?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Glutathione+S-Transferase+activity+and+total+thiol+status+in+chronic+alcohol+abusers+before+and+30+days+after+alcohol+abstinence&rft.creator=Muttigi%2C+MS&rft.creator=Prabhu%2C+LS&rft.creator=Kedage%2C+V&rft.creator=Prakash%2C+M&rft.creator=Shetty%2C+JK&rft.creator=Virupaksha%2C+D&rft.creator=Bhandary%2C+PV&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Glutathione+S+Transferase+(GST)+has+been+involved+in+detoxification+process+in+the+liver+and+its+activity+has+been+shown+to+be+increased+in+alcohol+abusers.+In+the+current+work+we+measured+the+GST+activity%2C+total+thiol+status%2C+AST%2C+ALT%2C+and+direct+bilirubin+in+chronic+alcohol+abusers+before+and+30+days+after+alcohol+abstinence+and+lifestyle+modification.+Methods%3A+Serum+and+urine+GST+activity+and+total+thiol+status+were+determined+using+spectrophotometric+methods+and+serum+transaminases+were+determined+using+clinical+chemistry+analyzer.+Results%3A+We+found%2Csignificant+increase+in+serum+and+urine+GST+(p%3C0.001)%2C+AST+(p%3C0.001)%2C+ALT+(p%3C0.001)%2C+and+decrease+in+total+thiol+status+(p%3C0.001)+in+chronic+alcohol+abusers.+GST+activity+significantly+decreased+(p%3C0.001)+and+total+thiol+status+were+improved+significantly+(p%3C0.001)+30+days+after+alcohol+abstinence+and+lifestyle+modification.+Conclusion%3A+This+study+provides+preliminary+data+to+suggest+the+role+of+GST+as+prognostic+indicator+of+alcohol+abstinence+with+possible+trend+towards+an+improvement+in+liver+function.&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-05-05&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6563%2F1%2F2009-1-5.pdf&rft.identifier=++Muttigi%2C+MS+and+Prabhu%2C+LS+and+Kedage%2C+V+and+Prakash%2C+M+and+Shetty%2C+JK+and+Virupaksha%2C+D+and+Bhandary%2C+PV++(2009)+Glutathione+S-Transferase+activity+and+total+thiol+status+in+chronic+alcohol+abusers+before+and+30+days+after+alcohol+abstinence.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6563%2F