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- Title
Decreased Activity of Blood Acid Sphingomyelinase in the Course of Multiple Myeloma.
- Authors
Wątek, Marzena; Piktel, Ewelina; Barankiewicz, Joanna; Sierlecka, Ewa; Kościołek-Zgódka, Sylwia; Chabowska, Anna; Suprewicz, Łukasz; Wolak, Przemysław; Durnaś, Bonita; Bucki, Robert; Lech-Marańda, Ewa
- Abstract
Acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase) is involved in the generation of metabolites that function as part of the sphingolipid signaling pathway. It catalyzes the breakdown of sphingomyelin into ceramide, a bioactive lipid that, among other roles, is involved in regulation of apoptosis. Dry drop blood test (DBS) and colorimetric 2-step enzymatic assay were used to assess the activity of human blood aSMase, beta-galactosidase, and beta-glucosidase, these enzymes are lysosomal hydrolases that catalyze the degradation of related sphingolipids, of sphingolipid signaling molecules. Blood was collected from a group of healthy volunteers and patients that were diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) in various stages of the disease. Additionally, activity of those enzymes in patients diagnosed with other hematological cancers was also assessed. We found that aSMase activity in the blood of patients with MM (at the time of diagnosis) was 305.43 pmol/spot*20 h, and this value was significantly lower (p < 0.030) compared to the healthy group 441.88 pmol/spot*20 h. Our collected data suggest a possible role of aSMase in pathogenesis of MM development.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE myeloma; COPEPTINS; SPHINGOMYELINASE; BLOOD; HYDROLASES; BETA-galactosidase
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, Vol 20, Issue 23, p6048
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms20236048