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.

Your liver is working overtime right now, processing everything from your morning coffee to last night’s dinner, but it might be sending you desperate distress signals that you’re completely missing.

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 ...

Like most chronic liver diseases, in NAFLD there is a long period during which an individual patient remains essentially asymptomatic. In asymptomatic individuals, the diagnosis is often made when a ...

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is an enzyme primarily found in your liver. An enzyme is a protein that helps speed up chemical reactions. ALT is involved in cellular energy production. ALT levels in ...

Liver diseases are commonly diagnosed using serum enzyme assays, particularly for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl ...

Case Report Overview of Ceftriaxone-Induced Hepatic Panel Abnormalities Discussion Conclusion References Another case report described an 80-year-old man who was hospitalized with painless cholestatic ...

Research reveals that consuming more soft drinks significantly raises the likelihood of developing liver disease, with men at greater risk, underscoring the need for dietary changes in Mexico. Study: ...