ISSN:
1432-1440
Keywords:
Phospholipase A
;
Neutrophils
;
Macrophages
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Inflammatory cells, e.g., neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages are presumed to be a source of circulating phospholipase A in nonpancreatic diseases. Therefore, we investigated in a preliminary study whether serum phospholipase A activity is related to leukocyte counts in 43 patients with hematological diseases. Serum PLA activity was significantly increased in patients with Hodgkin's disease, acute monocytic leukemia, myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia, and polycythemia vera when compared with patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and acute myelogenous leukemia, but did not correlate with total leukocyte counts.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01711358
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