ACTH regulates blood pressure in man.
In normal and hypertensive subjects, many stimuli which increase ACTH secretion also increase blood pressure and conversely, many drugs which decrease ACTH secretion also decrease blood pressure. We postulate that the hypothalamopituitary adrenal axis plays a role in blood pressure regulation in normal and hypertensive man.
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000502:physiology
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone