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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8764
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the hypothesis that calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a potent vasodilator, is an important physiological defence against fluid overload, plasma CGRP concentrations were measured in various degrees of fluid overload in 26 haemodialysis patients, for whom diuresis, mediated by atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), is not a possible defence mechanism. Plasma CGRP concentrations were positively correlated with the degree of fluid excess (r = 0.815, p = 0.0001) and were significantly higher in 5 patients with severe fluid overload than in those less severely affected (143 [SE 14] vs 52 [11] pmol/l; p less than 0.001). CGRP may be an effective defence against complications of fluid overload since it can increase capitance by vasodilatation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
338
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
411-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasma concentrations of calcitonin gene-related peptide in fluid overload.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't