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Comparative Study
. 2000;72(11):36-9.

[Activity of chymotrypsin-like proteinases in patients with ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension and nonspecific aortic arteritis]

[Article in Russian]
  • PMID: 11270954
Comparative Study

[Activity of chymotrypsin-like proteinases in patients with ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension and nonspecific aortic arteritis]

[Article in Russian]
G G Arabidze et al. Ter Arkh. 2000.

Abstract

Aim: To analyze activity of chymotrypsin-like plasma proteinases (CTP) in patients with various cardiovascular diseases.

Material and methods: CTP activity was studied in 82 patients with various cardiovascular diseases: 13 coronary heart disease patients with normal arterial pressure, 49 patients with essential hypertension (EH) and secondary arterial hypertension, 20 patients with nonspecific aortic arteritis. 28 donors served control.

Results: CTP activity in plasma of patients with EH rose 4 times compared to donors. If EH patients had concurrent diseases (CHD, chronic pyelonephritis, atherosclerosis of extracranial arteries), CTP activity may increase by 30-300%. In patients with nonspecific aortic arteritis CTP activity in blood plasma is 17.5 times higher than in donors.

Conclusion: High CTP activity in cardiovascular patients may be explained by chymase and cathepsin G release into blood flow indicating activation of alternative to ACE pathway of angiotensin II production or the presence of the inflammatory process.

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