Serum Glucuronidase Activity During Normal and Toxemic Pregnancy*

The RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM Β-Glucuronidase ACTIVITY AND BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL

“…This might be mostly due to the changes in enzyme activities in liver and spleen. The effects of hormones and drugs on j -glucuronidase activities (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25) in tissues and serum of human subjects and experimental animals have been reported by several authors. In most cases, the effects of these agents have been discussed in relation to the contribu tions to the physiological role of the enzyme.…”

Deoxycytidylate deaminase in pregnancy.

“…The levels in patients with essential hypertension were below 4-8. This difference from patients with preeclamptic toxaemia has been shown with serum levels of 3-glucuronidase (McDonald and Odell, 1947), cystine aminopeptidase (Hurry et al, 1972), and, to a lesser degree, uric acid (Pollak and Nettles, 1960).…”

Activity of Lysosomal Hydrolases in Human Placenta, Amnion, Decidua and Myometrium in the 2nd and 3rd Trimester

“…The activity of acid hydrolases in the se rum of women in the 3rd trimester has been reported to be increased [1][2][3][4]. However, no parallel increase in these enzymes has been noted in either cord blood or placenta [1,2,[5][6][7], In an attempt to ascertain the source of the enzymes found in high concentrations in maternal blood at term, we determined the activity of 6 lysosomal hydrolases in placen ta, amnion, decidua and myometrium in the 2nd and 3rd trimester.…”

“…However, no parallel increase in these enzymes has been noted in either cord blood or placenta [1,2,[5][6][7], In an attempt to ascertain the source of the enzymes found in high concentrations in maternal blood at term, we determined the activity of 6 lysosomal hydrolases in placen ta, amnion, decidua and myometrium in the 2nd and 3rd trimester. As far as we know, no such study has been performed previously.…”