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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity was measured in 70 middle-aged male drinkers with or without elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GTP) activity and high BP. Serum ACE activity in hypertensive drinkers with elevated serum gamma-GTP was higher than that in drinkers, both normotensive and hypertensive, with normal serum gamma-GTP. Serum ACE levels were strongly correlated with alcohol consumption and serum gamma-GTP levels. Since the induction of ACE by alcohol in hepatic cells has been disputed, the coincident elevation of serum ACE and gamma-GTP activities in hypertensive drinkers may support the contention that the close association between gamma-GTP levels and BP found in drinkers is not mainly related to the induction of gamma-GTP in the hepatic cells, but related to the hepatic cell damage caused by alcohol.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0950-9240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
183-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Elevations of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities in hypertensive drinkers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hygiene, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article