Enzyme abnormalities of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Clin Chem. 1988 Dec;34(12):2574-6.

Abstract

We determined the enzyme activities of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase in serum from 23 normal controls, 27 anti-HIV seropositive individuals confirmed by Western blot, and 53 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). There is a significant difference for all four enzyme activities among controls, HIV seropositive individuals, and patients with AIDS, the enzyme activities showing a progressive increase as the disease progresses. Evidently these enzyme measurements may be adjunctive biochemical markers for progression of AIDS.

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / enzymology*
  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
  • Blotting, Western
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / blood
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / blood

Substances

  • Isoenzymes
  • L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases
  • Alanine Transaminase
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase