title: Atrial natriuretic peptide in human plasma--comparison of radioreceptor versus radioimmunoassay.
abstract: A sensitive and specific procedure for the measurement of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in human plasma by radioreceptor assay, using bovine adrenal membranes treated with Triton-X-100, is described. Plasma levels (mean +/- SEM) of ANP in healthy subjects on a normal sodium intake were 8.4 +/- 1.4 pg/ml and could be modified by changes in sodium intake with increases in sodium intake being associated with higher levels. Mean plasma ANP was approximately 2-fold higher in patients with essential hypertension and 4-fold higher in patients with cardiac or renal disease. The values obtained were comparable in magnitude to those obtained by radioimmunoassay and there was a strong correlation (r = 0.94; p less than 0.001) between the values obtained by radioimmuno- and radioreceptor-assay. These results suggest that circulating ANP corresponds to the biologically active peptide and point to an important role of the atrial peptides in the control of sodium balance.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D012016:Reference Values; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D012964:Sodium