The current state of serum biomarkers of hepatotoxicity

J Ozer, M Ratner, M Shaw, W Bailey, S Schomaker - Toxicology, 2008 - Elsevier
The level of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity reflects damage to hepatocytes
and is considered to be a highly sensitive and fairly specific preclinical and clinical …

Modulation of paraoxonase (PON1) activity

LG Costa, A Vitalone, TB Cole, CE Furlong - Biochemical pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is a serum enzyme closely associated with high density lipoprotein
(HDL). PON1 hydrolyzes several organophosphorus compounds used as insecticides, as …

Human paraoxonase-1 (PON1): Gene structure and expression, promiscuous activities and multiple physiological roles

M Mackness, B Mackness - Gene, 2015 - Elsevier
Human PON1 is a HDL-associated lipolactonase capable of preventing LDL and cell
membrane oxidation and is therefore considered to be atheroprotective. PON1 contributes to …

Enzymes involved in the bioconversion of ester-based prodrugs

BM Liederer, RT Borchardt - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2006 - Elsevier
Enzymes are essential for the activation of many prodrugs. In this review, the most important
enzymes (eg, paraoxonase, carboxylesterase, acetylcholinesterase, cholinesterase) …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory role of paraoxonase 1: implication in arteriosclerosis diseases

D Litvinov, H Mahini, M Garelnabi - North American journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is a hydrolytic enzyme with wide range of substrates, and
capability to protect against lipid oxidation. Despite of the large number of compounds that …

Diazinon-induced hepatotoxicity and protective effect of vitamin E on some biochemical indices and ultrastructural changes

S Kalender, A Ogutcu, M Uzunhisarcikli, F Açikgoz… - Toxicology, 2005 - Elsevier
Diazinon, an organophosphate insecticide has been used in agriculture and domestic for
several years. The aim of present study was to analyze the hepatotoxic effect of diazinon …

Paraoxonase and atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular diseases

DA Chistiakov, AA Melnichenko, AN Orekhov… - Biochimie, 2017 - Elsevier
In humans, three paraoxonase (PON1, PON2, and PON3) genes are clustered on
chromosome 7 at a locus that spans a distance around 170 kb. These genes are highly …

The paraoxonases: role in human diseases and methodological difficulties in measurement

J Camps, J Marsillach, J Joven - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Research into the paraoxonase (PON) gene family has flourished over the past few years. In
the 1970s and 1980s, only PON1 was known, and the investigations were conducted …

Paraoxonase gene polymorphisms, oxidative stress, and diseases

HL Li, DP Liu, CC Liang - Journal of molecular medicine, 2003 - Springer
The paraoxonase (PON) gene cluster contains at least three members, including PON1,
PON2, and PON3, located on chromosome 7q21. 3–22.1. Until now there has been little …

Biomarkers of liver diseases

SS Tamber, P Bansal, S Sharma, RB Singh… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
The liver is one of the pivotal organs in the human body and is fundamentally responsible for
detoxification and metabolism. Various disorders such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …