Biochemical parameters in chronic fascioliasis

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Dec;38(3):977-90.

Abstract

Serum lipids, liver enzymes and total bile acids were measured in chronic Fasciola (cholestatic and non-cholestatic) patients. Variations in the biochemical parameters between infected and control groups were detected and typified by considerably higher serum triglycerides (TG, P < 0.001), alkaline phosphatase (ALP, P< 0.001) and total bile acids (TBA, P < 0.001) in the infected group. For cholestatic patients, TG, very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gammaglutamyl transferase (GGT) and ALP were statistically higher (P < 0.001 for each comparison) and total cholesterol (TC); low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL), were statistically lower than non-cholestatic patients (P = 0.02, < 0.001, < 0.001 respectively). No statistically significant differences were found for the TC, HDL, VLDL, ALT, AST and GGT between non-cholestatic patients and healthy controls.

MeSH terms

  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Alkaline Phosphatase / blood
  • Animals
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
  • Bile Acids and Salts / analysis*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cholestasis / blood*
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Chronic Disease
  • Fascioliasis / blood*
  • Humans
  • Lipids / blood*
  • Liver / enzymology*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Triglycerides / blood
  • gamma-Glutamyltransferase / blood

Substances

  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Lipids
  • Triglycerides
  • Cholesterol
  • gamma-Glutamyltransferase
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases
  • Alanine Transaminase
  • Alkaline Phosphatase