title: Variation of lysosomal enzyme activity with gestational age in chorionic villi.
abstract: The activities of 14 lysosomal enzymes in chorionic villi at gestational ages of 6-12 weeks were assayed. Arylsulphatases A and B, alpha-glucosidase and beta-glucuronidase activities increased with advancing gestational age. When compared with the activity in cultured amniotic fluid cells, arylsulphatase A, beta-galactosidase, alpha-glucosidase, heparan N-sulphatase, alpha-L-iduronidase, alpha-mannosidase, neuraminidase, and sphingomyelinase showed significant differences. All except beta-glucuronidase showed lower activity in chorionic villi than in cultured amniotic fluid cells. Prenatal diagnosis using chorionic villi was possible except for alpha-L-iduronidase. Storage at -20 degrees C up to 42 days did not significantly affect activity. The results emphasize the importance of using fresh or frozen age-matched control tissue for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Isshiki
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000201:enzymology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D006867:Hydrolases