[The antitryptic activity of the blood in pulmonary tuberculosis patients who smoke tobacco].
The general activity of the antitryptic system of the blood was studied in 60 practically healthy persons and in 65 patients with active tuberculosis. A group of tobacco smokers (5 years, 6-10 years) was singled out. It was established that tobacco smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis was accompanied by activation of the antitryptic system which should be considered as a peculiar defensive reaction of the body to increase of the proteolytic activity of enzymes in the lungs. In persons that have been smoking from 6 to 10 years there was a reduction of the general antitryptic activity which can further the development of dystrophic changes in the pulmonary parenchyma and produce an unfavourable effect on the course of specific inflammation.
Shevchenko
R N
RN
German
A K
AK
Li
B P
BP
Bondarenko
V P
VP
Syrovatka
Iu A
IuA
Solodovnik
Iu S
IuS
Negreeva
T A
TA
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood*; D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors / Q000097:blood*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood*
D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors
Sostoianie antitripticheskoĭ aktivnosti krovi bol'nykh tuberkulezom legkikh, kuriashchikh tabak.