title: [Elevation of atrial natriuretic factor in alveolo-interstitial lesions of connective tissue diseases].
abstract: Plasma levels of the atrial natriuretic factor were prospectively measured in 15 patients suffering from connective tissue disease with alveolar-interstitial lung lesions. The mean level was significantly higher in these patients than in 12 patients without known lung lesions (74.8 +/- 20.7 pg/ml versus 30.8 +/- 12 pg/ml; P less than 0.01) and in 18 healthy subjects (25.4 +/- 12.6 pg/ml). There was no correlation between these levels and lung function tests. Three patients with isolated lymphocytosis in the alveolar lavage fluid had a high level of atrial natriuretic factor.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oberlin
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Piette
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eugène
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maistre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barthelemy
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Camus
mesh_terms: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor
vernacular_title: Elévation du facteur atrial natriurétique au cours des atteintes alvéolo-interstitielles des connectivites.