Adenosine deaminase and Guanase deaminase activities in serum of patients with rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract

We investigated purin and primidin salvage pathways in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). For the aim, Adenosine deaminase (AD) and Guanosine deaminase (GD) activities in serum of patients with di!erent manifestations of the disease (n=32) were investigated and compared with the control group of healthy individuals (n=52). RA cases were classified with respect to their clinics and treatment. The ADA activities were significantly higher (p