Elevation of activity of creatine phosphokinase (CK) and its isoenzymes in the newborn is associated with fetal asphyxia and risk at birth

Objective: To investigate the relationship of creatine phosphokinase and its isoenzymes with fetal asphyxia and risk at birth. Methods: Thirty-five pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy were studied. Results: In 21 patients, fetal distress was diagnosed by interpretation of the fetal heart rate tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical biochemistry 1995-02, Vol.28 (1), p.91-95
Hauptverfasser: Fonseca, Eugenia, Garcia-Alonso, Angel, Zárate, Arturo, Ochoa, Raquel, Galván, Rosa E., Jimenez-Solis, Guillermo
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To investigate the relationship of creatine phosphokinase and its isoenzymes with fetal asphyxia and risk at birth. Methods: Thirty-five pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy were studied. Results: In 21 patients, fetal distress was diagnosed by interpretation of the fetal heart rate tracing (FHR). The remaining 14 women, having normal fetal cardiotocography, were considered as the control group. Total CK and its isoenzymes activity was measured in cord sera and 24 h after birth in peripheral blood. Abnormal FHR patterns correlate well with elevated enzyme activities. Total CK and its isoenzymes (CK-MM, CK-MB, and CKBB) exhibited higher values in asphyxiated infants as compared to normal neonates. Electrocardiographic ischemia occurred in seven newborns who had elevated CK-MB and CK-BB levels, both at birth and within 24 h postpartum. Chromatographic study showed in normal neonates that the predominant isoenzyme was CK-MM, whereas CK-BB activity was negligible. In the newborns with abnormal FHR, CK-MB and CK-BB were increased with predominance of CK-MB. Conclusions: Antepartum fetal distress is associated with release of CK-BB, and particularly CK-MB; therefore, these biochemical markers may indicate either brain or myocardial damage.
ISSN:0009-9120
1873-2933
DOI:10.1016/0009-9120(94)00058-4