title: [Plasma noradrenaline in hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism].
abstract: Plasma noradrenaline concentrations (NA) were measured in 11 hypothyroid patients, 24 hypothyroid patients and 30 normal subjects after 30 minutes of supine rest and after 5 minutes of standing. Observed noradrenaline levels, after rest as well as after standing, were significantly higher in hypothyroid patients (NA rest = 0.66 +/- 0.35 microgram/l, NA standing = 1.26 +/- 0.70 micrograms/l) and significantly lower in hyperthyroid patients (NA rest = 0.22 +/- 0.13 micrograms/l, NA standing = 0.37 +/- 0.20 microgram/l) than in normal subjects (NA rest = 0.32 +/- 0.13 microgram/l, NA standing = 0.55 +/- 0.20 microgram/l). The increase in noradrenaline with standing, when expressed in percent, was similar for the three groups studied (about 100%). These results suggest that a sympathetic nervous system adaptation occurs in hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism as a compensatory phenomenon to the direct effect of thyroid hormones on the heart.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood*; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D009638:Norepinephrine
vernacular_title: Noradrénaline plasmatique dans l'hyperthyroïdie et l'hypothyroïdie.