title: Angiotensin-converting enzyme in diabetes mellitus dependence on metabolic aberration.
abstract: Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (s-ACE) was measured in 56 diabetic outpatients and in 6 juvenile insulin dependent diabetics who developed mild to moderate ketosis after insulin withdrawal. In the outpatients mean s-ACE was increased by 24% compared to healthy controls. However, development of ketosis resulted in significant reduction of s-ACE from 29.2 +/- 1.6 U/ml (+/- SEM) to 23.1 +/- 1.9 U/ml (p less than 0.05). In addition, a clearcut inverse correlation was observed between blood-3-hydroxybutyrate rise and s-ACE decrement (p less than 0.01). The reduction observed may be mediated through the metabolic acidosis.
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007328:Insulin; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid