[Adenosine deaminase isoenzymes in patients with Graves' disease].
CD26, the T cell activation antigen, is identical to the ADA binding protein and is considered to interact with ADA to activate the T cells on the surface. Therefore, we examined the activity of serum ADA isoenzymes in patients with Graves' disease in whom CD26 presented T cells were increased. The activities of total ADA and ADA2 were significantly higher in Graves' disease than normals. We also observed that the levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and neopterin, markers of T cell activation, were significantly higher in Graves' disease. The correlation coefficients among ADA2, neopterin, and sIL-2R were significantly high (p < 0.001). Among these parameters, only sIL-2R was correlated with the thyroid hormones. ADA2 activity was considered to reflect the activated state of T cells and to be, independent of the thyroid hormone levels.
Nishikawa
Y
Y
Clinical Laboratory, Osaka Prefectural Hospital.
Nakamura
M
M
Fukumoto
K
K
Matsumoto
M
M
Matsuda
T
T
Tanaka
Y
Y
Yoshihara
H
H
D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000097:blood*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D000243:Adenosine Deaminase