title: Urinary cyclic adenosine monophosphate in young adults and elderly subjects.
abstract: The 24-hour urinary excretion of cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) was measured by a protein-binding assay in 55 healthy volunteers (aged 20-35 yr) and in 30 hospitalized elderly subjects (aged 70-93 yr). In the older subjects the mean 24-hour cAMP excretion was significantly lower; the correlation between cAMP excretion and age demonstrated a progressive decrease from the age of 70 to the tenth decade. Many different factors could account for the reduced urinary cAMP excretion in elderly subjects: a decline in the reactivity of the adenyl cyclase-cAMP system related to physiological ageing; reduced physical activity; a reduction in the glomerular filtration rate or decreased production of cAMP by tubular cells in the senile kidney.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases