Location: Cuyahoga County, Greater Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America; Population: 18,800; Latitude: 41Â° 31' 9.2 (41.5192Â°) north; Longitude: 81Â° 27' 28.4 (81.4579Â°) west; Elevation: 1,089 feet (332 meters)
If your doctor says you have high enzymes, he is referring to an elevated liver enzyme level. High enzymes in your liver indicate damage to the cells or inflammation in your liver. Inflamed liver cells leak higher-than-normal amounts of liver enzymes into the bloodstream. This results in higher-than-normal enzyme level on your blood test. Several diseases result from high enzyme levels.
Elevations in Alanine Transaminase (ALT) If an animalâs ALT level is elevated, itâs cause for concern. ALT is produced inside liver cells and the only way it can reach the bloodstream is through a ruptured cell. So an elevated ALT value (without elevation in other markers) may indicate rapid death of, or injury to, liver cells.