Glucocorticoids in Blood Pressure Regulation

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Glucocorticoid excess is associated with hypertension in man and in animals. This type of hypertension is of rapid onset and independent of salt intake; it can be inhibited by glucocorticoid antagonists, such as RU486. In normal rats, RU486 blunts vascular reactivity to norepinephrine and angiotensin II . In normal rats on low-salt diet, it induces a fall in blood pressure of approximately 20 mm Hg, due to decreased vascular resistance. This suggests that in some conditions, endogenous glucocorticoids contribute to the maintenance of blood pressure by enhancing vascular reactivity.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): HRE

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Horm Res Paediatr

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1663-2818

Title: Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISBN: 978-3-8055-5316-2

ISBN: 978-3-318-01936-0

ISSN (Print): 1663-2818

ISSN (Electronic): 1663-2826

Publication date Subscription-year: 1990

Publication date (Print): 1990

Publication date (Electronic): 02 December 2008

Volume: 34

Issue: 3-4

Pages: 111-113

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Département de Néphrologie, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France

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Publisher ID: 181807 Other ID: Horm Res 1990;34:111–113

DOI: 10.1159/000181807

PubMed ID: 2104395

SO-VID: 341e9c89-c27c-4966-9fdf-8d7277306d25

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