Effects of Acute Volume Loading on Kidney Function in Patients with Essential Hypertension, as Estimated by the Lithium Clearance Method
作者:
Niels-Henrik Holstein-Rathlou,
Ulrik Svendsen,
Paul Leyssac,
期刊:
Journal of Hypertension
(OVID Available online 1985)
卷期:
Volume 3,
issue 5
页码: 511-516
ISSN:0263-6352
年代: 1985
出版商: OVID
关键词: Exaggerated natriuresis;lithium clearance;tubular reabsorption of sodium;hypertension
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
This study investigated the mechanism underlying the exaggerated natriuresis seen in patients with essential hypertension. The study used the lithium clearance method, which permits accurate determination of both proximal and distal sodium reabsorption in man. One litre of isotonic sodium chloride, intravenously (i.v.), produced a significant increase in sodium excretion in patients with essential hypertension, both during and after the infusion. This increase in sodium excretion was accompanied by a significant increase in the clearance of lithium, indicating an increased output of isotonic fluid from the proximal tubules. The calculated distal reabsorption of sodium increased during the natriuresis. In the normotensive controls, sodium excretion increased only after the infusion of 1 I isotonic saline. This was accompanied by a modest increase in absolute distal sodium reabsorption. However, when the amount of saline was increased to 2 I, similar changes to those seen in hypertensives given 1 I of saline occurred in normotensive subjects. Furthermore, chronic antihypertensive treatment abolished the phenomenon of exaggerated natriuresis.It is concluded that the exaggerated natriuresis represents the normal response to sodium loading being reset to a lower level. This resetting may be a secondary consequence of the high blood pressure, since lowering the pressure abolishes the phenomenon.
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