In:
Biomarkers in Medicine, Future Medicine Ltd, Vol. 6, No. 4 ( 2012-08), p. 553-558
Kurzfassung:
Aims: Biochemical investigations have shown that an indigenous milk enzyme – alkaline phosphatase (ALP) – which is detectable in the lactocytes, plays a very important diagnostic role in clinical medicine, since its activity varies in different tissues and serves as a specific indicator of disease states. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ALP activity in human colostrum as a possible early predictive biomarker for lactational mastitis in nursing mothers. Patients & methods: During a period from May to July 2010, a total of 60 healthy nursing mothers were recruited for this study. Results: The mean level of colostrum ALP activity from the affected breasts was significantly higher when compared with ALP activity from the contralateral asymptomatic as well as ‘healthy’ breasts (p 〈 0.01). Conclusion: Determining ALP activity in colostrum could be a valuable biochemical marker for an early prediction of mastitis in nursing mothers.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1752-0363
,
1752-0371
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Future Medicine Ltd
Publikationsdatum:
2012