title: Activities of serum enzymes in patients with viral hepatitis B, posthepatitic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Using spectrophotometric method, we studied the activities of serum alpha-L-fucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase and alpha-D-mannosidase in 94 patients, of whom 32 had acute hepatitis, 4 subacute fulminant hepatitis, 27 chronic active hepatitis, 22 posthepatitic cirrhosis and 9 hepatocellular carcinoma. In comparison with normal controls, the activities of the three glycosidases in the patients were significantly increased. The degree of the elevation of alpha-L-fucosidase activity correlated to the clinical phases and the course of acute infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV). The levels of glycosidase activities could reflect to a certain degree the pathological variations of the liver. Monitoring the levels of glycosidase activities, especially alpha-L-fucosidase, would be helpful in the diagnosis and medical care of viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tianjin Medical College.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000378:metabolism; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000201:enzymology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*; D008361:Mannosidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005644:alpha-L-Fucosidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D043323:alpha-Mannosidase
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D008361:Mannosidases; D043323:alpha-Mannosidase; D005644:alpha-L-Fucosidase; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase