Multiple serum enzyme level changes in chronic alcoholic with special reference to gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and lipid peroxidase

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic alcohol intake can lead to functional disturbances and irreversible lesions in organs such as the liver, brain, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, heart, and endocrine gland. Determining the serum activities of various enzymes such as aminotransferases, glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) has widely been used as a method of screening for hepatic involvement in chronic alcoholism.
Aim: This study was conducted to analyze multiple serum enzyme level changes in a chronic alcoholic with special reference to GGT and lipid peroxidase