title: [Basic and clinical studies of angiotensin II pressor responsiveness in pregnancy-induced-hypertension].
abstract: This paper shows the basic and clinical evaluations of pressor responsiveness to angiotensin II (A II) using A II sensitivity test (AST) in normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women. The results are as follows: I. Basic findings of A II pressor responsiveness 1. AST was performed sequentially from as early in gestation as possible throughout the remainder of pregnancy. At clinic visit the patients received A II infusions sufficient to raise baseline diastolic blood pressure by 20 mmHg. The dose (ng/kg/min) of A II required to elevate 20 mmHg of diastolic blood pressure was recorded as the EPD. Increased EPD indicates the dullness of refractoriness to A II. The EPD in normotensive women (non-PIH) increased as early as midpregnancy, but EPD in women destined to develop pregnancy-induced-hypertension (PIH) decreased significantly after the 20th week of gestation. 2. Plasma angiotensin level in non-PIH increased significantly compared to that of PIH. There exists a definite correlation between EPD in pregnant women and plasma angiotensin level. 3. The plasma TxB2/6-keto-PGF1 alpha ratio increased significantly in PIH compared with that of non-PIH because of the increase in the amount of TxB2. In the 2nd trimester, the ratio in women destined to developed PIH showed a significantly higher value than that of the non-PIH. 4. In healthy men and castrated rats the EPD significantly increased after the administration of progesterone. At 20 and 30 weeks' gestation, the plasma progesterone/estrogen ratio in women destined to develop PIH decreased significantly compared to that of the non-PIH.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kumamoto University Medical School.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000097:blood; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002118:Calcium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D000804:Angiotensin II; D011374:Progesterone; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D002118:Calcium