S. ChangbumrungP. MigasenaV. SupawanP. JuttijudataT. BuavatanaMahidol University2018-06-142018-06-141988-06-01The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. Vol.19, No.2 (1988), 299-305012515622-s2.0-0024030865https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/15617Serum 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.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS