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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
Increased plasma concentrations of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and big endothelin-1 (big ET-1) have been reported in patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRD). In the present study, which included hemodialysis (HD) patients with (n = 21) and without (n = 32) ischemic heart disease, the putative association between plasma levels of ET-1 and big ET-1 and ischemic heart disease and the influence of the dialysis procedure on ET concentrations was investigated. This study also examined in an additional five HD patients without cardiac disease whether intravenously infused ET-1 and big ET-1 (0.2, 1, and 4 pmol/kg per min, each dose for 20 min) preserve their vasoactive potency and whether exogenous big ET-1, which in healthy humans is converted in the kidney, is still converted to ET-1 in ESRD. HD patients with ischemic heart disease demonstrated higher plasma levels of ET-1 and big ET-1 than HD patients without this disorder, and HD reduced plasma ET-1 and big ET-1 concentrations. In HD patients, the big ET-1 infusion, resulting in a 1.5-fold increase in plasma ET-1, caused a more marked and prolonged rise in mean arterial BP than ET-1 (20% versus 13%, P = 0.0001) and a slightly smaller but more prolonged decrease in estimated splanchnic blood flow than ET-1 (37% versus 44%, P = 0.02). Furthermore, big ET-1 lowered heart rate by 9% (P = 0.01) but ET-1 did not. Plasma half-lives of ET-1 and big ET-1 were longer in HD patients than in healthy humans. Thus, ET-1 and big ET-1 preserve their vasoactive potency, and circulating big ET-1 is still converted to active ET-1 in ESRD. Consequently, the increased plasma levels of ET-1 and big ET-1 noted in HD patients, especially in patients with ischemic heart disease, might play a role in the development of uremic cardiovascular complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1046-6673
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1037-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Endothelin-1, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Endothelins, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Hemodynamics, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Myocardial Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Osmolar Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Renal Dialysis, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Splanchnic Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:10232690-Time Factors
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Hemodynamic effects of endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1 in chronic hemodialysis patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Science, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Sweden. astrid.ottosson-seeberger@renalmed.hs.sll.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't