title: Serial observations of angiotensin-converting enzyme and pulmonary function in sarcoidosis.
abstract: Fifty-six measurements of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level, diffusing capacity (DLCO), and total lung capacity (TLC) were made in 18 sarcoid patients with a maximum of 25 months of follow-up observation. During spontaneous or corticosteroid-induced changes in disease activity, there was a significant inverse correlation between changes in ACE level and changes in DLCO and between changes in ACE level and changes in TLC. These observations suggest that ACE measurement may be a useful adjunct to pulmonary function tests to follow the course of sarcoidosis and to monitor the effects of corticosteroid therapy on the lung.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000097:blood*; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014109:Total Lung Capacity
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A