Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) analysis
What you need to know about the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, АСАТ, AST) is an endogenous enzyme found primarily in liver and heart cells, and in smaller amounts in neurons, skeletal muscles, and kidneys. Its content is much lower in the spleen, pancreas and lungs.
Aspartate aminotransferase participates in a number of biochemical reactions, is one of the driving forces of intracellular metabolism, providing the body with substances necessary for the further release of glucose from non-carbohydrate compounds, which is an important component of energy metabolism in the body.
What are the indications for analysis?
- With symptoms of liver diseases (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, poor appetite, general weakness, jaundice, dark urine, light-colored stools);
- Patients with a high risk of such diseases (hereditary predisposition, alcohol abuse, history of hepatitis or contact with hepatitis patients, taking hepatotoxic drugs, overweight, diabetes);
- With symptoms of diseases of the heart muscle (chest pains, shortness of breath, heart rhythm disturbances);
- With pathologies of the skeletal muscles (decreased tone, muscle weakness, increased fatigue, atrophy);
- Patients diagnosed with liver disease and prescribed treatment;
- Donors (as part of a comprehensive examination).
How to prepare for the analysis?
In the morning on an empty stomach, you can drink clean still water. Venous blood is taken from the age of 2.
The day before, it is necessary to exclude from the diet fatty or spicy food and alcohol, as well as physical activity.
Prices for tests
| Price in Kharkiv | 50 UAH |
Where can you register in Kharkiv:
St. Hryhoriya Skovorody, 31
5 Petro Grihorenko Ave
St. Gvardiytsiv-Shironintsiv, 33
Hryhorivske Shosse, 57
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