【AST】Aspartate Aminotransferase Assay Kit (Aspartate Substrate Method)

Background of Clinical Indications

It is used for the auxiliary diagnosis of myocardial or liver injury, renal or pancreatic cell injury. Increased: AST can be increased in patients with various liver disorders. AST / ALT ratio is less than 1 in patients with early stage of liver disorder and chronic hepatitis; AST / ALT ratio is more than 1 in patients with severe liver disorder and late stage of liver disorder; AST is also increased slightly in patients with other diseases such as myocarditis, nephritis and pneumonia. AST is significantly increased in patients with toxic hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, and biliary tract diseases.