stomach, small intestine and spleen;ALT and AST in the liver and heart. All data were subjected to analysis of variance by Duncan’s multiple range test and considered significant at a minimum of p < 0.05. Levels of ALP & AST in the liver, heart, kidney and brain were reduced (p < 0.05) in rats fed on test diets compared with the controls, but within accepted limit. The level of ALT in the kidney, stomach and small intestine were elevated (p < 0.05) compared to the controls, but within the accepted limit. In conclusion, coal smoked fillet and SHB greatly improved healthy growth of the rats, followed by the wood smoked and poached diets. Results suggested that processed kote SHB could be a veritable source of valuable nutrients for human food and animal feed.
文摘Background: Human Parvovirus B19 is most known for causing disease in the pediatric population but can also affect adults. Human co-infection with Parvovirus B19 could deteriorate the prognosis of patient with chronic ill-ness. Objectives: This paper attempts to determine the prevalence of Parvovirus B19 in HCV infected patients and to evaluate the impact of Parvovirus B19 on liver enzymes activity of Hepatitis C patients. Study Design: The study population includes 74 chronic HCV (patient group) and 49 cases without viral hepatitis (control group). Nucleic acid of Parvovirus B19 was detected in Serum samples by nested polymerase chain reaction (nested-PCR) method. Results: Parvovirus B19-DNA infection was detected in 28.0% of chronic HCV patients. Parvovirus B19-HCV co-infection caused increasing in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity than in B19-negative HCV patients. Conclusion: We conclude that Parvovirus B19 acted synergistically with HCV by increasing the levels alanine ami-notransferase (ALT) and Aspartate aminotransferase (AST).
文摘Liver marker {e.g., alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)} levels independently predict insulin resistance. The aim of the present study is to examine how changes in liver markers are associated with changes in insulin resistance after exercise in Japanese community-dwelling adults. The participants were 76 women aged 67 ± 6 years from a rural village. Nordic walk (NW) exercise of 120 min per week was performed for 12 weeks. Before and at the end of the 12-week intervention, various confounding factors and insulin resistance {e.g., Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)} were measured. The baseline, follow-up, and changes in ALT/AST ratio (β = 0.390, P β = 0.393, P β = 0.321, P = 0.004, respectively) were each significantly and independently associated with HOMA-IR. When the data were further stratified by baseline and change in ASL/AST ratio, changes in HOMA-IR decreased more significantly in participants with baseline ASL/AST ratio ≥ 0.762 and change in ALT/AST ratio of < 0 than those with change in ALT/AST ratio of ≥ 0 (baseline ASL/AST ratio P = 0.002 and ASL/AST ratio ≥ 0.762, P = 0.047). This study is of interest because liver transaminase markers, which are inexpensive and routinely collected in clinical settings, may provide a simple and accurate enhancement to models currently used to identify subjects with changes in insulin resistance. These results suggest that a higher baseline and decreased change in ALT/AST ratio may be a predictor for decreased insulin resistance after a 12-week walking exercise in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly women.
文摘Background and Aims:The impact of coronavirus disease-2019(COVID-19)on liver function remains to be fully elucidated.This study was designed to investigate such and determine the clinical significance in determining mortality risk.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted in patients with COVID-19 from March 2020 to July 2020.Clinical details were retrieved from electronic medical records to obtain clinical characteristics,medical history,laboratory tests,therapeutic intervention,and outcome data.Results:A total of 184 patients with COVID-19 were included(median age:45.5 years),comprised of 62.5%men.In total,22(12.0%)patients had severe infection and 162(88.0%)had mild to moderate infection.Overall,95(51.6%)showed abnormal liver function test(LFT)and 17(9.2%)showed normal LFT at admission.The median age,hospital stay,and LFT were significantly higher in severe vs.non-severe infection(p<0.001).Out of 12 deaths,the majority were due to severe infection(n=11).Deaths were also due to acute respiratory distress syndrome(n=5),cardiac reasons(n=3),and sepsis with multiorgan failure(n=3).The median age,hospital stay and number of intensive care unit admissions were higher in patients having abnormal LFT compared to normal LFT.Incidence of elevated aspartate aminotransferase(42.8%and 40.4%),alanine transaminase(43.7%and 41.6%),and hypoalbuminemia(71.4%and72.7%)at admission and discharge were more common in severe infection.The mean survival was significantly lower in severe infection compared to those with non-severe disease(17.2 vs.52.3 days;p<0.001).Conclusions:Incidence of abnormal liver function was higher in patients with severe COVID-19 and was associated with prolonged hospital stay;mortality was associated with severity of COVID-19.For ruling out the risk of liver injury,it is crucial to vigilantly monitor the liver function parameters in patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospital.
