SERUM ADENOSINE-DEAMINASE ACTIVITY IN BRAIN-TUMORS

Authors
MANJULA S RAJA A RAO SN AROOR AR RAO A
Citation
S. Manjula et al., SERUM ADENOSINE-DEAMINASE ACTIVITY IN BRAIN-TUMORS, Acta neurochirurgica, 121(3-4), 1993, pp. 149-151
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Neurosciences
Journal title
Acta neurochirurgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016268
Volume
121
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
149 - 151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6268(1993)121:3-4<149:SAAIB>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity in serum was estimated in 86 patien ts with intracranial tumours and 40 healthy volunteers. Although high ADA concentrations in biological fluids and tumour tissues were observ ed in several neoplastic conditions, there was no significant differen ce in the ADA in sera of brain tumour patients when compared to the co ntrol values. Therefore, cell-mediated immunity probably does not play a significant role in brain tumours.