Water immersion up to the neck (WI) results in a central hypervolemia; the increased atrial pressure, evoked by this maneuver, stimulates low pressure receptors (LPR) which exert tonic inhibition on sympathetic activity and suppresses both the renin (PRA)-aldosterone (PA) system and the ACTH-cortisol axis in normal man. In hemodialyzed patients (HP), in whom autonomic neuropathy has been frequently found, PRA and ACTH were not suppressed during WI while plasma cortisol and PA were reduced. Other modulators, like dopamine, are supposed to be involved in regulating cortisol and PA levels in HP.
Effects of "Central Hypervolemia" by water immersion on renin -aldosterone system and ACTH-cortisol axis in haemodialyzed patients / Coruzzi, Paolo; A., Novarini; Musiari, Luisa; E., Rossi; A., Borghetti. - In: NEPHRON. - ISSN 0028-2766. - 36:4(1984), pp. 238-241. [10.1159/000183161]
Effects of "Central Hypervolemia" by water immersion on renin -aldosterone system and ACTH-cortisol axis in haemodialyzed patients
CORUZZI, Paolo;MUSIARI, Luisa;
1984-01-01
Abstract
Water immersion up to the neck (WI) results in a central hypervolemia; the increased atrial pressure, evoked by this maneuver, stimulates low pressure receptors (LPR) which exert tonic inhibition on sympathetic activity and suppresses both the renin (PRA)-aldosterone (PA) system and the ACTH-cortisol axis in normal man. In hemodialyzed patients (HP), in whom autonomic neuropathy has been frequently found, PRA and ACTH were not suppressed during WI while plasma cortisol and PA were reduced. Other modulators, like dopamine, are supposed to be involved in regulating cortisol and PA levels in HP.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.