title: Potential sensitivity of hepatic specific protein regucalcin as a marker of chronic liver injury.
abstract: A novel calcium-binding protein regucalcin has been shown to be specifically expressed in the liver of various specifies including human. Regucalcin concentration in the serum of patients with chronic liver injury was estimated by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA) with rabbit-anti-regucalcin IgG. Serum samples were obtained from 42 persons who were diagnosed as liver disorder. Serum regucalcin concentration in all patients was in the range of 3.7-69.6 ng/ml, although regucalcin was not entirely seen in the serum of normal subjects (10 persons) without hepatitis. Meanwhile, in 18 patients with liver injury, serum glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (GPT) activities were normal value (less than 40 I.U./I). Serum GOT and GPT activities from 24 patients showed a comparatively higher level (50-234 I.U./I). The present results demonstrate the potential sensitivity of regucalcin as a marker of chronic liver injury.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Endocrinology and Molecular Metabolism, Graduate School of Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isogai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries* / Q000378:metabolism; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015238:Sulfotransferases
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C513323:RGN protein, human; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D015238:Sulfotransferases; C028152:alcohol sulfotransferase; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; C513325:Rgn protein, rat