Document 0158
 DOCN  M9550158
 TI    [Correlation between bronchoalveolar lavage fluid angiotensin converting
       enzyme levels and T cell subsets in patients with sarcoidosis]
 DT    9505
 AU    Li ZH; Li YL; Hou XM; Respiratory Diseases Institute China Medical
       University,; Shenyang.
 SO    Chung Hua Chieh Ho Ho Hu Hsi Tsa Chih. 1994 Aug;17(4):235-7, 255-6.
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95136404
 AB    BALF ACE levels were assayed in patients with sarcoidosis, and their
       correlation with lymphocyte percentage and TH/Ts ratio in BALF were
       analysed. The results showed a positive correlation (r = 0.4453, P <
       0.05; r = 0.7085, P < 0.01). BALF ACE level was decreased as patients
       with active sarcoidosis improved clinically, indicating that BALF ACE
       level may be a sensitive biological parameter in the diagnosis and
       disease activity assessment of sarcoidosis.
 DE    Adult  Biological Markers/ANALYSIS  Bronchoalveolar Lavage
       Fluid/*CHEMISTRY  CD4-CD8 Ratio  English Abstract  Female  Human  Male
       Middle Age  Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/*METABOLISM  Sarcoidosis,
       Pulmonary/*ENZYMOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY  T-Lymphocyte Subsets/*IMMUNOLOGY
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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