Activités des hydrolases rénales au cours du développement pré- et post-natal de la souris

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 731-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Niederst ◽  
M. Dauça

The fetal and postnatal activity patterns of different hydrolytic enzymes (alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, trehalase, maltase, glucoamylase, lactase, and sucrase) have been examined in mouse renal homogenates. Alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyltransferase activities presented approximately similar changes. They increased from 18 days of gestation up to 30 days after birth. These activities showed marked increases during the 3rd and 4th postnatal weeks. A similar important rise was observed for trehalase activity at the end of the suckling period. Maltase activity increased gradually after birth. Traces of lactase, sucrase, and glucoamylase activities were detected at each developmental stage.

1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Jung ◽  
G Schulze ◽  
C Reinholdt

Abstract We studied how much of the lysosomal enzyme N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.30) and of the brush-border enzymes alanine aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.2), alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1), and gamma-glutamyltransferase (EC 2.3.2.2) was excreted in urine over 8 h after a high intake of fluid (22 mL per kilogram of body weight). The hourly excretion of all four enzymes increased with the increasing urine flow rate. The excretion rate of the brush-border enzymes was more markedly influenced than that of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase. By relating the enzyme excretion to urinary creatinine we could reduce the variability of brush-border enzyme output and could completely compensate for the effect of diuresis on the excretion of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase.


Enzyme ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 234-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Matteucci ◽  
Luisa Pellegrini ◽  
Christina Uncini-Manganelli ◽  
Renzo Navalesi ◽  
Ottavio Giampietro

1977 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH ZACHARIAH ◽  
N. R. MOUDGAL

SUMMARY Changes in four hydrolytic enzymes, namely acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, arylsulphatase A and B, of the cervix of the rat and hamster have been studied during the 4-day oestrous cycle. All four enzymes showed maximal activity on the day of oestrus and least activity on day 2 of dioestrus. All the enzymes showed significant reduction of activity after ovariectomy, arylsulphatase A and B showing the earliest changes in specific activity. A single subcutaneous injection of 0·02 μg oestradiol-17β/rat increased the specific activity of arylsulphatase A and B from the low ovariectomized level to that observed in control oestrous animals within 18 and 6 h respectively. A higher concentration of oestradiol-17β (2·0 μg) had an inhibitory effect. Progesterone was without effect on arylsulphatase B activity, but when given (2·0 mg) with 0·02 μg oestradiol-17β, it inhibited the response to oestrogen. Cycloheximide prevented the rise in arylsulphatase B activity occurring after oestrogen injection, suggesting a regulation of cervical arylsulphatase B at the level of protein biosynthesis. These results suggest that arylsulphatase B activity may be induced by oestrogen in the cervix of the rat.


1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1807-1811 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Jung ◽  
J Diego ◽  
V Strobelt ◽  
D Scholz ◽  
G Schreiber

Abstract We compared the diagnostic validity of five urinary enzymes--alanine aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.2), alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1), gamma-glutamyltransferase (EC 2.3.2.2), N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.30), and lysozyme (EC 3.2.1.17)--as indicators of acute rejection crises in renal-transplant recipients. In 82 patients (group A), the excretion of each of these five enzymes was measured daily from transplantation until discharge from hospital. In another 69 patients (group B), enzyme determinations were made when the patient came for regular checkups (about every four to eight weeks). We used an "activity ratio" (the activity measured at a particular time compared with the activity on the preceding determination) value of 1.5 as the decision point. In group A, use of this discrimination point for alanine aminopeptidase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase yielded a specificity and sensitivity of about 90%. In group B, only alanine aminopeptidase had a greater diagnostic sensitivity than creatinine alone. Evidently, measurement of alanine aminopeptidase can be a helpful indicator of acute rejection crises, when interpreted in combination with other available relevant clinical, biochemical, and immunological data.


2020 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. S459-S460
Author(s):  
Alessio Gerussi ◽  
Davide Bernasconi ◽  
Sarah Elisabeth O’Donnell ◽  
Willem J Lammers ◽  
Henk Van Buuren ◽  
...  

1977 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 2034-2038 ◽  
Author(s):  
N K Kim ◽  
W G Yasmineh ◽  
E F Freier ◽  
A I Goldman ◽  
A Theologides

Abstract We assessed, in 98 patients with cancer, the diagnostic value of measuring serum alkaline phosphatase, 5'-nucleotidase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, and glutamate dehydrogenase activities as an aid to detection of liver metastases. All four enzymes showed diagnostic value, but 5'-nucleotidase appeared to have the greatest. It showed the lowest false-positive results (7.4%) with the highest predictive value of a positive test (85.7%) and agreement (81.3%).. gamma-Glutamyltransferase showed the lowest proportion of false-negative results (2.8%), but was the least specific 35% false-positive results). Analysis of various test combinations showed that the best agreement (77.5%) was obtained when the patients were divided into those who had no or only one abnormal test result, and those who had two or more abnormal test results. However, this was not better than the agreement for 5' nucleotidase alone (81.3%). The agreement of 5'-nucleotidase and gamma-glutamyltransferase (i.e., both tests were positive or negative) was excellent (91.4%), but such agreement included only 67% of the patients with liver metastases.


