title: Alterations in erythrocyte Na+,K+-cotransport in normal and hypertensive human pregnancy.
abstract: Many physiological variables known or thought to affect erythrocyte Na+,K+-cotransport are altered in pregnancy. The interrelationships of Na+,K+-cotransport and pregnancy were therefore examined. Values were elevated by more than 30% in both second and third trimesters with a return towards non-pregnant levels in the postpartum period. Although pregnancy was also associated with elevated plasma cholesterol, renin activity and aldosterone, there was no significant relationship within the pregnant group between Na+,K+-cotransport and any of these factors. No change could be demonstrated in Na+,K+-cotransport values after 7 days of either high (greater than 250 mmol/day) or low (less than 50 mmol/day) sodium intake and values for those who developed pregnancy-associated hypertension (PAH, pre-eclampsia) were not significantly different from those in continuously normotensive women in either the second or the third trimesters of pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D012414:Rubidium Radioisotopes; D002784:Cholesterol; D012964:Sodium; D012083:Renin; D011188:Potassium