The comparison of adenosine deaminase activity values with polymerase chain reaction results in patients with tuberculosis

Diagnostic Utility of Adenosine Deaminase in Serum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Screening Lung Cancer in Western Iran

“…Several studies investigated the change of the adenosine deaminase activity in various cancerous patients. Many authors have shown the increase of serum tADA activity in these patients (4,7,(23)(24)(25)(26). Adapted to previous data, our results showed higher ADA activity in patients with lung cancer compared to controls.…”

Serum adenosine deaminase enzyme and plasma platelet factor 4 activities in active pulmonary tuberculosis, HIV-seropositive subjects and cancer patients

“…In HIV patients serum ADA activity is decreased due to immune suppression or functional defects of peripheral T-lymphocytes. 10,30,31 In this study, serum ADA activities showed significantly alterations in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV seropositive subjects, compared to cancer patients and healthy individuals (p!0.001).…”

Relation of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels with sputum smear conversion in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

“…In pulmonary tuberculosis the increase of serum ADA levels and its value for diagnosis has been shown in many studies. 1 – 3 The studies also showed a decrease of serum ADA activity after treatment. 4 …”