Adenosine deaminase enzyme activity is increased and negatively correlates with catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in patients with Behçet's disease: original contributions/clinical and laboratory investigations

• Main Authors: Kuddusi Erkiliç (Author), Cem Evereklioglu (Author), Mustafa Çekmen (Author), Abdullah Özkiris (Author), Fuat Duygulu (Author), Hakki Dogan (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: Hindawi Limited, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Aim: Behçet's disease (BD) is an inflammatory vasculitis with immunologic, endothelial and neutrophil alterations. Adenosine deaminase (AD) is a marker of T-cell activation and is related to the production of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils with the production of NO•, O2•-, H2O2 and OH•...