Increased serum aminotransferases associated with anti-mitochondrial antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with autoimmune liver disease

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
1968245	Clinica Chimica Acta	2006	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Although much remains to be learned about the pathogenesis of autoimmune liver disease associated with AMA, it is possible to suggest that AMA might contribute to the elevation of aminotransferases in SLE patients with the progressive disease.

Keywords

GGT SLE Disease Activity Index Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)SLEDAI PDC IIF PBC ALT AIH ACR T-BIL AST Aspartate aminotransferase Alanine aminotransferase ALP Alkaline phosphatase anti-mitochondrial antibodies enzyme linked immunosorbent assay AMA Immunoblotting Indirect immunofluorescence ELISA Primary biliary cirrhosis lactate dehydrogenase Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)SLE Autoimmune hepatitis pyruvate dehydrogenase complex American College of Rheumatology Creatinine kinase total bilirubin gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase