title: Water immersion induced alterations of atrial natriuretic peptide in patients with noninflammatory acute renal failure.
abstract: Water immersion (WI) induced alterations of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), circulating plasma volume (PV), plasma, sodium and potassium level and mean blood pressure (MAP) were examined in 12 patients with noninflammatory acute renal failure (ARF) and in 15 healthy persons. In patients with ARF a significantly elevated basal ANP level (138.67 +/- 12.9 pg/ml versus 74.54 +/- 4.1 pg/ml in healthy persons and elevated MAP (111.9 +/- 3.5 mmHg in patients versus 87.3 +/- 1.8 mmHg in healthy persons) were found. WI induced a significant increase of plasma ANP level in both examined groups which was significantly more marked in healthy persons (152.42 +/- 12.82 pg/ml) than in patients with ARF (85.75 +/- 12.62 pg/ml). WI was accompanied by a significantly more marked reduction of MAP (22.6 +/- 2.9 mmHg) and sodium level (6.09 +/- 0.63 mmol/l) in patients with ARF than in healthy persons (12.07 +/- 1.52 mmHg and 4.2 +/- 0.11 mmol/l respectively). In contrast to healthy persons in patients with ARF WI did not induce enhanced diuresis. In patients with ARF a significantly more marked increase of PV was found than in controls. Data obtained in this study seem to prove preservation of the physiological regulatory mechanism of ANP secretion in ARF patients but reduction of ANP release induced by central volume expansion. The importance of elevated basal plasma levels in the maintenance of ARF has not been proven.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Silesian School of Medicine, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kokot
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grzeszczak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiecek
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor