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Query: EC:3.5.4.4 (
adenosine deaminase
)
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We have previously shown that tuberculous pleurisy possesses a high level of
adenosine deaminase
(
ADA
) which is predominantly composed of ADA2. In this paper, we report the cases of tuberculous pleural effusion which contained mainly ADA1. In these cases, mycobacterium tuberculosis was positive by smear examination and/or culture and granulocytes were found to be major components. Analysis of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) revealed that its activity was high and LDH5 occupied about 50% of total activity. In the tubercle bacillus negative cases, lymphocytes were the main components and the levels of LDH containing mostly
LDH3
were low. It was assumed that the difference in LDH activity and isozyme pattern is due to the differential presence of leukocytes in pleurisy i.e., granulocytes and lymphocytes in tubercle bacillus positive and negative pleurisy, respectively. In conclusion, tuberculous pleural effusions can be divided into two groups on the basis of
ADA
and LDH activities and isozymes which may reflect the presence of mycobacterium tuberculosis.
...
PMID:[Activities and isozymes of adenosine deaminase and lactate dehydrogenase in tuberculous pleural effusion with special reference to the presence of mycobacterium tuberculosis]. 130 Jan 8
On the basis of early study on effects of retinoic acid (RA) on the differentiation of mouse lymphocytic leukemia-lymphoma cell strain (SACIIB 2), further research has been performed by studying the effects of retinoic acid on the human T lymphocytic leukemia cell line CCRF-CEM(CEM). The results showed that the growth of CEM cells was inhibited by RA at a concentration of 10 mumol/L. The activity of alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE) and the percentage of CD3 positive cells rose after 10 days' RA treatment but the E rosette forming cells didn't increase. The activity of purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) of the treated CEM cells increased significantly without change in activity of
adenosine deaminase
(
ADA
). The expression of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) was also reduced to some degree. The analysis of lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme showed that the activity of
LDH3
increased after RA treatment but without LDH1 and LDH2 expression. The results indicate that RA can induce CEM cells to differentiate.
...
PMID:[Retinoic acid induces differentiation of human T lymphocytic leukemia CCRF-CEM cells]. 817 76
