[LAB] LDH Flashcards

1
Q

REFERENCE METHOD OF LDH

A

KINETIC METHOD BY BUHL AND JACKSON
MODIFIED BY WACKER

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2
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MAJOR ORGANS WHERE LDH IS DISTRIBUTED IN

A

HEART
LIVER
MUSCLE
KIDNEY

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3
Q

ELEVATED LEVELS OF SERUM LDH IS FOUND IN WHAT CLINICAL CONIDITONS

A

MI
LIVER DISEASE
RENAL DISEASE
ANEMIA
MALIGNANT DISEASES
PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE DYSTROPHY

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4
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IN WHAT DIRECTION CAN THE LD ENZYME BE MEASURED

A

FORWARD
REVERSE

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5
Q

[ADVANTAGES]
LACTATE TO PYRUVATE METHOD

A

BETTER REAGENT STABILITY
ELIMINATION OF PRE-INCUBATION
LINEAR RATE OF REACTION
LESS CONTAMINATION OF NAD

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6
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PRINCIPLE OF LDH

A

L-LACTATE + NAD
<—LDH (PH 8.3 TO 9.0) —>
PYRUVATE + NADH + H

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7
Q

COENZYME OF LDH

A

NAD

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8
Q

DOES LDH ACT ON D-LACTATE

A

NO

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9
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WHAT HAPPENS TO PYRUVATE AFTER FORMATION

A

PROCEED TO THE EMBDEN-MEYERHOFF PATHWAY
FOR THE GENERATION OF ENERGY

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10
Q

SOLUTIONS MIXED WITH NADH IN THE WACKER COLORIMETRIC METHOD

A

PHENAZINE METHOSULFATE
NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM

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11
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END PRODUCT OF THE WACKER COLORIMETRIC METHOD

A

BLUE COLORED COMPOUND

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12
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RELATIONSHIP OF THE ABS TO AMOUNT OF NADH AND LD ACTIVITY IN THE WACKER COLORIMETRIC METHOD

A

DIECTLY PROPORTIONAL

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13
Q

[DIRECTION OF REACTION]
COLORIMETRIC METHOD BASED ON WACKER

A

LACTATE TO PYRUVATE

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14
Q

[DIRECTION OF REACTION]
WROBLEWSKI AND LA DUE

A

PYRUVATE TO LACTATE

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15
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PH OF THE REACTION IN THE WROBLEWSKI AND LA DUE METHOD

A

PH 7.4 TO 7.8

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16
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RELATIONSHIP OF NADH BOLUME ANDNLD ACTIVITY IN THE WROBLEWSKI AND LA DUE METHOD

A

INDIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL

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17
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DIFFERENCE IN THE SPEED OF REACTION IN THE FORWARD AND REVERSE REACTION IN THE WROBLEWSKI AND LA DUE METHOD

A

REVERSE IS THREE TIMES FASTER

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18
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[ADVANTAGES]
WROBLEWSKI AND LA DUE METHOD

A

SMALLER SAMPLE VOLUMES
SHORTER REACTION TIME

19
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[DISADVANTAGES]
WROBLEWSKI AND LA DUE METHOD

A

SUSCEPTIBLE TO SUBSTRATE EXHAUSTION
SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOSS OF LINEARITY

20
Q

METHODS FOR SEPARATION AND QUANTITATION OF LDH ISOENZYMES

A

ELECTROPHORESIS
COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
IMMUNO-INHIBITION
BABSON’S METHOD
KAPLAN AND BERER
USE OF ALPHA HYDROXYBUTYRATE AS SUBSTRATE

21
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ELECTROPHORETIC MIGRATION OF THE LD ISOENZYMES

A

FASTEST — LDH1
SLOWEST — LDH6
BETWEEN LDH3/4 — LDH BOUND TO IMMUNOGLOBULIN (IgA/G)

22
Q

LDH ISOENZYME ISOLATED IN THE COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD

23
Q

METHOD USED FOR THE SCREENING OF AMI

A

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY

24
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LDH ISOENZYME ISOLATED IN THE IMMUNO-INHIBITION METHOD

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[PRINCIPLE] IMMUNO-INHIBITION METHOD
AB TO THE M SUB-UNIT OF LDH IS ADDED TO THE SERUM SAMPLE ANY ISOENZYME CONTAINING AN M-SUBUNIT WILL BE RENDERED INACTIVE ONLY LDH1 DOES NOT HAVE THE M-SUBUNIT
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LDH SUBUNIT THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE M-SUBUNIT
LDH1
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LDH ISOENZYMES MEASURED IN BABSON’S METHOD
LDH1 TO LDH5 RATIO
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SOLUTION USED TO INHIBIT LDH ISOENZYMES IN BABSON’S METHOD
M-LACTATE — LDH1 M-LACTATE-1M UREA — LDH5
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LDH ISOENZYME MEASURED IN THE KAPLAN AND BERGER METHOD
LDH1
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[PRINCIPLE] KAPLAN AND BERGER
DETERMINATION OF LDH1 BY USING THE RATE OF HEAT PRODUCTION IN A BATCH TYPE OF COLORIMETER
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LDH SUBUNIT WITH THE GREATER AFFINITY FOR ALPHA HYDROXYBUTYRATE
H SUBUNIT HAS A GREATER AFFINITY THAN THE M SUBUNIT
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LD ISOENZYME MEASURED BY THE ALPHA HYDROXYBUTYRATE METHOD
LD1
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[DISADVANTAGE] APLHA HYDROXYBUTYRATE METHOD
NOT SPECIFIC TO LD1 LD2,3,4 ALSO HAVE VARYING AMOUNTS OF THE H SUBUNIT
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EFFECT OF HEMOLYZED SPECIMENS ON LDH ACTIVITY
FALSE INCREASE RBCs contain LDH activity 100-150x more than serum
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DIFFERENCE OF SERUM AND RBC LDH ACTIVITY
RBCS HAVE LDH ACTIVITY 100-150X MORE THAN SERUM
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EFFECT OF NOT ANALYZING THE SPECIMEN WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION ON LDH ACTIVITY
FALSE DECREASE LDH is stable for 2-3 days at RT
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WHEN DOES THE LOSS OF LDH ACTIVITY INTENSIFY IN SAMPLES
4C > 25C
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STABILITY OF LDH ACTIVITY IN SERUM
2-3 DAYS AT RT
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TIME LIMIT FOR THE ANALYZING OF LDH SAMPLES UPON COLLECTION
WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION
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COLD LABILE LDH ISOENZYME
LIVER LDH
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EFFECT OF FROZEN AND THAWED SPECIMENS ON LDH ACTIVITY
FALSE DECREASE Liver LDH is cold labile and will be destroyed when frozen or thawed
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EFFECT OF EDTA ON LDH ACTIVITY
FALSE DECREASE EDTA chelates zinc (activator)
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LDH ACTIVATOR ION
ZINC
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EFFECT OF PLASMA SPECIMENS ON LDH ACTIVITY
FALSE INCREASE Contamination with platelets which have LDH activity (LD3)