TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypotensive and natriuretic effects of nifedipine in essential hypertension. Role of renal kallikrein-kinin-prostaglandin and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems
AU - Tsunoda, K.
AU - Abe, K.
AU - Omata, K.
AU - Kudo, K.
AU - Sato, M.
AU - Kohzuki, M.
AU - Tanno, M.
AU - Seino, M.
AU - Yasujima, M.
AU - Yoshinaga, K.
PY - 1986/12/1
Y1 - 1986/12/1
N2 - To assess the role of renal kallikrein-kinin-prostaglandin and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems in the diuretic and natriuretic actions of nifedipine, a calcium-channel blocker, 20 mg of nifedipine was administered orally to 15 patients with essential hypertension. Nifedipine promptly induced a hypotensive effect and an increase in pulse rate. Urine volume, urinary sodium excretion, and creatinine clearance were significantly increased after the administration of nifedipine by 63.5%, 48.5% and 12.4%, respectively. Urinary excretion of kallikrein and prostaglandin E were also significantly increased after the administration of nifedipine by 29.4% and 50.0%, respectively. The change in urinary kallikrein excretion was significantly correlated with that in urine volume (r = 0.70, p <0.01) or that in urinary sodium excretion (r = 0.86, p <0.01). In addition, the change in urinary prostaglandin E excretion was also significantly correlated with that in urine volume (r = 0.72, p <0.01) or that in urinary sodium excretion (r = 0.53, p <0.05). Plasma aldosterone concentration did not changes despite of the marked increase in plasma renin activity, and plasma aldosterone concentration/plasma renin activity ratio decreased after the administration of nifedipine. These results suggest that the augmented renal kallikrein-kinin-prostaglandin system and the suppressed secretion of aldosterone may be associated with the diuretic and natriuretic action of nifedipine and may contribute to the reduction in blood pressure that is caused mainly by its vasodilatory action.
AB - To assess the role of renal kallikrein-kinin-prostaglandin and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems in the diuretic and natriuretic actions of nifedipine, a calcium-channel blocker, 20 mg of nifedipine was administered orally to 15 patients with essential hypertension. Nifedipine promptly induced a hypotensive effect and an increase in pulse rate. Urine volume, urinary sodium excretion, and creatinine clearance were significantly increased after the administration of nifedipine by 63.5%, 48.5% and 12.4%, respectively. Urinary excretion of kallikrein and prostaglandin E were also significantly increased after the administration of nifedipine by 29.4% and 50.0%, respectively. The change in urinary kallikrein excretion was significantly correlated with that in urine volume (r = 0.70, p <0.01) or that in urinary sodium excretion (r = 0.86, p <0.01). In addition, the change in urinary prostaglandin E excretion was also significantly correlated with that in urine volume (r = 0.72, p <0.01) or that in urinary sodium excretion (r = 0.53, p <0.05). Plasma aldosterone concentration did not changes despite of the marked increase in plasma renin activity, and plasma aldosterone concentration/plasma renin activity ratio decreased after the administration of nifedipine. These results suggest that the augmented renal kallikrein-kinin-prostaglandin system and the suppressed secretion of aldosterone may be associated with the diuretic and natriuretic action of nifedipine and may contribute to the reduction in blood pressure that is caused mainly by its vasodilatory action.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3640807
AN - SCOPUS:0022987515
VL - 2
SP - 263
EP - 270
JO - American Journal of Hypertension
JF - American Journal of Hypertension
SN - 0895-7061
IS - 3
ER -