Cord blood prolidase activity correlates with gestational age and birth weight
Neonatology, cilt.94, sa.2, ss.110-112, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 94 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000119720
- Dergi Adı: Neonatology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.110-112
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Birth weight, Cord blood, Gestational age, Prolidase
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Prolidase, a specific iminopeptidase involved in collagen turnover, is especially active in growing tissues. Objectives: To investigate the relationship between cord blood prolidase activity and both birth weight and gestational age. Methods: Cord blood was collected consecutively from 50 healthy newborns (35 term, 15 preterm). Prolidase activity was measured in the samples using standard methods. Results: Themean ± SD cord blood prolidase activity was 41.4 ± 6.9 U/l in term infants and 35.2 ± 8.0 U/l in preterm infants and these were significantly different (p < 0.01). There were positive correlations between cord blood prolidase and both birth weight (r = 0.533, p < 0.01) and gestational age (r = 0.806, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Cord blood prolidase activity may be a good indicator of fetal maturation and gestational age. Copyright © 2008 S. Karger AG.