title: Temporal relations of the endocrine response to hypotension with sodium nitroprusside.
abstract: Sodium nitroprusside was infused intravenously for 10 minutes in normal men, reclining at 45 degrees, in a dose sufficient to decrease the arterial pressure by 10 mmHg. The effect on a variety of plasma hormones was measured during the infusion and for 20 minutes afterwards. The heart rate increased to a maximum of 149%. Norepinephrine rose to a maximum of 196% in 5 minutes. Epinephrine reached a peak of 207% after 10 minutes. Plasma renin activity reached a peak of 449% at 10 minutes. Aldosterone did not change during the infusion, but increased to a maximum of 145% 10 minutes later. Vasopressin increased sharply at the end of the infusion to 893% and then rapidly decreased. Corticotropin, prolactin and growth hormone started to increase toward the end of the infusion, but reached their maxima during recovery. Corticotropin (225%) and prolactin (288%) peaked 10 minutes after the infusion, while growth hormone (414%) appeared still to be rising 20 minutes after the end of the infusion. Cortisol also rose progressively during recovery to a level of 138%. No significant changes were seen in the concentrations of insulin, glucagon, atrial natriuretic peptide, bombesin or neurotensin.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Cardiologia, Università di Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ceconi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Giuli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panzali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D009599:Nitroprusside