Table 1.

Adenosine deaminase and purine nucleoside phosphorylase activity in red blood cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells

ErythrocytesMononuclear cells
ADAPNPADAPNP
Patient Before BMT 0.98 1259 0.71 3062 
Patient After BMT 17.6 ± 6.6  1585 ± 104 1176 ± 1082 5970 ± 2861 
Donor  18.4 1744 937 5179  
Normal levels   63 ± 41  1336 ± 441 1197 ± 516  3007 ± 824  
ErythrocytesMononuclear cells
ADAPNPADAPNP
Patient Before BMT 0.98 1259 0.71 3062 
Patient After BMT 17.6 ± 6.6  1585 ± 104 1176 ± 1082 5970 ± 2861 
Donor  18.4 1744 937 5179  
Normal levels   63 ± 41  1336 ± 441 1197 ± 516  3007 ± 824  

ADA indicates adenosine deaminase; PNP, purine nucleoside phosphorylase; BMT, bone marrow transplantation.

Enzyme activities are expressed as nmol/h/mg protein. Pre-BMT patient and donor values are from single samples. Normal values and post-BMT data for the patient are given as mean ± SD. Post-BMT patient samples were obtained on 4 occasions—at 16 months, 26 months, 47 months, and 127 months after transplantation.