title: Dopamine, the kidney and essential hypertension studies with gludopa.
abstract: The formation and action of intrarenal dopamine is reviewed, as also is the evidence for the use of gamma-L-glutamyl-L-dopa as a relatively renally specific dopaminergic pro-drug. 'Salt sensitive' patients with essential hypertension may have a fault in the renal mobilisation of dopamine by sodium chloride. This failure of sodium to dopamine coupling may be particularly prevalent in the Negro race.
mesh_terms: D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C017342:gamma-glutamyl DOPA; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine; D004298:Dopamine