title: [The level of plasma endothelin-1 in patients with essential hypertension].
abstract: Endothelin-1 (ET-1) as a potent vasoconstrictor, has mitogenic and inotropic properties, stimulates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and sympathetic nervous system. The results of recent studies suggest that overall hemodynamic effects of ET-1 may play a part in the control of blood pressure and the pathophysiology of hypertension. Several investigators have invoked increase level of ET-1 in human essential hypertension but the results of studies concerning hypertensive patients with normal renal function have shown that they have similar concentrations of ET-1 to those in normotensives. To establish whether ET-1 may elevate of blood pressure, the value of plasma ET-1 activity was determined in peripheral blood in 101 patients with essential hypertension. There was no significant difference between in mean level of ET-1 in patients with essential hypertension and in control group. The plasma ET 1 was significantly higher in patients with severe hypertension than that of patients with mild and moderate hypertension, and in patients with severe hypertension there was a correlation between the level of ET-1 and microalbuminuria. There was no correlation between the plasma ET-1 level and systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in the patients with essential hypertension as a whole, not was there any correlation between ET-1 and noradrenaline, aldosterone level and renin plasma activity.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Kardiologii AM we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Halawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin; D009638:Norepinephrine