An AST blood test measures levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and helps determine liver function. Too much of this enzyme can indicate a problem, such as liver damage. Aspartate ...

Having persistently high liver enzyme levels present in early adulthood is a strong predictor of type 2 diabetes risk. Learn ...

Liver enzymes are proteins in your liver that speed up chemical reactions. If your liver is damaged, blood tests will show abnormally high levels of these enzymes circulating in your bloodstream.

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 65-year-old male. On my recent semiannual checkup, my labs showed an AST level of 53 U/L and an ALT level of 62 U/L. I am concerned about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In ...

Routine blood tests are increasingly detecting elevated liver enzymes, which may signal liver stress or damage. While mild ...

The De Ritis ratio, defined as the ratio of serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, effectively stratified the risk for 30-day mortality in patients with ...

Our patient's AST value was 17 times the ULN, and his ALT level was 11 times the ULN. While this is considered clinically significant, it is unknown how often ceftriaxone induces such substantial ...

A phase II study of sorafenib in combination with tegafur/uracil (UFT) for Asian patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) In compliance with the guidelines established by the ASCO ...