title: [Plasma aldosterone and renin activity in hypopituitarism (author's transl)].
abstract: Plasma renin activity (P.R.A.) and plasma aldosterone were measured in twelve patients having hypopituitarism. Both mean values of this group were significantly lower than in normal subjects (P.R.A. recumbent: p less than 0.001, upright: p less than 0.001, plasma aldosterone: recumbent: p less than 0.02, upright: p less than 0.005). Hyporeninism is a controversed feature in hypopituitarism. Our preliminary data suggest that it is not directly correlated to ACTH or cortisol deficiency. Nevertheless it may explain the hypoaldosteronism prior reported in such patients.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D003366:Cosyntropin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000097:blood; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / Q000172:deficiency; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior; D003366:Cosyntropin; D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin
vernacular_title: Aldosterone et activité renine plasmatiques dans l'hypopituitarisme anterieur.