title: Non-adrenal synthesis of aldosterone: a reality check.
abstract: Advances in the sensitivity of molecular techniques during the 1990s led to a flurry of studies that supported the existence of extra-adrenal sites of aldosterone production in various tissues including the brain and the heart. Subsequent work was often conflicting or ambiguous, leading many to question whether extra-adrenal aldosterone was of any physiological importance, or whether it even existed. In this article, we review these studies and, in light of this evidence, discuss whether the current lack of interest in extra-adrenal aldosterone biosynthesis is justified.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom. smmk1w@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
authors.forename: John M C
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000378:metabolism; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone