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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated serum total adenosine deaminase, its isoenzymes adenosine deaminase-1 and adenosine deaminase-2, and cytidine deaminase activities in 24 patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus, and in 26 healthy control subjects, and found the means +/- SD values to be 21.38 +/- 5.96 IU/l, 3.74 +/- 2.12 IU/l, 17.72 +/- 5.02 IU/l and 17.89 +/- 4.62 IU/l, respectively in the patients, and 14.97+/- 4.71 IU/l, 4.01 +/- 1.35 IU/l, 10.91 +/- 3.91 IU/l and 7.39 +/- 3.97 IU/l, respectively in the control subjects. When compared to the healthy controls, serum total adenosine deaminase, adenosine deaminase-2 and cytidine deaminase levels were significantly higher (p<0.001) in systemic lupus erythematosus patients, but the decrease of adenosine deaminase-1 level was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The increased adenosine deaminase-2 may be of macrophage origin. It closely correlated with clinical signs of active systemic lupus erythematosus. The membranes of polymorphonuclear neutrophils may be damaged, and cytidine deaminase may be released into serum. In conclusion, serum total adenosine deaminase, adenosine deaminase-2 and cytidine deaminase activities may serve as useful indicators for evaluating disease activity in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1434-6621
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
493-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum adenosine deaminase and cytidine deaminase activities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. seytaysi@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article