The sensitivity of Na+, K+ ATPase as an indicator of blood diseases.
BACKGROUND
Blood-related hereditary diseases are widespread in Eastern and SouthWestern regions of Saudi Arabia until recently. In this study, we used Na+, K+ATPase as an enzymatic indicator for the diagnosis of the diseases.


MATERIALS AND METHODS
Individuals with different blood diseases (iron deficiency (n=13), anemia (n=14), thalassemia (n=16) and sickle cell anemia (n=12) were studied for Na+, K+-ATPase activity in the plasma membrane of red blood cell and compared with those of the healthy ones (n=20) of the same age and gender living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.


RESULTS
There was a significant elevation in the specific activity of Na+, K+ATPase in individuals with anemia compared with those of control (0.0094 + 0.001 nmol / mg protein/min versus 0.0061 ± 0.001). On the other hand, there was a significant reduction in enzyme activity in thalassemia (0.0028 ± 0.002 nmol / mg protein/min) and sickle cell anemia cases (0.0042 ±0.001 nmol / mg protein/min) compared to the control group. The cut off value for Na+, K+ATPase activity is 0.005 µmol Pi/min-showing 94% sensitivity and 93% specificity for the differentiation of blood abnormality.


CONCLUSION
It can be recommended that the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase can be used for the diagnosis of individuals with blood diseases/disorders.
['Omar|Abulnaja Kkalid|AK|', 'Ahmed|Kherd Ali|KA|', 'Helmi|Nawal Mohammed|NM|', 'Abdullah|Kumosani Taha|KT|', 'Qarii|Mohamad H|MH|', 'Hasan|Huwait Etimad|HE|', 'Ashwag|Albukhari|A|', 'Nabil|Alaama Mohammed|AM|', 'Abdu|Al-Ghamdi Maryam|AM|', 'Salama|Moselhy Said|MS|']
D000740:Anemia D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell D016022:Case-Control Studies D002462:Cell Membrane D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane D004912:Erythrocytes D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D012529:Saudi Arabia D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase D013789:Thalassemia
Na+ indicator thalassemia sickle cell anemia K+-ATPase plasma membrane red blood cell iron deficiency anemia