Immunological Changes in Elastin Degradation Indices in Prehypertensive Patients

ABSTRACT

Survey target is to investigate and compare the elastin degradation immunological indices in prehypertension patients and in control group comprised by healthy persons, and to analyze the relations between systolic, diastolic and pulse arterial tension with the elastin degradation immunological indices in prehypertensive persons and in control group comprised by healthy persons. A group of 30 persons was formed whose average age was 42.7 years; the control group comprised 20 persons whose average age was the same as the one in the tested group. In both groups by means of immunological and biochemical methods were tested carbohydrate and lipid turnover, as well as the immunological indices of elastin degradation. Conclusions were drawn for changes in elastin turnover in prehypertensive condition.