title: [Reduction of alcohol consumption and its effect on Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity of red blood cell membrane].
abstract: Fifty-four untreated, mildly hypertensive men who were civil servants and were aged 30-59 years reduced their alcohol consumption as much as possible for three weeks. Then blood pressure and serum gamma GTP decreased significantly, but Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity of the red blood cell membrane did not change significantly. The enzyme activity in twenty subjects (45.5% of total subjects) increased and that in twenty-four subjects (54.5%) decreased or was unchanged. No significant relationship between the ratio of the change of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity and that of blood pressure or serum gamma GTP was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kagamimori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueshima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000097:blood*; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase