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Query: UNIPROT:P17174 (aspartate aminotransferase)
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As part of an evaluation of a Synchron CX5 analyser (Beckman Instruments Inc, Brea, USA) we examined a range of tests for interference from haemolysis, bilirubin and lipaemia. Tests investigated were urea, creatinine, urate, total protein, albumin, calcium, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate transaminase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and inorganic phosphate. Two types of interferences were found. One type is found on other analysers and represents analytical difficulties with the measurement of that particular analyte. The other type of interference was a consequence of the bichromatic optical system used on the CX-5. This latter group includes haemoglobin interference in the measurement of total protein and inorganic phosphate, and bilirubin interference with the measurement of total protein, glucose and inorganic phosphate. Lipaemia interfered with total protein, total bilirubin, inorganic phosphate, urate and glucose. Alternative and modified methods are proposed to improve the measurement of total protein, glucose, total bilirubin and inorganic phosphate. The use of the modified methods for glucose, inorganic phosphate and total bilirubin are limited, at this time, by an error in the calculation algorithm used by the analyser for two step or triggered chemistries, and to a lesser extent, by a reduction in sample throughput.
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PMID:Interference by haemolysis, icterus and lipaemia in assays on the Beckman Synchron CX5 and methods for correction. 240 33

The metabolism of biogenic amines and blood chemistry of psychiatric patients were investigated. Eighty newly admitted psychiatric patients suffering from schizophrenia, hypomania, mania and paranoid disorder, and matched with fifteen normal subjects were used for the study. Blood was collected and centrifuged, after which serum was extracted. Serum concentrations of biogenic amines, namely epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin were determined using spectrofluorimetric method. Serum concentration of 5-HIAA, activities of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase were determined. The concentrations of serum protein, albumin, Na+, K+, Cl- and CO2 in the psychiatric patients and control subjects were determined using Synchron CX5 automated spectrophotometer. Results of the study showed that the concentrations of serum epinephrine and norepinephrine in the psychiatric patients were significantly increased, while the concentrations of dopamine and serotonin were significantly decreased, as compared with the controls. Serum 5-HIAA levels were significantly elevated in all psychiatric patients compared with the controls. There was a marked elevation of the activities of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase in all psychiatric syndromes, with the exception of paranoid disorder, which was reduced. Data of the study indicate that metabolism of biogenic amines and concentrations of serum proteins, enzymes and some electrolytes were significantly affected in psychiatric patients suffering form schizophrenia, hypomania, mania and paranoid disorder.
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PMID:Biogenic amines metabolism and blood chemistry of psychiatric patients. 1451 Jan 2

The effects of oral administration of sulfadoxine - pyrimethamine (SP), artesunate (A) and sulfadoxine - pyrimethamine - artesunate (SPA) on blood chemistry and brain serotonin in rabbits were investigated. Forty rabbits were divided into four groups of ten animals each. The group that served as the control received 2ml of distilled water while the other groups were received 1.25/25mg base/kg body weight of SP, 3.3mg/kg body weight of A and 1.25/25mg base/kg body weight of SP plus 3.3mg/kg body weight of A respectively by oral route daily for 3 days in a week for four weeks. At the end of each week of drug administration, three rabbits from each group were anaesthetized, blood was taken from the jugular veins using sterile needle and serum was extracted. The rabbits were sacrificed by decapitation; the liver and brain tissues were excised and homogenized. Total blood protein, cholesterol, triglyceride, albumin, creatinine and urea concentrations, creatine kinase, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase, ALP activities were assayed using CX5 synchron autoanalyzer. The brain and liver serotonin levels were determined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). There were no significant differences (P < 0.05) in the concentrations of serum albumin, urea, creatinine, cholesterol and triglyceride of rabbits administered SP, A and SPA for 4 weeks, except in serum total protein. No significant differences existed in the activities of AST, ALT and ALP, except in creatine kinase which was elevated in the control. The brain serotonin levels of rabbits administered SP, A and SPA were significantly higher as compared to the control throughout the duration of the study Data of the study indicate that oral administration of SP, A or SPA in rabbits do not affect blood chemistry, but affected brain serotonin levels and could alter some neural functions.
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PMID:Effect of selected anti-malarial drugs on the blood chemistry and brain serotonin levels in male rabbits. 2326 37