Serum sialic acid levels in patients with acute prostatitis or acute epididymitis

The serum sialic acid concentration in 17 male healthy adults, 11 patients with acute prostatitis and 12 patients with acute epididymitis was measured with a specific enzymatic assaykit. The concentration was studied in relation to erythrocyte sedimentation rate, total serum protein and its fraction...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 31(1985), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 2161-8
1. Verfasser: Ohkawa, M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Okasho, A, Fuse, H, Orito, M, Sugata, T, Hisazumi, H
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:Japanese
Veröffentlicht: 1985
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Schlagworte:English Abstract Journal Article Sialic Acids N-Acetylneuraminic Acid GZP2782OP0
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Zusammenfassung:The serum sialic acid concentration in 17 male healthy adults, 11 patients with acute prostatitis and 12 patients with acute epididymitis was measured with a specific enzymatic assaykit. The concentration was studied in relation to erythrocyte sedimentation rate, total serum protein and its fraction, C-reactive protein, and white blood cell count. Blood samples were obtained from the patients immediately before antimicrobial chemotherapy and the subsequent 3, 5, 7, 14, and 28 days. The pretreatment sialic acid concentration in the patients was significantly greater than that in the control subjects (P greater than 0.001). The mean serum sialic acid concentration in the patients reached a maximum level 3 days after the beginning of the treatment, and then gradually decreased. There was a significant correlation between the daily change of the serum sialic acid level and those of the erythocyte sedimentation rate, alpha2-globulin, and alpha1-globulin. Serum sialic acid proved to be a useful biochemical marker in acute prostatitis and acute epididymitis
Beschreibung:Date Completed 25.04.1986
Date Revised 21.11.2013
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-1994