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비특이 반응성 간염에서 AST와 ALT 수치 상승과 회복 (A rise and fall in AST and ALT level in nonspecific reactive hepatitis)

  • 김태성;허태형;임선정;빈중현;한승훈;김소영;김현희;이원배
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제51권4호
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    • pp.396-400
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    • 2008
  • 목 적: 최근 10년간 비특이 반응성 간염(NRH)과 자주 동반되는 질환의 분포 그리고, AST와 ALT 수치의 변화 양상과 여러 변수에 의한 차이를 알아보고자 이 연구를 시행했다. 방 법: 1997년 1월부터 2006년 12월까지 성가병원에서 입원치료 했던 22,763명 중에 간 수치가 상승된 환자는 646명 이었다. 이 중에서 NRH의 정의에 부합하지 않거나 추적 관찰되지못한 197명을 제외한 449명을 대상으로 NRH의 나이별 발생 빈도, AST와 ALT 수치의 이환기간, 회복기간, 최고수치, 일당 회복수치 비교, 남녀에 따른 차이 및 질환에 따른 차이를 분석했다. 결 과: NRH의 유병율은 2.84%였다. AST에 비해 ALT의 이환기간과 회복기간이 길고, 최고수치도 높게 나왔다. 남녀 비는1.63 : 1로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. AST와 ALT 수치 이환기간과 회복기간에서 남자가 여자보다 길게 나타났다. 그리고 호흡기 감염과 위장관염이 가장 많은 빈도를 보였다. 호흡기 감염과 위장관염을 분석했을 때 호흡기 감염이 위장관염보다 AST 와 ALT의 최고수치가 높았다. 결 론: NRH는 소아입원환자의 2.84%에서 나타나는 흔한 질환이다. 그러나 이에 대한 일반적인 인식이 부족한 편이어서 질환의 기전이나 경과가 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 향후 이 질환에 대한 많은 연구가 있어야 하겠다.

The Relationships between Respiratory Virus Infection and Aminotransferase in Children

  • Oh, Jun Suk;Choi, Jun Sik;Lee, Young Hyuk;Ko, Kyung Og;Lim, Jae Woo;Cheon, Eun Jung;Lee, Gyung Min;Yoon, Jung Min
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제19권4호
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    • pp.243-250
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: We sought to examine the relationship between the clinical manifestations of nonspecific reactive hepatitis and respiratory virus infection in pediatric patients. Methods: Patients admitted to the pediatric unit of Konyang University Hospital for lower respiratory tract disease between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014 and who underwent reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests were examined. The patients were divided into those with increased levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and those with normal ALT or AST levels. Further, patients with increased ALT and AST levels were individually compared with patients in the normal group, and the blood test results were compared according to the type of respiratory virus. Results: Patients with increased ALT or AST levels had one more day of hospital stay, on average, compared with patients in the normal group ($5.3{\pm}3.1$ days vs. $4.4{\pm}3.0$ days, p=0.019). Patients in the increased ALT level group were younger and had a longer mean hospital stay, compared with patients in the normal group (p=0.022 and 0.003, respectively). The incidences of increased ALT or AST were the highest in adenovirus infections (6/24, 25.0%), followed by enterovirus (2/11, 18.2%) and respiratory syncytial virus A (21/131, 16.0%) infections. Conclusion: Nonspecific reactive hepatitis is more common among patients with adenovirus, enterovirus and respiratory syncytial virus infection, as well as among those infected at a younger age. Compared with AST levels, ALT levels are better indicators of the severity of nonspecific reactive hepatitis.

Validation of Serum Aminotransferases Levels to Define Severe Dengue Fever in Children

  • Srivastava, Geetika;Chhavi, Nanda;Goel, Amit
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.289-296
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: We aimed to study the pattern of liver-injury in children with dengue fever (DF) and validate serum aminotransferase ${\geq}1,000IU/L$ as a marker of severe DF. Methods: Children admitted with DF were included. DF was defined by presence of clinical criteria and positive serological or antigen tests in absence of other etiology. DF severity was graded as dengue without or with warning signs and severe dengue. Liver-injury was defined as alanine aminotransferase (ALT) more than twice the upper limit of normal (boys, 30 IU/L; girls, 21 IU/L). Results: Of 372 children with DF, 144 (38.7%) had liver-injury. Risk of liver-injury and aminotransferase levels increased with DF severity (p<0.001). Recommended ALT and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) cut-off at ${\geq}1,000IU/L$ had sensitivity 4.8% (5/105), specificity 99.3% (265/267) for detection of severe DF. In children with ALT and AST <1,000 IU/L (n=365), the area under receiver operating curves for prediction for severe DF, were 0.651 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.588-0.714; p<0.001) for ALT and 0.647 (95% CI, 0.582-0.712; p<0.001) for AST. Serum ALT at 376 IU/L and AST at 635 IU/L had sensitivity and specificity comparable to ${\geq}1,000IU/L$ for defining severe DF. Conclusion: Liver-injury is common in DF. The ALT and AST levels increase with DF severity. ALT and AST levels of ${\geq}1,000IU/L$ could be lowered to 376 IU/L and 635 IU/L respectively for defining severe DF.

