Study of adenosine deaminase activity in pulmonary tuberculosis and other common respiratory diseases |
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| Authors: | Meena Verma Sanjeev Narang Ashish Moonat Akshra Verma |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry and Pathology, M.G.M. Medical College, Indore |
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| Abstract: | Tuberculosis has, in a short span of time, become a major health problem in the third world or developing countries like India.
In view of this, a retrospective study was conducted to study Adenosine deaminase activity in serum and pleural fluid in patients
affected with Pulmonary Tuberculosis and other common non-tubercular chronic respiratory diseases. The study was carried out
on 100 patients suffering from various pulmonary disorders, between January 2002 and August 2002. Thirty-five normal healthy
individuals were included as control subjects. ADA estimation was done by sensitive colorimetric method. The study revealed
that the serum ADA activity was higher in patients of tuberculous pulmonary and pleural diseases and non-tuberculous pulmonary
diseases than in control subjects. The mean serum ADA activity in the patients’ group was 35.5±6.93 u/l as compared to 16.20±2.85
u/l in control group, showing a highly significant (P≪0.001) difference. ADA activity was highest in tuberculous pleuropulmonary
diseases. The pleural fluid ADA activity was higher in pyogenic pleural effusion than in tuberculous pleural effusion. |
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| Keywords: | Adenosine deaminase Tuberculosis Pleural effusion |
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