title: Activity of the gamma-glutamyltransferase, leucine aminopeptidase and alkaline phosphatase enzymes in human tear fluid.
abstract: In this work the presence of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), leucine amino-peptidase (LAP) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) is shown in human tear fluid. We studied these levels according to sex, age and some eye refraction defects. The differences between the levels for both sexes are not significant. LAP and AP do not show any differences in either age groups or individuals with some refraction defects. The average level of GGT is higher from 40 years of age upwards (p less than 0.005). In individuals with refraction defects, the enzymatic activity is significantly higher (p less than 0.05) than the activities found in normal subjects. The levels of the three enzymes in serum and tear fluid do not show a significant correlation nor are they significantly modified after the samples have been frozen for a month at -20 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Calderón de la Barca Gázquez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez Alonso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barrios
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jaimez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiménez Murillo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jiménez Perepérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007931:Leucyl Aminopeptidase / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012737:Sex Factors; D013666:Tears / Q000201:enzymology*; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D007931:Leucyl Aminopeptidase