Table 5.
Effect of T. gondii infection on the levels of liver enzymes in CLD patients and controls. AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase (ALP).
| Liver Enzymes | CLD Patients | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxoplasma + ve (21) | Toxoplasma − ve (49) | Toxoplasma + ve (3) | Toxoplasma − ve (47) | |
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |
| ALT (IU/L) | 62.6 ± 11.28 * | 42 ± 8.42 | 52.3 ± 4.42 * | 23.2 ± 5.61 |
| AST (IU/L) | 78 ± 10.26 * | 53.49 ± 10.2 | 67.9 ± 4.36 * | 37.4 ± 1.15 |
| ALP (IU/L) | 81.2 ± 0.7 * | 68.1 ± 1.8 | 88.7 ± 2.12 * | 74.1 ± 5.19 |
* Significant increase of the liver enzymes in the serum of positive toxoplasmosis in both patients and controls compared with negative toxoplasmosis subjects (p < 0.0001).