title: Serum elastase-type enzymes and their correlation to blood lipids in male patients with atherosclerosis.
abstract: Serum elastase-type activity, elastase inhibitory capacity and their relation to lipids were examined in 140 male patients with ischaemic vascular disease (coronary, cerebral, peripheral) and in 60 control subjects. Serum elastase-type activity was found to be significantly lower, inhibitory capacity significantly higher, in the groups of patients than in the controls. HDL- and HDL2 cholesterol as well as apo A concentration showed significant negative correlation with elastase inhibitory capacity both in atherosclerotic and in control subjects.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Medicine, St. Stephen Hospital, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bihari-Varga
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000032:analysis; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000097:blood*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D015415:Biomarkers; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase