Aspartate and Alanine Transaminases in Middle Ear Effusions

T. Palva Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oulu, and from the State Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland

R. Nousiainen Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oulu, and from the State Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland

V. Raunio Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oulu, and from the State Public Health Laboratory, Oulu, Finland

Abstract

Mucous secretion from 24 ears with secretory otitis media was analysed for aspartate aminotransferase (Asp-AT) and from 18 ears for alanine aminotransferase (Ala-AT). The activity of both these enzymes in middle ear fluids was 40 times larger than in serum, the differences being statistically significant. The finding further corroborates the active secretory capacity of the proliferating middle ear mucosa.

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