Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:3.2.1.17 (lysozyme)
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An intraperitoneal inflammatory process has been associated with infertility in women without anatomic distortion of the pelvic viscera, particularly with endometriosis. This phenomenon was investigated by measuring peritoneal fluid (PF) and serum levels of a major secretory product of the macrophage, lysozyme, in fertile and infertile women undergoing laparoscopy. Serum lysozyme levels were in the normal range and did not correlate with total PF lysozyme. Regression analysis revealed a negative correlation between adnexal adhesions and PF volume (P less than 0.05), PF leukocyte number (P less than 0.05), and total PF lysozyme (P less than 0.05). Significant correlations were found between total PF lysozyme and PF volume (r = 0.72, P less than 0.0001) and leukocyte number (r = 0.67, P less than 0.0001). These results suggest that a localized intraperitoneal inflammatory reaction is associated with infertility in the absence of anatomic distortion of the pelvic viscera.
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PMID:The nature of the intraperitoneal exudate associated with infertility: peritoneal fluid and serum lysozyme activity. 366 82

The diagnosis of the internal endometriosis was verified in histopathological investigation in 16 patients. The following indices were evaluated in this group: 1) the ability of reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) by neutrophils with the calculation of indices of spontaneous and stimulating reduction by latex of this dye, 2) activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in neutrophils with the semiquantitative measurement determined in blood smears, 3) activity of alkaline phosphatase (FA) in neutrophils with the semiquantitative measurement determined in blood smears, 4) lysozyme activity in blood serum by turbidimetric method. The obtained results were compared with control values obtained in 20 healthy women. The following statistically significant differences were shown-the increase of spontaneous and stimulated reduction of NBT, the decrease of myeloperoxidase activity, the increase of alkaline phosphatase activity and the increase of the activity of lysozyme in diluted and undiluted blood serum. On this basis the following conclusion is suggested: The neutrophils of the peripheral blood in patients with internal endometriosis are characterized by metabolic disturbances and the change of the function of cell structures. The indices of these changes are myeloperoxidase and alkaline phosphatase. The above changes may have an important influence on defensive function of these cells in the case of real infectious conditions.
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PMID:[Peripheral blood neutrophils in patients with internal endometriosis in light of enzymatic tests]. 938 18