Potential application of neogalactosylalbumin in positron emission tomography evaluation of liver function

Table 1 Serological tests of various items for liver function in both fibrosis and control mice

	Control, n = 29	Fibrosis, n = 31
TP as g/L	52.83 ± 0.94a	49.71 ± 0.90
ALB as g/L	27.01 ± 0.39a	25.23 ± 0.51
ALP as U/L	96.70 ± 11.48b	53.44 ± 5.41
ChE as kU/L	5.63 ± 0.23b	4.51 ± 0.32
Glu as mmol/L	10.89 ± 0.88a	13.91 ± 1.44

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs fibrosis. TP: Total protein; ALB: Albumin; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; ChE: Cholinesterase; Glu: Glucose.

Table 2 Correlation of positron emission tomography scan parameters with serological test results, n = 18

	LUA		Tp		LUR
	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
TP	0.559	0.038	-0.632	0.015	0.286	0.321
TBA	-0.225	0.438	0.303	0.292	-0.690	0.006
Glu	-0.631	0.068	0.719	0.029a	-0.730	0.025

^aP < 0.05. LUA: Liver uptake capacity; Tp: Peak time; LUR: Liver uptake rate; TP: Total protein; TBA: Total bile acid; Glu: Glucose.