title: beta-Endorphin and blood pressure in multiple trauma victims.
abstract: In addition to pain and stress, endogenous opiates and in particular beta-endorphin could be involved in the modulation of cardiovascular parameters. Several studies have thus shown increases in plasma beta-endorphin levels in the course of septic or hypovolemic shock. Our study involving 44 multiple trauma patients indicates that even in the absence of any hemodynamic disorders, there is a correlation between systolic blood pressure and plasma beta-endorphins. These results argue in favor of the existence of feedback between systolic blood pressure and plasma beta-endorphins.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine Secteur Nord, URA CNRS 1455, Marseille France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guieu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paganelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Juin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rochat
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bechis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Devaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001615:beta-Endorphin