title: Atrial natriuretic peptide during mineralocorticoid escape in the human.
abstract: The relationship between plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and mineralocorticoid escape was examined in six normal men (age, 20-32 yr) treated with 0.4 mg/day fludrocortisone acetate for 9-14 days. Urinary sodium excretion decreased from 162 +/- 15 (SEM) meq/24 h before to 97 +/- 10 meq/24 h during fludrocortisone acetate administration (P less than 0.05). Despite continued fludrocortisone acetate administration, sodium excretion subsequently returned to baseline (escape). Plasma ANP increased from 33 +/- 6 pg/ml (control) to 55 +/- 14 pg/ml on the first day of escape (P less than 0.05). Escape was associated with a decrease in PRA from 0.90 +/- 0.22 (control) to 0.26 +/- 0.08 ng/ml X h (escape, P less than 0.05). The escape phenomenon was not associated with a significant change in mean arterial pressure or glomerular filtration rate. This study demonstrates that mineralocorticoid escape is temporally related to a significant increase in circulating ANP.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D005438:Fludrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000187:drug effects*; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D012083:Renin; D005438:Fludrocortisone