title: Effects of guanfacine monotherapy on blood pressure, heart rate, plasma renin activity, aldosterone, and catecholamines in hypertensive patients with chronic glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Effects of guanfacine, a centrally acting antihypertensive, on blood pressure, heart rate, plasma renin activity, serum aldosterone, plasma norepinephrine, and renal function were evaluated in 16 patients with hypertension with biopsy-proved chronic glomerulonephritis. Guanfacine monotherapy with a daily dose of 1 to 2.5 mg at bedtime for 6 months brought about a significant reduction in blood pressure (171 +/- 2/110 +/- 2 to 144 +/- 2/89 +/- 1 mm Hg; P less than 0.01), with concurrent decreases in heart rate (78 +/- 2 to 70 +/- 2 bpm; P less than 0.01), plasma renin activity (1.96 +/- 0.12 to 1.21 +/- 0.19 ng/ml/hr; P less than 0.05), aldosterone (14.6 +/- 1.5 to 9.7 +/- 0.9 ng/dl; P less than 0.05), plasma norepinephrine (220.5 +/- 24.2 to 132.8 +/- 27.7 pg/ml; P less than 0.05). There was no change in serum creatinine, beta 2-microglobulin, or endogenous creatinine clearance during guanfacine monotherapy. Our data suggest that guanfacine exerts its antihypertensive effect via the inhibition of sympathetic outflow and in part the suppression of the reninangiotensin-aldosterone system and that guanfacine is suitable for the effective treatment of hypertension associated with chronic glomerulonephritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Kanto-Teishin Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gomi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuhara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nakayama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D016316:Guanfacine; D006146:Guanidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002395:Catecholamines; D006146:Guanidines; D010648:Phenylacetates; D016316:Guanfacine; D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin