Investigation of high gamma‐glutamyltransferase syndrome in California Thoroughbred racehorses [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022 Background Increases in serum gamma‐glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity have been reported in Thoroughbred (TB) racehorses and associated with maladaptation to training but the underlying etiology remains unknown.
Sichong Peng +6 more
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Big and Free Fractions of Gamma-Glutamyltransferase: New Diagnostic Biomarkers for Malignant Mesothelioma? [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a cancer mainly caused by asbestos fiber inhalation, characterized by an extremely long latency and poor prognosis. Recently, researchers have focused on testing the diagnostic ability of several biomarkers.
Rudy Foddis +9 more
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Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Levels Predict the Development of Cerebral Infarction in the Korean Population [PDF]
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2021 Sang Min Lee,1 Eunhee Ha,2 Jae-Hong Ryoo3 1Department of Psychiatry, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Department of Occupational and Environment Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans ...
Lee SM, Ha E, Ryoo JH
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Serum Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT) in coronary artery disease: Exploring the Asian Indian Connection [PDF]
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2022 Background: There is a need to identify novel markers for CAD, independent of traditional CV risk factors. One of these is gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), a marker of increased oxidative stress.
Kunal K Singh +8 more
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Genotypes of carboxypeptidase A1 and gamma‐glutamyltransferase 1 may be useful tools for the diagnosis and the predictor of worrisome features of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm in Japan [PDF]
JGH OpenBackground and Aim This study aimed to clarify whether several single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)‐related chronic pancreatitis such as carboxypeptidase A1 (CPA1), carboxypeptidase B1 (CPB1), Gamma‐glutamyltransferase 1 (GGT1), G‐protein‐coupled ...
Shuhei Agawa +14 more
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Association of fatty liver with serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and uric acid in obese children in a tertiary care centre [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Obesity among the young is an emerging health problem with many metabolic changes including liver damage. Our objective was to investigate the association of fatty liver with serum uric acid (UA) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) in a cohort
Vidanapathirana Dinesha Maduri +3 more
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Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the overall survival of metastatic pancreatic cancer [PDF]
BMC Cancer, 2019 Background Accumulating evidence suggests that Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) may be involved in cancer occurrence and progression. However, the prognostic role of serum GGT in pancreatic cancer (PC) survival lacks adequate evaluation. In this study, we
Yuanyuan Xiao +5 more
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Cumulative Exposure to High γ-Glutamyl Transferase Level and Risk of Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-Based Study [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022 Background Elevated γ-glutamyl transferase (γ-GTP) level is associated with metabolic syndrome, impaired glucose tolerance, and insulin resistance, which are risk factors for type 2 diabetes. We aimed to investigate the association of cumulative exposure
Ji-Yeon Park +6 more
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 NRPT 1X reduces ALT and ceramide 14:0 in 65% of subjects as compared to only 28% in the placebo group. Abstract Background and Aims The prevalence of NAFLD is increasing globally and on a path to becoming the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease. Strategies for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD are urgently needed.
Ryan W. Dellinger +7 more
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2020 Background: Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase has been recognized as the risk factor of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, the association between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the risk of chronic kidney disease is not well known, and no
Mikiko Shibata +7 more
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