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. 2021 Oct 27;53(10):1539–1546. doi: 10.1038/s12276-021-00692-x

Table 2.

Level and activity of c-proteasomes in human plasma.

First author Year Disease Disease in detail N Plasma proteasome concentration (ng/mL) Chymotrypsin-like activity Ref
Lavabre-Bertranda 2001 Healthy 73 2356 N/A 42
Hemopoietic malignancies Solid tumor 20 7589
Myeloproliferative disorder 37 4099
Myelodysplastic syndromes 19 2922
Stoebnerb 2005 Healthy 14 1957 N/A 44
Metastatic malignant melanoma Stage I/II 13 2515
Stage III 6 3725
Stage IV 10 8554
Severe psoriasis 13 2981
Chronic idiopathic urticaria 6 3190
Henryb 2009 Healthy 40 2302 N/A 45
Liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) 50 3737
without HCC 33 1808
Henryb 2013 Metastatic melanoma Stage I/II 53 184 N/A 46
Stage III 41 228
Stage IV 27 499
Mab 2008 Healthy 40 N/A 0.80 pmol/s/mL 47
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 225 N/A 1.84 pmol/s/mL
Mab 2009 Healthy 97 N/A 0.8 pmol/s/mL 48
Acute myeloid leukemia 174 N/A 2.0 pmol/s/mL
Myelodysplastic syndrome 52 N/A 1.4 pmol/s/mL
Majetschakb 2010 Healthy 40 195 N/A 54
Burn Day 0 50 673
Day 30 40 116.5
Heubnerb 2011 Healthy 55 290 N/A 55
Epithelial ovarian cancer Patient 120 595
Patient, after therapy 68 457.5
Hoffmannb 2011 Healthy 50 305 N/A 56
Nonmetastasized breast cancer 224 397.5
Fukasawab 2015 Healthy 76 1,340 N/A 57
Hemodialysis patient 76 1.381
Manasanchb 2017 Multiple myeloma Patient 45 N/A 0.83 pmol/s/ml 58
After carfilzomib treatment N/A 0.23 pmol/s/ml
Oldziejb 2014 Healthy 30 2010 1.02 U/mg 59
Multiple myeloma 64 4380 1.32 U/mg

aThe values are presented as the mean.

bThe values are presented as the median.