Biomedical subjects

T Buavatana

Publications and source records attributed to T Buavatana.

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PubMed1988

Serum protease inhibitors in opisthorchiasis, hepatoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and other liver diseases.

Serum alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin and alpha 2-macroglobulin increased significantly in patients suffering from liver diseases: hepatoma, amoebic liver abscess, hepatitis, hepatic cirrhosis, cholangiocarcinoma, carcinoma of the head of pancreas including liver fluke infection (opisthorchiasis). Marked increase of alpha 1-antitrypsin and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin were found in cholangiocarcinoma, carcinoma of the head of pancreas, amoebic liver abscess, hepatic cirrhosis and hepatoma. alpha 2-macroglobulin increased markedly in hepatic cirrhosis. The concentrations of protease inhibitors found in opisthorchiasis were only moderately elevated.

Adenoma, Bile Duct↗

PubMed1985

Pyridoxine status in preschool children in northeast Thailand: a community survey.

Pyridoxine status was investigated in four hundred and twenty-four village preschool children aged 1-60 months in Khon Kaen, and Nakorn Rachseema, Northeast Thailand using the erythrocyte aspartate aminotransferase (EAST) test and pyridoxal-5-phosphate activation coefficient (AC). Twenty-two percent of the children had pyridoxine deficiency, of which 15 percent had an AC greater than or equal to 3.37 and 7 percent had border-line deficiency (AC between 3.08-3.36). The prevalence of pyridoxine deficiency increased with age from 11 percent in the first year to 31 percent in the age range of 49-60 months.

Aspartate Aminotransferases↗

PubMed1982

Alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin and alpha 2-macroglobulin in human liver fluke (opisthorchiasis).

In mild and moderate Opisthorchis viverrini infection it is difficult to find clinical signs for diagnosis. Also routine clinical chemical reactions often fail to demonstrate changes in these patients. This study showed a significant increase of serum proteinase inhibitors, alpha 2-macroglobulin, alpha 1-antitrypsin and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin in patients suffering from O. viverrini infection compared with healthy controls. The increase of proteinase inhibitors together with other biochemical liver function tests may be useful as an indication of the impairment of liver function and the host response in Opisthorchiasis.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1980

Alpha-tocopherol in vegetable oils.

The alpha-tocopherol concentration was determined in cooking vegetable oils. The lowest concentration of alpha-tocopherol was found in coconut oil. Soybean oil, peanut oil and rice bran oil showed similar ranges of alpha-tocopherol concentration. A high concentration of alpha-tocopherol was found in palm oil and in corn oil. The combination of single vegetables oils affected the alpha-tocopherol concentration as shown in the samples of mixed oils. The ratio of alpha-tocopherol to polyunsaturated fatty acids has been calculated.

Oils↗