1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-169
Author(s):  
G C Moses ◽  
G O Lightle ◽  
J F Tuckerman ◽  
A R Henderson

Abstract We evaluated the analytical performance of the EPOS (Eppendorf Patient Oriented System) Automated Selective Chemistry Analyzer, using the following tests for serum analytes: alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and glucose. Results from the EPOS correlated well with those from comparison instruments (r greater than or equal to 0.990). Precision and linearity limits were excellent for all tests; linearity of the optical and pipetting systems was satisfactory. Reagent carryover was negligible. Sample-to-sample carryover was less than 1% for all tests, but only lactate dehydrogenase was less than the manufacturer's specified 0.5%. Volumes aspirated and dispensed by the sample and reagent II pipetting systems differed significantly from preset values, especially at lower settings; the reagent I system was satisfactory at all volumes tested. Minimal daily maintenance and an external data-reduction system make the EPOS a practical alternative to other bench-top chemistry analyzers.


1990 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1343-1345 ◽  
Author(s):  
D B Sacks ◽  
M M Lim ◽  
C A Parvin ◽  
G Kessler

Abstract In a previous evaluation of a "sensitive" radial partition fluorescent immunoassay on the Stratus system, thyrotropin (TSH) values exhibited a positive bias in icteric samples when compared with results of a nonsensitive radioimmunoassay. In the present study, we evaluated 366 patients samples to assess whether any biochemical markers of liver function could identify samples for which TSH values would be falsely increased. gamma-Glutamyltransferase and total bilirubin concentrations were unrelated to discrepant TSH values. In contrast, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) was significantly positively correlated with differences in Stratus and RIA TSH concentrations (P less than 0.001). However, this correlation explained only 34% of the observed residual variability around the estimated regression line. On average, the higher ALP values were associated with larger discrepancies between Stratus and RIA TSH values, although several samples with increased ALP did not have falsely increased Stratus TSH values. TSH measurements performed with a Stratus should be interpreted with caution in patients with abnormal biochemical markers of liver function.


1993 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1041-1044 ◽  
Author(s):  
S L Perkins ◽  
J F Livesey ◽  
J Belcher

Abstract Reference intervals were determined for 21 clinical chemistry analytes in umbilical cord arterial and venous blood from healthy term infants. Nonparametric analysis (rank number) was used to determine the central 95% reference interval. No significant differences were observed between male and female infants. Reference intervals for glucose, urea, creatinine, urate, phosphate, calcium, albumin, total protein, cholesterol, triglycerides, alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, and magnesium all were significantly different from adult values.


2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Chu Sun ◽  
Ying-Ling Shih ◽  
Chien-Yu Lu ◽  
Jan-Sing Hsieh ◽  
Jui-Fen Chuang ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to investigate the potential benefit of branched chain amino acid (BCAA)-enriched total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for malnourished surgical patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Sixty-four malnourished patients with gastrointestinal cancer with elective surgical intervention were equally allocated into two groups to receive isonitrogenous and iso-caloric TPN. All of them must have received TPN soon after surgery and were subsequently randomized and divided into either BCAA-enriched TPN (30% BCAA; intervention group) or standard TPN (24% BCAA; control group). Patient biochemical data, nutritional parameters, and clinical outcome were collected to analyze the significance of BCAA-enriched TPN. After a period of TPN, laboratory data, including white blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), alkaline phosphatase (ALK-P), and gamma-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) levels, were significantly different between these two groups (all P < 0.05). Decreasing white blood cell and C-reactive protein levels were observed in the intervention group that might partially explain the reduced numbers of infectious complications. Furthermore, elevating alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyltransferase levels being also less prominent might indicate a lesser hepatic burden by using BCAA-enriched TPN. The BCAA-enriched TPN can maintain a patient's serum visceral protein (albumin and prealbumin) and positive nitrogen balance better than standard TPN (all P < 0.05). Furthermore, a prominently decreased frequency of postoperative morbidity was also found in the BCAA-enriched TPN group (P = 0.021) despite no difference regarding surgical mortality. Our observations show that BCAA-enriched TPN may be beneficial in improving the nutritional status and reducing postoperative complications for malnourished patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing major surgery.


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