Glutamate aminotransferase, also known as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), exists in all tissues of the human body and is most abundant in hepatocytes, and is an important indicator in liver function tests, with a normal reference value of 10-40 U/L. It is considered higher than normal when higher than this value, and there are several common causes: 1. Anti-epileptic drugs and anti-tuberculosis drugs have the side effect of damaging liver cells and causing elevated glutathione transaminase, which can be gradually restored after stopping the drugs.
2, liver disease: fatty liver, various types of viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, immune liver disease and other liver diseases can cause liver cell damage, causing different degrees of elevated ALT.
3.Other diseases: Because GLTA can exist in various tissues in the body other than the liver, myocardial infarction, certain myogenic diseases, hyperthyroidism, hepatomegaly and other diseases can also damage various tissues in the body and cause elevated GLTA.
4. It should be noted that the presence of fever, strenuous exercise, exertion, alcohol consumption and other conditions can also cause a transient glutathione aminotransferase elevation, which can gradually return to normal after eliminating the above-mentioned adverse factors.
In summary, there are many reasons that can cause elevated glutathione, and this indicator alone cannot make a diagnosis, but needs to be combined with the patient’s medical history and other laboratory and examination results for diagnosis and timely treatment.