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Myeloperoxidase deficiency is a disorder featuring lack in either the quantity or the function of myeloperoxidase–an iron-containing protein expressed primarily in neutrophil granules. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] There are two types of myeloperoxidase deficiency: primary/inherited and secondary/acquired. [ 4 ]
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a peroxidase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MPO gene on chromosome 17. [5] MPO is most abundantly expressed in neutrophils (a subtype of white blood cells ), and produces hypohalous acids to carry out their antimicrobial activity, including hypochlorous acid, the sodium salt of which is the chemical in bleach.
Nitro blue tetrazolium is used in a diagnostic test, [3] particularly for chronic granulomatous disease and other diseases of phagocyte function. When there is an NADPH oxidase defect, the phagocyte is unable to make reactive oxygen species or radicals required for bacterial killing. As a result, bacteria may thrive within the phagocyte.
Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP or SPE) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. [1] The most common indications for a serum protein electrophoresis test are to diagnose or monitor multiple myeloma , a monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS), or further investigate a discrepancy ...
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), also known as Bridges–Good syndrome, chronic granulomatous disorder, and Quie syndrome, [1] is a diverse group of hereditary diseases in which certain cells of the immune system have difficulty forming the reactive oxygen compounds (most importantly the superoxide radical due to defective phagocyte NADPH oxidase) used to kill certain ingested pathogens. [2]
13861 Ensembl ENSG00000121053 ENSMUSG00000052234 UniProt P11678 P49290 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000502 NM_007946 RefSeq (protein) NP_000493 NP_031972 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 58.19 – 58.21 Mb Chr 11: 87.75 – 87.77 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Eosinophil peroxidase is an enzyme found within the eosinophil granulocytes, innate immune cells of humans and mammals. This ...
The bone marrow produces the cellular elements of the blood, including platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells. While much information can be gleaned by testing the blood itself (drawn from a vein by phlebotomy ), it is sometimes necessary to examine the source of the blood cells in the bone marrow to obtain more information on ...
As an anti-inflammatory, dapsone inhibits the myeloperoxidase-H 2 O 2-halide-mediated cytotoxic system in polymorphonucleocytes. [50] As part of the respiratory burst that neutrophils use to kill bacteria, myeloperoxidase converts hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) into hypochlorous acid (HOCl). HOCl is the most potent oxidant generated by neutrophils ...