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[jerrygallow]

My labs are mostly all within range, but a couple things stick out.

AST is 32 with a range of 8-30
basopil 1.4 range 0-1
alkaline phosphatase is 134 range is 30-130

I got these after my doctors visit, whom I see maybe once every year. It looks like these point to poor liver function. Anybody know what causes this and if it is cause for concern? Thanks

[jimmylegs]

hey there. two of those are liver enzymes afaik.. indicates leakage of stuff that's supposed to be in the liver, out into the general bloodstream. so a tinge of a leak.
remind me if you have a recent serum zinc result?

[jerrygallow]

no, I've never had zinc tested. I'm going to ask

[jimmylegs]

ok sounds good. zinc is good for liver repair.

rat study: "Interestingly, supplementation of Zn to protein deficient rats helped in regulating the altered activities of ALP, AST and ALT both in serum and liver."

[want2bike]

here is an article explaining the problems with poor liver function. If you are taking drugs that can be a problem. It also suggest what you can do to repair your liver. Cayenne and vegetable juicing is a good way to repair you liver. I take milk thistle to protect my liver.

http://www.naturalnews.com/035305_weigh ... esity.html

http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/milk-thistle

http://www.puristat.com/liver-cleansing ... istle.aspx

[centenarian100]

My labs are mostly all within range, but a couple things stick out.

AST is 32 with a range of 8-30
basopil 1.4 range 0-1
alkaline phosphatase is 134 range is 30-130

I got these after my doctors visit, whom I see maybe once every year. It looks like these point to poor liver function. Anybody know what causes this and if it is cause for concern? Thanks

With regards to the AST, do you drink alcohol. Sometimes an elevated AST:ALT ratio can be related to alcohol intake. Was your ALT normal? Do you take any meds that affect the liver?

I doubt the increased basophil percentage is significant, particularly if your overall white blood cell count is somewhat low.

Alk phos can be related to cholestasis (poor bile flow) or increased turnover in the bones. there are actually separate bone and lever isoenzymes which can be tested if necessary. GGT should be elevated if cholestasis is present but will not be elevated in the case of increased bone turnover.

If the rest of your liver enzymes are normal, I doubt it is of much concern.

In general, I doubt any of that is much cause for alarm

Please let us know any updates

-C

[jerrygallow]

thanks for the reply. I don't drink. I was on Tysabri for five years, which can stress the liver. I also take a variety of supplements.

[silverwings87]

do you or have you taken prednisone recently? if you're concerned about the values, you can talk to your doctor and see if you could possibly start taking sam-e, it's a supplement that's really good for the liver

[want2bike]

Dr. Stephen Stokes seems to think trimethylglycine can regenerate the liver. Never used it myself but might be something to investigate if you think you have a problem with your liver.

[THX1138]

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