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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
We have studied hepatic function in individuals chronically exposed to arsenic (As) via drinking water in Region Lagunera, Mexico. We studied 51 individuals living in three villages exposed to As in water. Nazareno (0.014 mgAs/l), Santa Ana (0.1 mgAs/l) and Benito Juárez (0.3 mgAs/l). We determined the serum activity of aspartate aminotransferase (SAT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as indicators of hepatocellular injury and that of gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) as indicators of cholestasic injury. Serum bilirubin was used as an indicator of organic conjugated anion transport. Total proteins, albumin and globulin fraction in serum were used as indicators of biosynthetic liver capacity. The main findings of this study were the predominantly conjugated hyperbilirubinemia and increased serum ALP activity which were related to the concentration of total arsenic (TAs) in urine, suggesting the presence of cholestasis in As-exposed individuals. No significant changes were observed in the other parameters studied.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0378-4274
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Anthraquinones, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Arsenic, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Arsenic Poisoning, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Aspartate Aminotransferases, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Bilirubin, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Disaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Hyperbilirubinemia, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Mexico, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Serum Albumin, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Serum Globulins, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Water Pollutants, Chemical, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-Water Supply, pubmed-meshheading:9817078-gamma-Glutamyltransferase
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Alteration in bilirubin excretion in individuals chronically exposed to arsenic in Mexico.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, CINVESTAV-IPN, México, DF, Mexico.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't