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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is suggested to be an important enzyme for modulating the bioactivity of insulin, but its clinical significance in diabetes mellitus (DM) is not yet characterized. We measured the serum levels of ADA isoenzymes (ADA1 and ADA2) in healthy donors (HD, n = 52), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM, n = 53) patients and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM, n = 65) patients. The mean serum level of ADA1 in HD, IDDM or NIDDM patients was, respectively 6.5, 8.1 or 9.5 units/l (P < 0.001 vs. HD) and that of ADA2 in HD, IDDM or NIDDM patients was 7.0, 14.9 (P < 0.001 vs. HD) or 11.2 units/l (P < 0.001 vs. HD), respectively. Normalization of the blood glucose level by the hospitalization was associated with the decrease in ADA2 (but not ADA1) activity in 6 of 8 IDDM or 11 of 12 NIDDM poorly controlled patients. ADA2 (but not ADA1) activity in the poorly controlled NIDDM patients directly correlated with the hemoglobin A1c level (P < 0.002). Measurement of serum ADA2 activity may be important to better understand the clinical aspects of both IDDM and NIDDM. The pathogenic role of elevated ADA activity in the sera of DM patients was addressed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0168-8227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Elevated adenosine deaminase activity in the serum of patients with diabetes mellitus.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't