We used an enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay to measure creatine kinase (CK; EC 2.7.3.2) BB in the sera of 58 cancer patients. A pre-incubation step with an anti-CK-M antibody-coated bead removed M chain components, and CK-BB was quantified with use of an anti-CK-B antibody-coated tube. No cross reactivity was observed with mitochondrial CK or CK-MM; CK-MB cross reacted slightly (1.6%). Macro...

in this article, theoretical studies on the selective complexation of the halide ions (f¯, cl¯ and br¯) and ion pairs (na+f¯, na+cl¯ and na+br¯) with the cyclic nano-hexapeptide (cp) composed of l-proline have been performed in the gas phase. in order to calculate the dispersion interaction energies of the cp and ions, dft-d3 calculations at the m05-2x-d3/6-31g(d) level was employed. based on t...

Because creatine kinase (CK) appears in cardiac lymph after myocardial infarction, this study was undertaken to determine whether lymph inactivates CK in vitro and whether interruption of cardiac lymph flow influences estimation of infarct size based on plasma CK changes in conscious dogs. After the effects of incubation of canine myocardial CK in native, deproteinized, or sulfhydrylfortified l...

Using an isoelectric-focusing (IEF) method developed to quantitate MM isoenzyme-creatine kinase (CK) sub-band activity, we identified a reproducible time-varying pattern of these sub-bands in the serum of eight patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). Our observations are consistent with the view that MM3-CK (the M2-CK dimer, the pure gene product) is converted intravascularly to MM2-CK,...

cyclophosphamide (cp) is a mustard alkylating agent used in the treatment of a number of neoplastic diseases and as an immunosuppressant for the prevention of xenograft rejection. there are many reports that the teratogenic effects of cyclophosphamide can be prevented by application of antioxidant drugs and stimulation of the maternal immune system. also, there is some evidence that l-carnitine...

Creatine Kinase (CK) is the enzyme responsible for catalysing the exchange of phosphates in the creatine/phosphocreatine shuttle. Skeletal muscle CK is made up of 90% muscle CK (CKMM) and 10% heart CK (CK-MB). In muscle damage (e.g. rhabdomyolysis), extreme exercise and statin-induced myositis, serum CK can be raised in excess of 10 times the upper limit of normal. However, the recent discovery...

background : studies show that there is association between air pollution and disturbances on normal function of various systems of body. the main aim of this study was to determine the effects of diesel oil vapor inhalation on serum creatine, alkaline phosphatase, sgot and sgpt levels as indices of liver function in male rats. methods: thirty two rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: contr...

UNLABELLED We compared the effects of exercise on serum levels of creatin kinase (CK) in athletes with persistent hyperCKemia at rest (CK group) and in healthy athletes (control group). Prospective controlled study. Eighteen male Caucasian athletes with high serum CK levels at rest (CK between 80 and 150 U/L) and 25 male Caucasian athletes with normal serum CK levels at rest (CK between 10 and ...