Breast milk beta-glucuronidase levels in hyperbilirubinemia

Yigit Ş., Ciliv G., Aygun C., Erdem G.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.118-120, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.118-120
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Breast milk beta -glucuronidase was thought to be one of the etiological factors in the pathogenesis of late-onset breast-milk jaundice, but results of these studies are conflicting. In this study breast milk beta -glucuronidase levels were determined in groups with physiologic jaundice, early breast-feeding jaundice and late breastmilk jaundice. No difference in beta -glucuronidase levels of these three groups was found in samples taken on the 4(th) and 15(th) days of life. beta -glucuronidase activity in breast milk declined from the 4(th) to 15(th) day in all groups.