title: Serum adenosine deaminase, catalase and carbonic anhydrase activities in patients with bladder cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The relationship between adenosine deaminase and various cancers has been investigated in several studies. However, serum adenosine deaminase activity and carbonic anhydrase and catalase activities in patients with bladder cancer have not previously been reported. Therefore, the aim of this study was to measure serum adenosine deaminase, carbonic anhydrase and catalase activities in patients with bladder cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients with bladder cancer and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Serum adenosine deaminase, carbonic anhydrase and catalase activities were measured spectrophotometrically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serum adenosine deaminase, carbonic anhydrase and catalase activities were significantly higher in patients with bladder cancer than controls (all significant, p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These markers might be a potentially important finding as an additional diagnostic biochemical tool for bladder cancer.
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Van, Turkey. necippirincci@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Necip
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pirinççi
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Geçit
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güneş
authors.forename: Mehmet Bilgehan
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaba
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanık
authors.forename: Halit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aslan
mesh_terms: D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000097:blood*; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases / Q000097:blood*; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002374:Catalase; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases