title: Progressive increases in serum catalase activity in advancing human immunodeficiency virus infection.
abstract: We found that serum from individuals with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) had more (p less than .05) catalase activity (31.5 +/- 5.2 U/mL) than serum from healthy control subjects (7.3 +/- 0.8 U/mL). Moreover, serum catalase (but not glutathione peroxidase) activity increased progressively with advancing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (i.e., AIDS greater than symptomatic infection greater than asymptomatic infection greater than controls). Increases in serum catalase activity correlated with increases in serum hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging ability and reached levels which decreased exogenous H2O2-mediated injury to cultured endothelial cells without altering neutrophil bactericidal activity or mononuclear cell cytotoxicity in vitro. Serum catalase activity correlated with serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity but did not appear to be a consequence of erythrocyte (RBC) hemolysis since RBC fragility and serum haptoglobin levels were comparable in HIV-infected and control subjects. Increases in serum catalase activity may reflect and/or compensate for systemic glutathione and other antioxidant deficiencies in HIV-infected individuals.
authors.affiliation: Webb-Waring Lung Institute, Denver, CO 80262.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Leff
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oppegard
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Curiel
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Schooley
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Repine
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology; D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005609:Free Radicals; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase