title: [Cation flux in erythrocytes of patients with essential hypertension].
abstract: 86Rubidium influx and Na--K-cotransport have been investigated in erythrocytes of mild essential hypertensives and normotensives devoid of familial hypertension. For measurement of cotransport Na-loaded/K-depleted erythrocytes were used while rubidium influx (with and without ouabain) was determined under physiological conditions. Both transport systems were linear in time, the interassay variances in a range of about 10%. The patients with essential hypertension exhibited a decreased rubidium influx compared to the normotensive controls. Ouabain-sensitive fluxes were not significantly different between the two groups, whereas ouabain-resistent rubidium influx was diminished in the group of the patients. Na--K-cotransport was also found to be decreased in essential hypertension. There was no correlation between cotransport and Rb-influx. The results indicate changes in cation fluxes in erythrocytes of essential hypertensives, the Na--K-cotransport being rather more altered than rubidium influx. It is speculated that hypertensive persons with reduced rubidium flux rates may represent a subpopulation of essential hypertension and that their high blood pressure may be additionally influenced by exogeneous factors e.g. enhanced sodium uptake.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002412:Cations; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012413:Rubidium; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012964:Sodium; D012413:Rubidium; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Kationenfluxe am Erythrozyten bei Patienten mit essentieller Hypertonie.