Table 1. Acid hydrolases in human spleen... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Acid hydrolases in human spleen

	Control spleens (n = 3)	Gaucher's spleens (n = 4)
Acp 5	2.6 ± 0.2	24 ± 13
Chitotriosidase	1.2 ± 0.7 × 10³	3.8 ± 2.0 × 10⁷
Cathepsin
B	26 ± 4.1	183 ± 35
K	10 ± 2.0	97 ± 39
S	4.0 ± 2.1	91 ± 45
Immunoreactive cathepsin B	0.16, 0.18^*	3.8 ± 0.9^†

	Control spleens (n = 3)	Gaucher's spleens (n = 4)
Acp 5	2.6 ± 0.2	24 ± 13
Chitotriosidase	1.2 ± 0.7 × 10³	3.8 ± 2.0 × 10⁷
Cathepsin
B	26 ± 4.1	183 ± 35
K	10 ± 2.0	97 ± 39
S	4.0 ± 2.1	91 ± 45
Immunoreactive cathepsin B	0.16, 0.18^*	3.8 ± 0.9^†

Measurements are given as nmol/min/mg protein (mean plus or minus SD), except for immunoreactive cathepsin B, which is measured as ng/mg protein. For Gaucher spleen, P < .01.

Indicates n = 2.

†

Indicates n = 3.

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