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Corticosteroid hypertension.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8564448     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Over the past year, the focus in corticosteroid hypertension has been on the cloning of the enzyme 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, and the demonstration of a variety of mutations or deletions in the sequence coding for this enzyme in the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess. This syndrome is the third single-gene cause of human hypertension to be characterized, with glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism (1992) and Liddle's syndrome (1994). The three conditions are characterized by inappropriate control of aldosterone secretion (glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism), sodium retention (Liddle's syndrome) or aldosterone action (apparent mineralocorticoid excess), and underline a potential role of an aldosterone: salt imbalance in mineralocorticoid hypertension. No comparable mechanisms of hypertension following glucocorticoid receptor occupancy have been documented to date.
Authors:
J W Funder
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1062-4821     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Nephrol. Hypertens.     Publication Date:  1995 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-03-01     Completed Date:  1996-03-01     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9303753     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  432-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Baker Medical Research Institute, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / genetics,  metabolism*
Animals
Humans
Hypertension / etiology*,  metabolism
Mutation
Receptors, Steroid / genetics,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenal Cortex Hormones; 0/Receptors, Steroid

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