[An observation of change in serum angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in patients with lung cancer.]
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1Department of Respiratory Diseases , Bethune International Peace Hospital , Shijiazhuang , Hebei 050082 , P. R. China.
Zhongguo Fei AI Za Zhi = Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
|October 1, 2010
Abstract
Background:
To study the activity of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (SACE) in patients with lung cancer and its changes after chemotherapy.
Methods:
The activity of SACEwas detected by ultraviolet method.
Results:
The activity of SACE in lung cancer group was significantly lower than that in pneumonia and control groups ( P < 0. 01) . The level of SACE after chemotherapy was remarkably higher than that before chemotherapy ( P < 0. 01) .
Conclusions:
The detection of activity of SACE may be helpful to differentiate malignant from benign pulmonary diseases and to monitor prognosis in patients with lung cancer.
