Lactate dehydrogenase: the beacon of hope?

Authors

• Anitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil
• Anand RamanathanFollow
• Ranjana Garg
• Jennifer Geraldine DossFollow
• Fazliny Binti Abd Rahman
• Wan Maria Nabillah Wan Abdul GhaniFollow
• Srinivas Prasad Vijayan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

Lactate dehydrogenase enzyme (LDH) helps in the conversion of glucose into pyruvic acid during aerobic glycolysis and is found in the cytoplasm of most cells in the human body. When oxidative stress occurs in the body, LDH may be released extracellularly and its level is usually indicative of the severity of tissue damage. LDH has proved to be an inestimably resourceful marker in early prediction of serious diseases involving extensive tissue or cellular damage. This short communication explores the potential of LDH as a salivary biomarker of cell injury and death. © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Enzyme, LDH, Saliva, Smokers, Vapers

Publication Title

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Recommended Citation

Pandarathodiyil, Anitha Krishnan; Ramanathan, Anand; Garg, Ranjana; Doss, Jennifer Geraldine; Rahman, Fazliny Binti Abd; Wan Abdul Ghani, Wan Maria Nabillah; and Vijayan, Srinivas Prasad, "Lactate dehydrogenase: the beacon of hope?" (2022). Research Publications (2021 to 2025). 8411.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2021_2025/8411

Divisions

Dentistry

Volume

14

Issue

5

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications