POSSIBLE ROLE OF RENIN IN HYPERTENSION AS SUGGESTED BY RENIN-SODIUM PROFILING AND INHIBITION OF CONVERTING ENZYME
POSSIBLE ROLE OF RENIN IN HYPERTENSION AS SUGGESTED BY RENIN-SODIUM PROFILING AND INHIBITION OF CONVERTING ENZYME
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm197703242961201
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
LARAGH, JH
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作者:
CASE, DB;WALLACE, JM;LARAGH, JH
To block renin activity, a nonapeptide converting-enzyme inhibitor was given to 65 seated hypertensive patients. Depressor responses occurred only when control plasma renin activity exceeded 2 ng angiotensin l/ml per h and correlated directly in amplitude with control plasma renin activity and with induced increments in activity (P < 0.001 for both). Depressor responses, like renin activity, were characteristic for renin subgroups as defined by renin-Na profiling. Before and after Na deprivation, the nonapeptide reduced diastolic pressure in all patients with high renin (by 17.3 and 19.8%) and most patients with normal renin (by 9.1 and 17.7%). Low-renin patients remained unresponsive. This enzyme blockade may cause bradykinin accumulation. If depressor responses are due to blockade of angiotensin II formation, irrespective of Na balance, measurements of plasma renin activity reflect its contribution to blood-pressure maintenance. Broad participation of the renin system in common forms of hypertension is suggested.