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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-8
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
The levels of marker enzymes for liver function, namely transaminases (SGPT, SGOT), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were estimated in the sera of burn patients by administering trypsin: chymotrypsin preparation and comparing with an untreated group. Neutrophil proteolytic activity was also measured by assaying the lysosomal enzymes, namely neutrophil elastase and cathepsin D. Our earlier studies have already proved the efficacy of the above enzyme preparation to burn patients on the enhancement of vascular responses during the acute phase of the burn injury. These beneficial responses were brought about by the modulation of acute phase proteins expressed in the liver. Hence, it is of interest to study the changes in the above mentioned liver enzymes and certain lysosomal enzymes in the serum during the first 10 days of burn injury. The levels of liver and lysosomal enzymes markedly decreased in the treated group when compared with the untreated group. The enzyme studies clearly indicated that the initial rise in the liver enzymes was minimized in the treated group when compared with the untreated group and this helped in reducing the stress to the liver in the treated cases. The increase in the activity of alpha 1-antitrypsin and alpha 2-macroglobulin and decreased levels of C-reactive protein are attributed to the reduction of proteolytic enzyme levels in the treated group and minimizing the degradative changes during wound repair.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0305-4179
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
560-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Alkaline Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Aspartate Aminotransferases, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Burns, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Chymotrypsin, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Creatine Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Injury Severity Score, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Transaminases, pubmed-meshheading:9568324-Trypsin
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum enzymatic changes modulated using trypsin: chymotrypsin preparation during burn wounds in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biotechnology, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't