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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
Calcium antagonists may increase glomerular filtration rate and renal plasma flow by antagonizing the intrarenal effects of angiotensin II and/or norepinephrine. We prospectively studied the effects of amlodipine, a once-a-day dihydropyridine calcium channel antagonist, in 19 patients with essential hypertension. Studies were performed after 4 weeks of placebo and 6 weeks of amlodipine therapy, and included the assessment of systolic and diastolic BP, renal clearances of inulin and p-aminohippurate, and determination of body fluid composition. Systolic and diastolic BPs were reduced following 6 weeks of amlodipine monotherapy. In spite of significant decreases in mean arterial pressure, there were increases in inulin clearance (+ 13%), and p-aminohippurate clearance (+ 19%). Filtration fraction was not changed. Renal vascular resistance was decreased (-25%). Total blood volume, extracellular fluid volume, and total body water and body weight were not changed. We conclude that amlodipine therapy has the potential to reverse renal abnormalities encountered in the hypertensive state.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0272-6386
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
446-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Amlodipine therapy corrects renal abnormalities encountered in the hypertensive state.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article