title: [Hemodynamic and renal effects of synthetic atrial natriuretic factor (alpha-h-ANF) in patients with congestive heart failure].
abstract: We studied the effects of alpha-human atrial natriuretic factor (alpha-h-ANF) on diuresis, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), natriuresis, atrial blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and plasmatic levels of aldosterone, renin activity (PRA), antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in 21 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), (NYHA, class IV) and 15 healthy volunteers. Three different doses (25, 50 and 100 micrograms) of alpha-h-ANF were administered; each subject received only one dose. Protocol was as follows: 2 periods of 30 minutes each before alpha-h-ANF administration; 2 periods of 15 minutes and 3 of 30 minutes each after it. Aldosterone, PRA, ADH and plasmatic level of ANF were measured by radioimmunoassay. In patients with CHF 25 and 50 micrograms of alpha-h-ANF produced a significant increase in diuresis, GFR, and natriuresis but no modification of BP. On the contrary BP decreased significantly after 100 micrograms of alpha-h-ANF, without changes in renal function. In healthy volunteers the effects of alpha-h-ANF appeared simultaneously and to same degree after each dose. Both in patients and healthy subjects alpha-h-ANF administration had little effect on aldosterone, renin and ADH secretion. The effects of alpha-h-ANF in patients with CHF may be caused by a lowered receptor sensitivity due to a high level of ANF and to their different haemodynamic status.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia Speciale Medica e Metodologia Clinica, Terapia Medica Sistematica, Università degli Studi di Bologna.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guardigli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cappelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernardi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014667:Vasopressins; D000450:Aldosterone; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D012083:Renin
vernacular_title: Effetti emodinamici e renali del fattore natriuretico atriale di sintesi (alpha-h-ANF) in pazienti con scompenso cardiaco congestizio.