title: Chemical, experimental, and clinical studies on endogenous ouabain-like substance in hypertension.
abstract: A heat-stable, low molecular weight, anionic substance(s) capable of inhibiting 3H-ouabain binding and Na+-K+-ATPase activity could be extracted from human urine and plasma. The level of the inhibitor was elevated in 40%-50% of essential hypertensives, compared to controls, and also in some of the offspring of hypertensive parents. Higher levels of the inhibitor were measured in patients treated with beta-blocking agents than in those treated with diuretics. The inhibitor extracted from plasma also appeared capable of (1) inhibiting the uptake of serotonin in human platelets, an Na+-dependent mechanism, and (2) inducing an increase in blood pressure when injected intracerebroventricularly. From these various data, we propose that the increase in the endogenous inhibitor may play a role in essential hypertension and may modulate, at least partially, some of the various cell functions that depend on a transmembrane Na+ gradient, including cellular excitability.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cloix
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crabos
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Devynck
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Elghozi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Henning
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lacerda-Jacomini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pernollet
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010042:Ouabain / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D012701:Serotonin; D010042:Ouabain; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium