title: Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzymatic patterns in Iraqi children with visceral leishmaniasis before and after treatment with stibogluconate.
abstract: The mean levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase enzymes exhibited a significant elevation in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients compared to the control. There was no significant change in relation to the sex and age. ALP isoenzymes revealed three banding patterns which differ from the three zymodems which were obtained from control group. These differences may be due to isoenzymes activity of patients with VL before and after therapy. Lactate dehydrogenase (LD) isoenzymes revealed five banding patterns differ from the five normal zymodems. These differences mainly occurred due to LD isoenzymes activity in patients with VL before and after therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Science, Babylon University, P.O. Box 4, Hilla, Babylon Iraq.
authors.forename: Jasim Hameed
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Taher
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Al-Mustansiriyah University, P.O. Box 14070, Hay Al-Qadisiyah, Baghdad Iraq.
authors.forename: Yassir Mustafa Kamal
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Al-Mulla Hummadi
authors.affiliation: Leishmania Unit, Medical Research Centre, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, P.O. Box 14222, Al-Kadhymia, Baghdad Iraq.
authors.forename: Nada Muhammed Taha
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Al-Bashir
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Science, Babylon University, P.O. Box 4, Hilla, Babylon Iraq.
authors.forename: Ali Shaalan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Al-Araji
keywords: Alkaline phosphatase (ALP); Isoenymatic patterns; Isoenzymes; Lactate dehydrogenase (LD); Visceral leishmaniasis (VL); Zymodems