Abstract
Fourteen experimental indices were determined in 26 patients of chronic cor pulmonale due to COPD and in 32 healthy nonsmokers. It was found that elastase, TXB2, ATII, 5-HT, IgE, CTC and Ach were significantly higher whereas 6-keto -PGF1 alpha, C4 and cAMP lower in the blood from the patients. The roles played by these factors in the development of chronic cor pulmonale were discussed.
MeSH terms
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6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / blood
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Adult
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Aged
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Angiotensin II / blood
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Antigen-Antibody Complex / blood
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Complement C4 / analysis*
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive / complications*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pancreatic Elastase / blood*
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Pulmonary Heart Disease / blood*
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Pulmonary Heart Disease / etiology
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Serotonin / blood
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Thromboxane B2 / blood
Substances
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Antigen-Antibody Complex
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Complement C4
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Angiotensin II
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Serotonin
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Thromboxane B2
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6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha
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Pancreatic Elastase