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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
Radioimmunoassays of two unconjugated reduced metabolites of aldosterone were developed. Excretion rates of unconjugated 5 beta-dihydroaldosterone (5 beta-DHAld) and 3 alpha,5 beta-tetrahydroaldosterone (3 alpha,5 beta-THAld) were measured in 192 hypertensive patients and 16 normal subjects and results were compared with urinary tetrahydroaldosterone-glucuronide(TH-Aldo-glu), aldosterone-18-glucuronide (Aldo-18-glu) and 'free' aldosterone. Generally, values of unconjugated reduced metabolites correlated with one another but in some cases were exceptionally elevated indicating alteration of urinary bacterial flora or impairment of the enzymatic system regulating the conjugation reaction. We suggest that in those cases of hypertension and suspected primary aldosteronism when aldosterone-18-glucuronide and tetrahydroaldosterone glucuronide values remain within normal range, determination of the free metabolite fraction may be diagnostically helpful.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0300-0664
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical significance of unconjugated 3 alpha,5 beta-tetrahydroaldosterone and 5 beta-dihydroaldosterone measured by radioimmunoassay.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study