Effect of Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH) on Serum Hyaluronidase Inhibitor in Rheumatic Fever.
- 1 April 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 73 (4), 667-669
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-73-17781
Abstract
ACTH decreases the level of "nonspecific" hyaluronidase inhibitor in patients with rheumatic fever. This decrease parallels the drop in sedimentation rate and clinical course. It is suggested that this may be a reflection of the effect of adrenal hormones on changing the state of connective tissue so that it no longer reacts to the precipitating stimuli in the diseases of connective tissue.Keywords
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