TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation the Functional Status of the Liver in Elite Jordanian Athletes Compared with Healthy Controls
AU - Mansi, Kamal AU - Aburjai, Talal AU - Ermili, Ziad AU - Ata, Ahmad Bani AU - M. Hawamdeh, Ziad 
JO  - International Journal of Molecular Medicine and Advance Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 4
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1813-176x
DO  - ijmmas.2013.1.4
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijmmas.2013.1.4
KW  - ALP
KW  -AST
KW  -ALT
KW  -liver
KW  -athletes
KW  -glucose
AB  - Owing to considerable physical, endocrinological and metabolic 
  adaptations, the analysis of biochemical data in elite and top-class athletes 
  requires caution. With the aim to identify metabolic and biochemical adaptations 
  to particular lifestyle conditions such as regular and strenuous physical exercise 
  researchers measured the concentration of liver enzymes, bilirubin and serum 
  albumin in Jordanian top athletes. A healthy liver is essential to optimum performance 
  by athletes. Good liver function is required to burn fat, build muscle and provide 
  energy. Sixty Jordanian first class athletes (34 males and 26 females, mean 
  age 19.8±2 years with training experience of at least 5 years and with 
  a minimal training load of 18 training hours per week participated in competitive 
  different sports chosen in the study. Group of healthy male and female (control 
  group), matched for age and gender was also included (n = 60). No subject revealed 
  evidences of cardiovascular disease, diabetes (fasting glucose &lt;7 mmol L<SUP>-1</SUP>) 
  or hypertension (blood pressure &lt;130/80 mm Hg) when tested by specialized 
  physicians. The levels of AST, ALT and ALP for evaluation the liver functions 
  in athletes in different groups were measured 15-18 h rest and 12 h fasting 
  using commercial analytical kits. The results showed a significant differences 
  (p&lt;0.5) were observed between experimental and control group for AST (34.18&plusmn;13.23 
  and 26.19&plusmn;7.42 U L<SUP>-1</SUP>, respectively) for ALT (28.47&plusmn;8.43 
  and 17.38&plusmn;10.83 U L<SUP>-1</SUP>, respectively) and for ALP (127.85&plusmn;67.54 
  and 83.49&plusmn;19.45 U L<SUP>-1</SUP>, respectively). The concentration of 
  serum albumin was decreased in athletes but the difference did not reach statistical 
  significance (controls: 4.82&plusmn; 0.37 g L<SUP>-1</SUP>; athletes: 4.72&plusmn;0.27 
  g L<SUP>-1</SUP>). No effect of endurance exercise on serum bilirubin in healthy 
  athletes. Researchers concluded that the most abnormalities observed on routine 
  biochemical screening in elite Jordanian athletes are of no clinical significance.
ER  -