title: Long-term magnesium supplementation in essential hypertension.
abstract: The main objective of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effects of magnesium pidolate (15 mmol/day) on blood pressure at rest and during sympathetic stimulation induced by cold, isometric and tilt test; peripheral blood flow has been evaluated by strain-gauge plethysmography. Fourteen mild to moderate hypertensives (8 males, 6 females, age range 40-60 years) were randomly given magnesium or placebo in a double-blind parallel clinical trial for 6 months. In the actively treated group magnesium urinary excretion increased from 5.3 +/- 2 to 7.7 +/- 2 mmol/24 h, and serum magnesium changed from 0.9 +/- 0.1 to 1.0 +/- 0.2 mmol/l. On magnesium, BP changed at rest from 156/97 +/- 12/4 to 149/90 +/- 8/3 mm Hg, during cold pressor test from 169/105 +/- 9/6 to 174/105 +/- 15/4, during isometric exercise from 170/107 +/- 13/9 to 170/105 +/- 20/6, and during tilt test from 149/96 +/- 11/6 to 153/96 +/- 17/7 mm Hg. Similar changes were observed in the placebo group. Peripheral resistances were 14.7 +/- 4 and 9.8 +/- 2 PRU before and after magnesium, respectively. These data indicate that long-term magnesium pidolate supplementation does not affect blood pressure at rest and during sympathetic stimulation, despite a slight, nonsignificant reduction in forearm peripheral resistance.
authors: Institute of Internal Medicine, 2nd Medical School, University of Naples, Italy.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Ferrara
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Iannuzzi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Castaldo
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Iannuzzi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Dello Russo
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mancini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D008274:Magnesium; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid