Pressor effect of moderate alcohol consumption in man: a proposed mechanism.
Ingestion of alcohol was associated with a highly significant increase in systolic blood pressure and heart rate which occurred before the blood alcohol reached its peak concentration of 16.9 (s.e.m. = 1.1) mol/1. Drinking non-alcoholic cold liquids caused a marked but transient fall in adrenaline and a rise in noradrenaline concentration. Alcohol prevented this fall in adrenaline and led to a sustained increase in noradrenaline concentration. These changes may be implicated in the elevation of blood pressure associated with alcohol consumption.
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood
D000431:Ethanol; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine