Serum hexosaminidase and á-glucuronidase activities in infants: effects of age and sex
Braz. j. med. biol. res
;
36(3): 377-383, Mar. 2003. graf
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ABSTRACT
We investigated the effect of age and sex on the serum activity of hexosaminidase (HEX) and á-glucuronidase (BGLU) in 275 normal term infants aged 12 h to 12 months. Up to six weeks of life, HEX was significantly higher in boys (P<=0.023). During the age period of 1-26 weeks, BGLU was also higher in boys, but differences were significant only at 2-6 and 7-15 weeks (P<=0.016). The developmental pattern of HEX and BGLU was sex dependent. HEX activity increased in both sexes from 4-7 days of life, reaching a maximum of 1.4-fold the birth value at 2-6 weeks of age in boys (P<0.001) and a maximum of 1.6-fold at 7-15 weeks in girls (P<0.001). HEX activity gradually decreased thereafter, reaching significantly lower levels at 27-53 weeks than during the first three days of life in boys (P = 0.002) and the same level of this age interval in girls. BGLU increased in both sexes from 4-7 days of age, showing a maximum increase at 7-15 weeks (3.3-fold in boys and 2.9-fold in girls, both P<0.001). Then BGLU decreased in boys to a value similar to that observed at 4-7 days of age. In girls, BGLU remained elevated until the end of the first year of life. These results indicate a variation of HEX and BGLU activities during the first year of life and a sex influence on their developmental pattern. This observation should be considered in the diagnosis of GM2 gangliosidosis and mucopolysaccharidosis type VII
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Main subject:
Beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases
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Beta-Glucosidase
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Journal subject:
Biology
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Medicine
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
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Germany
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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Universität Mainz/DE
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