Serum catalase enzyme activity in liver diseases

Serum catalase activity was moderately increased in fatty liver, acute alcoholic hepatitis and in the decompensated form of cardiac circulatory failure. It showed significant increase in acute yellow atrophy and in toxic hepatitis while no changes were detected in liver cirrhosis and viral hepatitis. Serum catalase activity showed a good correlation (r = 0.820) with the serum glutamate dehydrogenase activity. In accordance with our results, the inexpensive assay of serum catalase activity is suggested for the detection of severe liver cell damage.