title: [Cardiac and renal sodium-modulating hormones in juvenile arterial hypertension. The physiopathological aspects and therapeutic results of a trial at the Policlinico Militare Celio in Rome].
abstract: Sodium balance plays a primary role in blood pressure regulation. Atrial natriuretic peptide, a recently discovered natriuretic substance, seems to participate in renal sodium handling, but its behavior in essential hypertension has not been fully defined. In our study, to avoid the "contamination" of factors other than hypertension, we evaluated the plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide in young men at military draft age. Our main results showed that plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels are higher in young hypertensives with low plasma renin activity and low urinary excretion of active kallikrein. The influence of a positive genetic background for essential hypertension on plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels was also investigated. Our data showed slightly elevated levels of the atrial hormone in young normotensives with a family history of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Istituto di I Clinica Medica.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musca
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cammarella
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Labbadia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000652:urine; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*; D012384:Rome; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D012964:Sodium; D007610:Kallikreins; D012083:Renin
vernacular_title: Ormoni sodiomodulanti cardiaci e renali nell'ipertensione arteriosa giovanile. Considerazioni fisiopatologiche e terapeutiche derivate da una esperienza condotta nel Policlinico Militare Celio di Roma.