Protective Effects of Chalcone Derivatives for Acute Liver Injury in Mice

  • Guan Li-Ping;Nan Ji-Xing;Jin Xue-Jun;Jin Qing-Hao;Kwak Kyung Chell;Chai Kyu-yun;Quan Zhe-Shan
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • 제28권1호
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    • pp.81-86
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    • 2005
  • The hepatoprotective effects of chalcone derivatives were evaluated in D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (D-GaIN/LPS)-induced fulminant hepatic failure in mouse. Thirteen chalcone derivatives were synthesized for study and their hepatoprotective effects were evaluated by assessing aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in serum. Chalcone preparations were injected into mice at 12 hand 1 h before intraperitoneal injection of D-GaIN/LPS. After abdominal administration, changes in AST and ALT between the control and treated groups were observed. Ten of the synthesized chalcone derivatives exhibited inhibitory effects on D-GaIN/LPS-induced levels of AST and ALT in mice. Compounds 2, 3, 8, 9, and 12 markedly reduced serum AST and ALT at 8 h, inhibited hepatocyte necrosis and showed significant hepatoprotective activities. The activity of compound 3 was compared with the bifendate (DDB) through oral administration. Compound 3 showed much higher inhibitory effects than bifendate for decreasing AST and ALT activity. The results indicate that compound 3 has strong hepatoprotective activity through suppression of tumor necrosis factor­alpha (TNF-alpha) preduction, reduction of the histological change in the liver, and attenuated of hepatocyte apoptosis confirmed by DNA fragmentation assay.

알로에의 과산화지질 억제효과에 관한 연구 (Studies on the Antilipidperoxidative Effect of Aloe)

  • 하배진
    • 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.159-164
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    • 1996
  • The antilipidperoxidative and hepatopreventive effects of Aloe water extract (30 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg) were investigated at the levels of liver-total homogenates and the sera of SDrats intoxicated with CCl4 (0.5 cc/100g) and 50% ethanol. We measured MDA (Malondialdehyde) in the liver homogenate, AST (L-Aspartate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase) and ALT(L-Alanine-2-oxo-glutraate aminotransferase) in the serum. The analysis of the measurement indicated that Aloe water extract reduced MDA, ALT and AST significantly and their reduction was in relation to dose dependence. In rat liver homogenate intoxicated with ethanol and CCl4, Aloe treatment group markedly inhibited lipidperoxidation by 30%∼70%. In rat serum intoxicated with ethanol and CCl4, Aloe treatment group inhibited AST, ALT by 40%∼90%. In these data Aloe may be used to inhibit or prevent the hapatic toxicity with results from the environmental and alcohlic factors through the further study of its exact antihepatotoxic mechanism.

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부자를 포함한 한약처방이 간효소치에 미치는 영향 -임상 6예를 중심으로 (The Pilot Study of the Hepatotoxicity of Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata Contained Herbal Medicine in 6 Cases)

  • 구본수;김태경;한진안;문상관;김영석
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.177-182
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    • 2002
  • It is considered that herbal medicine may also have hepatotoxicity and Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata is thought to be the most poisonous. We investigated the changes of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and ${\gamma}-glutamyltranspeptidase{\;}({\gamma}-GT$)$ in 6 cases administrated herbal medicine containing Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata and tried to evaluate its influence on liver enzymes. Before administration, the mean values of AST and ALT were $30.5{\pm}12.4${\;}U/L{\;}and{\;}30.7{\pm}22.5{\;}U/L$. After administration, those of AST, ALT and ${\gamma}-GT{\;}were{\;}25.7{\pm}8.7 {\;}U/L,{\;}28{\pm}14.8{\;}U/L{\;}and{\;}34.3{\pm}19.4{\;}U/L$ respectively. Therefore, it is indirectly assured that herbal medicine containing Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata didn't influence liver enzymes such as AST, ALT, ${\gamma}-GT$.

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간 효소(AST, ALT)와 전체원인사망 위험의 관련성: 한국인유전체역학조사 자료 활용 (Association Between Liver Enzyme and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: Use of Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) Data)

  • 이태용;류효선;박창수
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제17권11호
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    • pp.94-103
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    • 2016
  • 간 효소(ALT와 AST)는 주로 간기능을 검사하는데 활용되지만, 간 효소와 심혈관질환 사망과의 관련성에 대한 연구들이 보고되고 있다. 본 연구는 간 효소와 전체사망원인의 관련성을 확인하고자 하였다. 연구자료는 2005년 8월과 2006년 12월에 한국농촌코호트(5개 지역) 연구에 참여한 40세 이상의 성인 10,110명의 건강검진 및 설문조사 자료와 2012년 12월 통계청의 사망자료를 병합하여 사용하였다. 분석방법은 5개 범주로 구분한 간 효소에 의한 사망위험비는 Cox의 비례위험모델을 이용하여 다른 위험요인들을 보정하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 지금까지 사망의 중요 위험요인들의 사망위험비는 65세 이상이 3.5배, 남자가 3.8배, 흡연 3.2배, WHR이 높을수록, 운동 안함 1.6배, 지질성분 및 PP2가 높을수록 높았으며, 이런 변수들을 보정한 상태에서 AST가 50 IU/L 이상일 때 사망위험비가 2.198배(95% CI: 1.217-3.971)였고, ALT도 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이런 결과는 높은 값의 AST는 사망 위험을 높이는데 영향을 미치며, ALT도 사망을 예측하는데 유용한 도구가 될 수 있다는 것을 제시한다.

Comparison of Protein Electrophoresis Fractions in the Leptospirosis Patient Serum

  • Kim Chong Ho;Park Seung-Taeck;Oh Geum-Ga
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.253-257
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    • 2004
  • The mechanisms by which leptospires caused disease are not well understood. A number of putative virulence factors have been suggested, but with few exceptions their role in pathogenesis remains unclear. In these days, many cases of leptospirosis are diagnosed by serological immunoassay. Leptospirosis is characterized by the histopathology of liver, kidney, heart, and lung, but the electrophoresis fractions of serum protein are not compared. We analyzed total protein, albumin, aspartic aminotranferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), creatinine and urea nitrogen (UN) in sera of patients diagnosed leptospirosis. Total protein and albumin were decreased in 18.5% and 31.2% of patients, respectively. AST, ALT, ALP, UN and creatinine were increased in 90.4%, 66.9%, 28.0%, 15.9% and 10.8% of patients, respectively. We performed cellulose acetate membrane electrophoresis (EP) on sera of patients increased both of AST and ALT, and of patients increased both of creatinine and UN. In patients increased both of AST and ALT, and in patients increased both of AST and ALT, the relative percentage of albumin to total protein in patient serum was dcreased in 89.1 % of patients. α₁-globulin, α₂-globulin, β-globulin and γ-globulin were increased in 85.1 %, 75.2%, 33.6% and 98.0% of patients, respectively. In patients increased both of creatinine and UN, the relative percentage of albumin to total protein in patient serum was dcreased in 93.8% of patients. α₁-globulin, α₂-globulin, β-globulin and γ-globulin were increased in 87.5%, 100%, 31.2% and 93.8% of patients, respectively. These data indicate that infection of Leptospira causes severe liver damage to most of leptospirosis patients, but doesn't cause renal damage to most of them. The relative rate of serum protein electrophoresis fractions to total protein are not identical with them of typical hepatitis patient.

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급성기 항염치료에 반응하지 않은 가와사끼병의 임상양상과 검사소견 (The Clinical and Laboratory Features of Kawasaki Disease with Nonresponsibility to the Acute Antiinflammatory Treatment)

  • 김은정;홍명은;이창우;오연균;김종덕;윤향석
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제46권5호
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    • pp.500-504
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    • 2003
  • 목 적: 소아의 가와사끼병에서 급성기 항염치료는 고용량의 IVIG와 경구용 아스피린의 병합투여가 일반적으로 사용되고 있다. 이러한 초기 항염치료에 반응을 보이지 않은 경우에는 IVIG의 추가투여나 스테로이드가 사용될 수 있으며 발열기간과 입원기간이 길어질 수 있다. 관련인자로서 환자의 나이, 성별, 발열-치료 간격과 백혈구수, CRP 등이 연관될 수 있다는 보고가 있었다. 저자들은 이러한 초기 치료실패에 임상적 또는 검사소견상의 관련인자가 있는가를 알아보기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 1997년 6월부터 2002년 6월까지 만 5년간 원광대학교병원 소아과에서 가와사끼병으로 입원하여 치료받았던 177명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적으로 조사하였다. 1회의 투여로 반응을 보이지 않은 군(A군, n=19)과 반응을 보였던 대조군(B군, n=158)에서 나이와 성별, 발열에서 입원까지의 기간(hr)을 비교하였다. 입원 당시와 발병 6주째에 백혈구수와 혈소판, ESR, CRP, AST/ALT, ASO치, 소변검사, 관상동맥 심초음파 검사를 시행하여 비교하였다. 통계적 비교는 chi-square와 t-test를 이용하였다. 결 과 : 초기치료에 반응하지 않은 환아는 177례 중 19례(10.7%)였다. 나이와 성별, 백혈구수, 농뇨, 관상동맥의 이상에서는 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 재치료군에서는 발열-입원 기간(hr)이 유의하게 짧았으며(P=0.041), AST/ALT치의 동반 상승(P=0.011), ASO치의 상승(P=0.000)이 관찰되었다. 결 론 : 백혈구수와 ESR, CRP의 증가나 AST, ALT가 따로 상승한 경우, 농뇨의 존재 여부에서는 재치료율과 관계가 없었다. 반면에, 발열-입원 기간이 짧았던 경우와 AST/ALT의 동시상승, ASO치 상승군에서 재치료율이 유의하게 높았다. 향후, AST/ALT치와 ASO치의 관련성에 대한 추가적인 연구가 더 필요할 것으로 사료된다.