title: Lactate dehydrogenase activity and its isoenzymes in serum and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
abstract: By determining the total activity of total lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-T) and its isoenzymes in serum and synovial fluid (SF) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteo-arthritis (OA) we demonstrated in RA serum increased (p less than 0.02) activity of hepatic LDH (LDH-H) and a shift of the LDH isoenzymatic profile towards the M forms; in rheumatoid SF increased (p less than 0.001) activity of the total LDH-T and LDH-H which makes possible the use of these markers of inflammation in assessing RA activity. Values for LDH-T and LDH-H of 400-700 U/l and 300-500 U/l, respectively, correspond to moderate disease activity, while values exceeding 750 U/l and 550 U/l, respectively, correspond to high RA activity. The anaerobic isoenzymatic distribution of LDH in rheumatoid SF results in a significant (p less than 0.001) decrease in LDH1 and LDH2 and an increase (p less than 0.001) in LDH4 and LDH5.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Rheumatology and Medical School, Niska Banja, University of Nis, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pejovic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stankovic
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mitrovic
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007773:Lactates; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D005947:Glucose