Analysis of lactate dehydrogenase activities and isoenzyme patterns in colorectal cancer tissues

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the relationship between lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity or LDH isoenzyme patterns and the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. METHODS: Activities of tissue LDH and LDH isoenzyme patterns in 16 patients with colorectal cancer were assayed using spectrophotometric procedures and agarose gel electrophoresis, respectively. RESULTS: The total and speci��c activities of LDH were signi��cantly higher in colorectal cancer tissues than those in adjacent noncancerous tissues (P < 0.001). The LDH isoenzyme pattern was also different from that in the control. The percentage of LDH5 doubled and the ratio of LDH4 + LDH5/LDH1 + LDH2 was 3.6 �� 1.4 in cancer tissue, signi��cantly greater than in the control. CONCLUSIONS: The increased LDH activity in colorectal cancer tissues resulted mainly from the increased LDH5, suggesting that the alteration of LDH activity and isoenzyme patterns were related to the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. of lactate dehydrogenase activities and isoenzyme patterns in colorectal cancer tissues.