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Elevated erythrocyte adenosine deaminase activity in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. 1986

M J Cowan, and R O Brady, and K J Widder

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an often fatal disease caused by a retrovirus frequently resulting in malignancy and/or opportunistic infection. Because the immune deficiency in AIDS is similar to that in some purine enzyme deficiencies, we measured erythrocyte adenosine deaminase (ADA) and purine nucleoside phosphorylase activities in patients with AIDS, heterosexual controls, and a high-risk asymptomatic population. We found that erythrocyte ADA activity was significantly elevated in patients with AIDS (40 +/- 11 nmol/mg of hemoglobin per hr, mean +/- SD) relative to heterosexual controls (25 +/- 10, P less than 0.001). We also measured ADA activity in a group of individuals at high risk for AIDS and found that approximately half had significantly elevated ADA activities (45 +/- 4, P less than 0.002) that correlated with the presence of antibody to the lymphadenopathy retrovirus. Purine nucleoside phosphorylase activity was relatively normal in patients with AIDS as well as in individuals at risk for AIDS. Increased ADA appears to be a diagnostic marker of AIDS and may be useful in conjunction with antibody to the AIDS-related retrovirus in detecting the presence of infection in asymptomatic high-risk individuals. These data also suggest that, in addition to the lymphocyte, the erythroid cell line may also be infected by the AIDS-related retrovirus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008206 Lymphatic Diseases Diseases of LYMPH; LYMPH NODES; or LYMPHATIC VESSELS. Lymphatism,Status Lymphaticus,Disease, Lymphatic,Diseases, Lymphatic,Lymphatic Disease
D009700 Nucleoside Deaminases Catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides with the elimination of ammonia. Deaminases, Nucleoside
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000163 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993. AIDS,Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes,Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Immunodeficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Syndrome, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immunodeficiency
D000243 Adenosine Deaminase An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ADENOSINE to INOSINE with the elimination of AMMONIA. Adenosine Aminohydrolase,Aminohydrolase, Adenosine,Deaminase, Adenosine
D000914 Antibodies, Viral Immunoglobulins produced in response to VIRAL ANTIGENS. Viral Antibodies
D012192 Retroviridae Infections Virus diseases caused by the RETROVIRIDAE. Retrovirus Infections,Infections, Retroviridae,Infections, Retrovirus,XMRV Infection,Xenotropic MuLV-related Virus Infection,Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Virus Infection,Infection, Retroviridae,Infection, Retrovirus,Infection, XMRV,Infections, XMRV,Retroviridae Infection,Retrovirus Infection,XMRV Infections,Xenotropic MuLV related Virus Infection,Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus related Virus Infection
D017977 Deltaretrovirus A genus in the family RETROVIRIDAE consisting of exogenous horizontally-transmitted viruses found in a few groups of mammals. Infections caused by these viruses include human B- or adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, ACUTE, HTLV-I-ASSOCIATED), and bovine leukemia (ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS). The type species is LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE. BLV-HTLV Viruses,HTLV Viruses,HTLV-BLV Viruses,Human T-Cell Leukemia Viruses,Human T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma Viruses,Leukemia Viruses, Human T-Cell,T-Cell Leukemia Viruses, Human,Human T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma Viruses,Human T Cell Leukemia Viruses,Leukemia Viruses, Human T Cell,T Cell Leukemia Viruses, Human,BLV HTLV Viruses,HTLV BLV Viruses

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