On the activity of some enzymes in alcoholic and non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis

The study, developed on a series of patients - both women and men - of various ages, suffering from non- alcoholic and alcoholic hepatic steatosis, was devoted to the activity of some enzymes, bearing important implications in the evaluation of the health condition of the hepatic tissue, such as alanine- and aspartate-aminotransferase, γ-glutamyl- transferase and alkaline phosphatase. The results obtained evidence significant differences both between men and women, and between the categories of age under study, in most cases the values recorded being distinctly higher than the reference interval viewed as physiologically normal.