Document Detail


Extrarenal role of aldosterone in the regulation of blood pressure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3390321     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To assess the hypothesis that aldosterone may have direct vasoconstrictive action, the acute effects of canrenoate potassium (Soldactone, S), an aldosterone antagonist, on hemodynamics and hormonal responses were determined before and after the intravenous administration of 2 mg/kg S in 11 patients with primary aldosteronism (PA), 9 patients with essential hypertension (EH), and 5 patients with renovascular hypertension (RVH). S caused a significant -12 +/- 2 mm Hg decrease in MBP in PA, -5 +/- 2 mm Hg in EH, and -4 +/- 1 mm Hg in RVH. Reduction in MBP was significantly higher in PA than in the others and there was a negative correlation between changes in MBP and basal PAC. The cardiac index did not change throughout the study in all groups, which led to a significant reduction in total peripheral resistance index (TPRI) in PA but not in the others. There was a significant correlation between changes in MBP and TPRI (r = 0.82, p less than 0.01). PRA did not change throughout the study, but PAC and cortisol were significantly elevated. There were no correlations between changes in MBP and hormonal responses. In conclusion, S resulted in a significant reduction of MBP mediated by a significant reduction of TPRI. These results suggest that aldosterone may have direct vasoconstrictive action and this extrarenal effect of aldosterone may be involved in the regulation of blood pressure.
Authors:
M Yamakado; M Nagano; M Umezu; H Tagawa; H Kiyose; S Tanaka
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of hypertension     Volume:  1     ISSN:  0895-7061     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Hypertens.     Publication Date:  1988 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-08-22     Completed Date:  1988-08-22     Revised Date:  2009-02-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8803676     Medline TA:  Am J Hypertens     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  276-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aldosterone / blood,  physiology*
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Canrenoate Potassium / administration & dosage
Humans
Hydrocortisone / blood
Hyperaldosteronism / physiopathology
Hypertension, Renovascular / physiopathology
Kidney / physiology*
Middle Aged
Vascular Resistance / drug effects
Vasoconstriction / drug effects*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
2181-04-6/Canrenoate Potassium; 50-23-7/Hydrocortisone; 52-39-1/Aldosterone

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Changes in 5 alpha- and 5 beta-reductase pathways of aldosterone metabolism by dietary sodium.
Next Document:  The role of chloride in the sympathetic nervous system in DOCA-salt hypertension.