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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-4-30
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pubmed:abstractText |
A total of 31 healthy volunteers [39 +/- 7 (SD) years] and 18 untreated essential hypertensive subjects [43 +/- 9 years] collected urine for 24 h after a physical examination and laboratory tests. Radioimmunoassay measurements of angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)] in urine and plasma were done as described previously. Sitting systolic and diastolic blood pressures (+/- SD) averaged 118 +/- 11/74 +/- 7 mm Hg and 146 +/- 16/96 +/- 8 mm Hg in normal and essential hypertensive subjects, respectively (P < .001), whereas 24 h urinary volume was not different in normal and essential hypertensive subjects (P > .05). The concentration of Ang-(1-7) in the urine of normal subjects averaged 62.6 +/- 22.6 pmol/L corresponding to a urinary excretion rate of 98.9 +/- 44.7 pmol/24 h. Concurrent measurements of plasma Ang-(1-7) showed that the content of Ang-(1-7) in urine was 2.5-fold higher than that measured in the plasma. In contrast, untreated essential hypertensive subjects had lower concentrations and 24 h urinary excretion rates of Ang-(1-7) averaging 39.4 +/- 18.0 pmol/L and 60.2 +/- 14.6 pmol/24 h, respectively, (P < .001). Differences in the excretory rate of Ang-(1-7) between normal volunteers and essential hypertensive subjects were not modified by normalization of the data by urinary creatinine excretion rates. Urinary concentrations of Ang-(1-7) correlated inversely with systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressures (r = -0.48, P < .001). Both urinary Ang-(1-7) [odds ratio of 0.92 (95% CI: 0.88-0.97)] and age were independent predictors of systolic blood pressure. These studies demonstrated the presence of Ang-(1-7) in urine and the existence of reduced levels of the heptapeptide in individuals with untreated essential hypertension. The relatively higher concentrations of Ang-(1-7) in urine compared to plasma agrees with data that showed that Ang-(1-7) may contribute to the regulation of blood pressure. The inverse association between Ang-(1-7) and arterial pressure provides a potential marker for the characterization of forms of essential hypertension associated with reduced production or activity of vasodilator hormones.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0895-7061
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
11
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
137-46
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-2-24
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Angiotensin II,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Hypertension,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Kidney,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:9524041-Peptide Fragments
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pubmed:year |
1998
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Characterization of angiotensin-(1-7) in the urine of normal and essential hypertensive subjects.
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pubmed:affiliation |
The Hypertension Center, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. cferrari@bgsm.edu
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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