Table 6

Blood δ-Aminolevulinate dehydratase (δ-ALA-D) activity over time

Groups

Before CR

CR

Day 10 after

BMT

Day 20 after

BMT

Group I

(control)

4.67(3.95/5.01)

4.00(3.42/4.90)

4.10(3.80/4.60)

4.23(3.70/4.67)

Group II

(autol.)

3.94(2.98/4.89)

1.78(1.20/2.52)^ac

1.29(1.09/1.98)^ac

2.16(1.36/2.62)^acd

Group III

(allog.)

3.67(2.14/5.52)

2.31(1.56/3.10)^ac

1.91(1.49/2.42)^ac

2.20(1.36/2.70)^ac

CR: conditioning regimen; BMT: bone marrow transplantation; Units-ALA-D: nmol PBG/ml blood/h.

Data are expressed as median (lower/upper quartile). Group I (n = 37); Group II (n = 13); Group III (n = 24).

^a Significantly different from group I (control).

^c Significantly different from before CR.

^d Significantly different from CR

Gonçalves et al. BMC Cancer 2009 9:138   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-138