title: Abnormal relationship between dietary sodium intake and red cell sodium transport in salt-sensitive patients with essential hypertension.
abstract: The effects of high sodium intake on erythrocyte 22Na efflux rate constants were studied in 25 patients with essential hypertension and 9 normal subjects. With changes in sodium intake from 100 mEq to 300 mEq/day, both total and ouabain sensitive 22Na efflux rate constants decreased significantly (p less than 0.001) in "salt-sensitive" patients (-0.031 +/- 0.005 and -0.035 +/- 0.006 /hr, respectively), but these responses were variable in "nonsalt-sensitive" patients and in normal subjects. The "salt-sensitive" patients showed a significant increase in their body weight, while intraerythrocyte sodium contents remained unchanged in the both groups. These results suggest that the abnormal change in membrane Na-K-ATPase activity may, at least in part, be involved in the mechanism of sodium susceptibility in patients with essential hypertension.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000178:diet therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010042:Ouabain; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium