title: The effect of hemodialysis on levels of cyclic nucleotide-associated hormones in patients with chronic renal failure.
abstract: In order to determine the molecular basis for the loss of catecholamine responsiveness in skeletal muscle in chronic azotemia, plasma and serum levels of catecholamines and other hormones whose mechanisms of action are associated in part with cyclic nucleotide mediation were assessed in 37 patients with chronic azotemia. Samples were obtained prior to and immediately following conventional hemodialysis. Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels in patients predialysis were increased 50% and 25% respectively compared to control subjects. Levels of insulin, prolactin, aldosterone and renin were also in creased in azotemic patients prior to dialysis. Conventional hemodialysis reduced serum levels of growth hormone, but had no effect of the elevated levels of all other hormones found in patients predialysis. In particular, plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels were unaffected by hemodialysis. Despite these findings, hemodialysis did reduce to normal levels the elevated plasma levels of cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP observed in uremic subjects predialysis. These data are consistent with increased adrenergic outflow in patients with chronic azotemia, and suggest a mechanism of homologous desensitization of the catecholamine receptor adenylyl cyclase unit in chronic azotemia.
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000097:blood; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009712:Nucleotides, Cyclic / Q000097:blood*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D006728:Hormones; D007328:Insulin; D009712:Nucleotides, Cyclic; D000450:Aldosterone; D011388:Prolactin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006152:Cyclic GMP