Open AccessElevated Lymphocyte ATP‐ase Activity in Patients with Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
Author(s) -
Ellegaard Jørgen,
Traunberg Henrik,
Esmann Viggo
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347509157765
Subject(s) - lymphocyte , medicine , uterine cervix , cancer , cervical cancer , cervix , carcinoma , endocrinology
. Elevated lymphocyte Adenosine Tri‐Phosphatase (ATP‐ase) activity was found in 23 och 28 patients with cervical uterine carcinomas of various stages. Treatment with external irradiation and radium insertion was followed by a decline in the lymphocyte ATP‐ase activity in 22 patients, while the activity remained unchanged in one patient. No correlation between the tumour stage and the lymphocyte ATP‐ase activity was demonstrated. In 24 patients the clinical effect of the treatment was well correlated with the decline in ATP‐ase activity. It is suggested that the determination of lymphocyte ATP‐ase activity could be valuable in screening for cervical carcinoma and for follow‐up after radical treatment.