The widespread availability and frequent use of serum chemistry tests have resulted in a
dramatic increase in the number of normal and abnormal liver chemistry test values that …

Inflammatory cytokines produced in response to various infectious and non‐infectious
stimuli are potent inducers of intrahepatic cholestasis (inflammation‐induced cholestasis) …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS To ascertain the causes of raised aspartate aminotransferase
(AST) presumed to be of hepatic origin in two hospitals and the local community served by a …

Background Vitamin A supplementation is being used successfully to treat some forms of
cancer and the degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa. The daily biological need for …

PREVIEW Although markers of liver disease are available, in many cases, their usefulness
is limited by insufficient sensitivity or specificity. In addition, significant liver damage may …

Objective: To investigate a correlation between serum alkaline phosphatase level and body
mass index in human subjects. Methods: The comparative cross-sectional study was carried …

Weil's disease, the most severe form of leptospirosis, is characterized by jaundice,
haemorrhage and renal failure. The mechanisms of jaundice caused by pathogenic L …

Acute liver failure (ALF) occurs by insufficient detoxification of toxic materials in the liver,
generating excess reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy …

OBJECTIVE: To report 2 fatal cases of fulminant hepatic failure associated with
propylthiouracil treatment against hyperthyroidism. CASE SUMMARY: Two women, 30 and …