title: Plasma levels of vasoactive regulatory peptides in patients receiving regular hemodialysis treatment.
abstract: The fasting plasma levels of 10 vasoactive regulatory peptides were measured by radioimmunoassay in 23 stable patients with chronic renal failure receiving regular hemodialysis treatment (RDT) and compared with those of healthy controls. The plasma concentrations of arginine vasopressin, atrial natriuretic peptide, beta-endorphin, methionine-enkephalin, motilin, neuropeptide Y, substance P, and vasoactive intestinal peptide were increased. The plasma level of calcitonin gene-related peptide was not statistically different from that of the controls. The plasma concentration of gamma 2-melanocyte-stimulating hormone was lowered in the RDT-patients. The arterial blood pressure correlated with the plasma levels of motilin and neuropeptide Y. We conclude that patients with chronic renal failure receiving RDT have increased concentrations of 8 out of 10 measured vasoactive regulatory peptides. The elevated levels of vasoactive peptides may contribute to the adaptation of the cardiovascular system to impaired renal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hegbrant
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thysell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ekman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000097:blood; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009037:Motilin / Q000097:blood; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000097:blood; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000097:blood*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013373:Substance P / Q000097:blood; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000097:blood; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D009479:Neuropeptides; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D013373:Substance P; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D009037:Motilin; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor