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CDT values are not influenced by epithelial cell apoptosis in chronic alcoholic patients-preliminary results.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15365311     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) has been well established as a marker for high alcohol consumption. As studies concerning the specificity of CDT in patients with liver disease have shown controversial outcomes, efforts to illuminate mechanisms leading to impaired CDT specificity in this patient group cannot yet be considered successful. Evidence of apoptosis as examined in 72 alcohol-dependent patients using serum contents of caspase-related M30 monoclonal antibody significantly correlated with aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase but did not influence CDT levels. These results suggest that impairment of CDT specificity is brought forth by derangement of hepatic metabolism rather than by acute hepatocellular damage.
Authors:
Katrin Ramskogler; Markus Brunner; Ines Hertling; Alexander Dvorak; Nestor Kapusta; Claus Krenn; Bernhard Moser; Georg Roth; Otto Michael Lesch; Hendrik Jan Ankersmit; Henriette Walter
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0145-6008     ISO Abbreviation:  Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res.     Publication Date:  2004 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-14     Completed Date:  2004-12-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7707242     Medline TA:  Alcohol Clin Exp Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1396-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alcoholism / blood*
Apoptosis / physiology*
Epithelial Cells / metabolism*
Humans
Middle Aged
Statistics, Nonparametric
Transferrin / analogs & derivatives*,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; 11096-37-0/Transferrin

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