title: Dietary sodium loading increases plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels in man.
abstract: The effect of dietary sodium loading on plasma human brain natriuretic peptide-like immunoreactivity (hBNP-li) was examined in 11 normotensive subjects aged 20-23 years. Plasma hBNP-li increased significantly with increasing dietary sodium intake, with levels of 1.33 +/- 0.17 pmol/l on day 5 of a normal-sodium diet (24-h urinary sodium excretion of 171 +/- 16 mmol) and 2.04 +/- 0.10 pmol/l (P less than 0.05, versus normal-sodium diet) on day 5 of a high-sodium diet (24-h urinary sodium excretion 503 +/- 36 mmol). Corresponding plasma atrial natriuretic factor levels were 5.6 +/- 1.7 pmol/l and 11.0 +/- 2.0 pmol/l (P less than 0.05, versus normal-sodium diet) on the normal- and high-sodium diets, respectively. These results suggest that, in addition to atrial natriuretic factor, BNP may be a new and important natriuretic peptide which regulates sodium homeostasis in man during increased sodium intake.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Coutie
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Khong
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Choy
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Struthers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D000450:Aldosterone; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D012964:Sodium; D012083:Renin