Alkaline phosphatase

I believe that most of us are not very familiar with the term alkaline phosphatase. This is an enzyme widely distributed in human tissues such as bones, liver, intestines, and placenta. Moreover, the appearance of alkaline phosphatase will balance people's health. Therefore, we must all learn more about the conditions of alkaline phosphatase, ensure the balance of alkaline phosphatase, and ensure our health. So what is alkaline phosphatase? Let’s take a look.

Alkaline phosphatase is a widely existing enzyme. In many cases, people do not know much about alkaline phosphatase and cannot make correct judgments when alkaline phosphatase is unbalanced. Therefore, the following endosome is an introduction to the conditions related to alkaline phosphatase.

Alkaline phosphatase is a commonly used indicator for diagnosing biliary system diseases. Alkaline phosphatase exists in various tissues of the body, with higher content in bones, liver, and kidneys. Alkaline phosphatase in normal serum mainly comes from bones, is produced by osteoblasts, travels through the blood to the liver, and is excreted from the biliary system. This enzyme is significantly elevated in cholestatic hepatitis and extrahepatic obstruction. ALP can only indicate biliary obstructive lesions, but cannot distinguish whether the obstruction is benign or malignant. Generally, most chronic liver diseases have more or less fibrosis, but the severity varies.

High alkaline phosphatase indicates liver abnormality. When alkaline phosphatase is high, it may be liver cysts, liver tuberculosis, obstructive jaundice, secondary liver cancer and primary liver cancer, etc.; high alkaline phosphatase indicates bone disease. When alkaline phosphatase is high, it may be osteomalacia, fracture healing period, osteocellular carcinoma and bone metastasis of malignant tumors, etc.; high alkaline phosphatase indicates leukemia and hyperthyroidism.

By understanding the relevant conditions of alkaline phosphatase, everyone will be able to deal with alkaline phosphatase imbalance correctly in the future. Therefore, understanding the status of alkaline phosphatase is very helpful to our health. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone learn more about the related conditions of alkaline phosphatase to effectively promote our health.