Chronic effect of beta-adrenoceptor blockade on plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide during exercise in essential hypertension.
Many factors have been reported to stimulate the release of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as well as atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). In hypertensive patients, however, little is known about whether these factors differ from those in normotensive subjects or if they are influenced by antihypertensive treatment. We measured the plasma concentrations of BNP and ANP in 12 hypertensive patients and examined the chronic effects of beta-adrenoceptor blockade on BNP secretion during exercise with a bicycle ergometer. The exercise raised both plasma BNP and ANP with concomitant increases in systolic blood pressure, heart rate (HR) and plasma norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (Epi) before and after treatment. Before treatment, the changes in ANP and BNP correlated with that in HR (p < 0.05). After treatment 4 wk of treatment, the change in ANP correlated with those in NE and Epi as well as HR. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that only NE was a significant stimulus for ANP secretion during the treatment period. As for BNP, HR was the only significant stimulant for its secretion both before and after treatment. In essential hypertension, beta-adrenergic receptor blockade affected the factors stimulating exercise-induced ANP release but not those stimulating BNP release. BNP release, therefore, seems to be stimulated by similar but distinct factors from those that stimulate ANP release.
Tanaka
M
M
First Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
Ishizaka
Y
Y
Ishiyama
Y
Y
Kato
J
J
Kida
O
O
Kitamura
K
K
Kangawa
K
K
Eto
T
T
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017298:Bisoprolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D009638:Norepinephrine; D017298:Bisoprolol