Increase in Gamma GT and ALT

[prakash76]

My liver function test results were Gamma GT 125 and ALT  100 which were more than normal limits as per the GP.
I dont  drink alcohol .Is there any particular reason for the increase and how to decrease the level to normal.Kindly advise.

[Ali78605]

Can Gamma Gt be recognized through thalasemia test ?? is Gama gt a past of thalasemia test reports??

What are the possible reasons for increase in Gama gt ??

[bakuvi]

Well, first of all the name drew my attention, I mean ALT-alanine trans'aminase'. I googled "alanine transaminase" and found on wiki that ALT participates in the process of transamination-Aminotransfer reaction between an amino acid and an alpha-keto acid. then I googled amino acids and found that it is a very important substance for the brain as it serves as neurotransmitter.
I am posting the links for you, please correct me if I am wrong^
http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/proteins.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transamination
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanine_transaminase

[knightshotter]

I wondered where you found the information that " ....as ALT somehow affects the metabolism related to amino acids that also serve as neurotransmitter in the brain."

I have increasingly elevated liver enzymes including ALT but also all the other enzymes and have never drank.Some testing implied autoimmune hepatitis;other testing didn't.I wondered what the source of your statement above comes from....
Thank you.

[bakuvi]

Hey there,
I also took blood test recently and was told that ALT level in my blood is 77 which is more than normal level of 41. I am 23, I don't drink alcohol and have never been seriously sick. This all started with some problems in my head. Few months ago I felt some tension in my brain and my ears started to ring. Doctors told me that it is tinnitus,  but I have never felt any kind of headache. I have gone thorugh MRI and no pathology has been reavealed. Now that I have high ALT i come to think that this may be the reason of my problems as ALT somehow affects the metabolism related to amino acids that also serve as neurotransmitter in the brain. I have also been tested for viral hepatitis and none have been revealed in my blood. Please advice what to do