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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1972-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
The peripheral plasma levels of aldosterone, renin activity (PRA), potassium, corticosterone, cortisol, and in some cases angiotensin II, were measured in normal subjects undergoing postural changes, acute diuretic-induced volume depletion, and alterations in dietary sodium. On a 10 mEq sodium/100 mEq potassium intake, subjects supine for 3 consecutive days had identical diurnal patterns of PRA, angiotensin II, aldosterone, cortisol, and corticosterone, with peaks at 8 a.m. and nadirs at 11 p.m. With an increase in sodium intake to 200 mEq, plasma levels of aldosterone and PRA fell to one-third their previous levels but the diurnal pattern in supine subjects was unchanged and again parallel to that of cortisol and corticosterone. There was no diurnal variation of plasma potassium on either sodium intake in the supine subjects. On a 10 mEq sodium/100 mEq potassium intake, supine 8 a.m. plasma aldosterone (55+/-7 ng/100 ml) and PRA (886+/-121 ng/100 ml per 3 hr) increased by 150-200% after subjects were upright for 3 hr. However, even though the patients maintained an upright activity pattern, there was a significant fall in plasma aldosterone to 33+/-5 ng/100 ml at 11 p.m. Potassium levels varied in a fashion parallel to aldosterone and PRA. Plasma cortisol and corticosterone had a diurnal pattern similar to that found in supine subjects. In response to acute diuretic-induced volume depletion, the nocturnal fall in aldosterone levels did not occur. The 11 p.m. value (102+/-20 ng/100 ml) and the 8 a.m. value postdiuresis (86+/-15 ng/100 ml) were both significantly greater than the prediuresis levels. PRA showed a similar altered pattern while potassium levels fell throughout the day. In some but not all studies, changes in plasma aldosterone coincided with changes in plasma cortisol, corticosterone, and/or potassium. However, in all studies, changes in plasma aldosterone were invariably associated with parallel changes in plasma renin activity and/or angiotensin II levels. These findings support the concept that PRA is the dominant factor in the control of aldosterone when volume and/or dietary sodium is altered in normal man.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-9738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1731-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1972
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies of the control of plasma aldosterone concentration in normal man. I. Response to posture, acute and chronic volume depletion, and sodium loading.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article