Dergiler / Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences / 1998 / Cilt: 28 - Sayı: 3

Angiotensin converting enzyme activity in the serum, lung, liver and kidney in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and diabetic nephropathy

Sayfa
231–238
DOI
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Abstract

To clarify the relationship between the alterations of the levels of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and diabetic nephropathy, ACE activity in the lung, liver, kidney and serum were investigated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The levels of serum ACE activity unchanged 3 days post STZ treatment but it was significantly an increase 12 and 30 days post STZ treatment in diabetic rats (p