title: Elevated serum levels of manganese superoxide dismutase in polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
abstract: We studied serum concentrations of manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD) and copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD) in 22 patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PM/DM), 87 patients with four types of muscular dystrophy, 20 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and 15 patients with collagen vascular diseases (CVD). Serum levels of Mn SOD were increased only in the patients with PM/DM and CVD, and the elevation was more prominent in those with PM/DM. Levels of Cu/Zn SOD were slightly elevated in some patients with PM/DM and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In patients with PM/DM, the change in Mn SOD levels corresponded to disease activity as closely as or more closely than those of creatine kinase. The results indicate that serum Mn SOD may be a useful clinical marker for PM/DM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mokuno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiyosawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase