Ethanol Decreases Nocturnal Plasma Levels of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP 99-126) but Not the N-Terminal Fragment of Pro-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP 1-98) in Man

1994 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Charlotte Ekman ◽  
Olli Vakkuri ◽  
Olli Vuolteenaho ◽  
Juhani Leppäluoto
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Serum Sodium ◽  
Sodium Concentration ◽  
Ethanol Intake ◽  
Serum Osmolality ◽  
Serum Sodium Concentration ◽  
Plasma Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Terminal Fragment ◽  
Atrial Natriuretic

1. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of atrial natriuretic peptides in the regulation of water and electrolyte balance after alcohol intake. To this end we measured the plasma concentrations of ethanol, atrial natriuretic peptide 99–126 and the N-terminal fragment of pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (atrial natriuretic peptide 1–98), serum osmolality and serum sodium concentration, and urine output, urine osmolality and urinary sodium excretion for 12 h after administration of ethanol (0, 0.5 and 1.0 g body weight/kg) and placebo drinks to nine healthy subjects according to a double-blind cross-over design. 2. Intake of ethanol (at 19.00–19.45 hours) inhibited the nocturnal increase in the plasma atrial natriuretic peptide 99–126 level dose-dependently (P < 0.05), but had no effect on the plasma atrial natriuretic peptide 1–98 level. Serum osmolality and serum sodium concentration were elevated dose-dependently for 2–5 h after the ethanol intake. Urine volume increased after the higher ethanol dose (net loss of 0.6 litre of water). 3. Since the plasma atrial natriuretic peptide 1–98 level was not changed after ethanol intake, we propose that the alcohol-induced inhibition of the nocturnal rise in the plasma atrial natriuretic peptide 99–126 level is not caused by an inhibition of release, but may rather reflect an increased peripheral elimination of atrial natriuretic peptide 99–126.

Atrial natriuretic peptide suppresses osmostimulated vasopressin release in young and elderly humans

1991 ◽  
Vol 261 (2) ◽  
pp. E252-E256 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. Clark ◽  
D. Elahi ◽  
L. Fish ◽  
M. McAloon-Dyke ◽  
K. Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Hypertonic Saline ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Serum Sodium ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sodium Concentration ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Vasopressin Release ◽  
Young And Elderly Subjects ◽  
Atrial Natriuretic

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) may suppress vasopressin release, but the dynamics of this interaction as well as the influence of age have not been defined. We studied six or seven young (19-40 yr old) and seven elderly volunteers (65-83 yr old) under two circumstances: 1) after infusion of 5% saline (0.04 ml.kg-1.min-1) for 2 h and 2) after the same infusion given with simultaneous synthetic human ANP (0.05 micrograms.kg-1.min-1). Hypertonic saline alone produced a progressive rise in plasma vasopressin with increasing serum sodium. During hypertonic saline alone, vasopressin levels began to rise at an increment in serum sodium of 1.67 +/- 0.35 mM in the young and 1.43 +/- 0.32 mM in the elderly and rose linearly with increasing serum sodium. When ANP was infused with hypertonic saline (with peak ANP levels of approximately 1,000 pM), vasopressin levels began to rise at an increment in serum sodium of 4.43 +/- 0.67 mM in the young and 4.57 +/- 0.43 mM in the elderly (P less than 0.01 vs. saline alone). Furthermore, the vasopressin response for any given serum sodium was significantly reduced in both young and elderly subjects, resulting in a rightward displacement of the curve relating vasopressin response to sodium concentration (P less than 0.001). In conclusion, ANP not only suppresses vasopressin but raises the threshold for release of vasopressin in response to osmotic stimulation in both young and elderly individuals. High circulating ANP levels may be responsible in part for the suppression of vasopressin levels and water diuresis seen during states of volume expansion.

Lack of effect of an inspiratory threshold load on plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels

1990 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. H. Warley ◽  
F. Fontes ◽  
M. Wilson ◽  
A. E. G. Raine ◽  
J. R. Stradling
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Urine Volume ◽  
Intrathoracic Pressure ◽  
Urinary Sodium Excretion ◽  
Sodium Concentration ◽  
Plasma Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Separate Control ◽  
Inspiratory Load ◽  
Atrial Natriuretic

1. After a run-in period, six healthy, recumbent, water-loaded male subjects breathed through an inspiratory threshold load for 90 min. To correct for prolonged recumbency, a similar protocol was followed on a separate control day, but without an inspiratory load. 2. A negative intrathoracic pressure of at least 30 cmH2O was required to overcome the threshold load. 3. Urine was collected every 30 min and analysed for sodium concentration. 4. Plasma samples were collected every 30 min and analysed for atrial natriuretic peptide concentration. 5. The inspiratory load had no effect on urine volume, urinary sodium excretion or plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels.

Effects of homologous atrial natriuretic peptide on drinking and plasma ANG II level in eels

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (5) ◽  
pp. R1605-R1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takamasa Tsuchida ◽  
Yoshio Takei
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Sodium Concentration ◽  
Saline Infusion ◽  
Plasma Sodium ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Drinking Rate ◽  
Plasma Sodium Concentration ◽  
Atrial Natriuretic

The effects of eel atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) on drinking were investigated in eels adapted to freshwater (FW) or seawater (SW) or in FW eels whose drinking was stimulated by a 2-ml hemorrhage. An intra-arterial infusion of ANP (0.3–3.0 pmol ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1), which increased plasma ANP level 1.5- to 20-fold, inhibited drinking dose dependently in all groups of eels. The drinking rate recovered to the level before ANP infusion within 2 h after infusate was replaced by saline. The inhibition at 3.0 pmol ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1was profound in FW eels and hemorrhaged FW eels, whereas significant drinking still remained after inhibition in SW eels. Plasma ANG II concentration also decreased dose dependently during ANP infusion and recovered to the initial level after saline infusion in all groups of eels. The decrease at 3.0 pmol ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1was large in FW eels and hemorrhaged FW eels compared with that of SW eels. Thus the changes in drinking rate and plasma ANG II level were parallel during ANP infusion. Plasma sodium concentration and osmolality decreased during ANP infusion in SW and FW eels, and they were restored after saline infusion. In hemorrhaged FW eels, however, ANP infusion did not alter plasma sodium concentration and osmolality. Hematocrit did not change during ANP infusion in any group of eels. Collectively, ANP infusion at physiological doses decreased drinking rate and plasma ANG II concentration in parallel in both FW and SW eels. It remains undetermined whether the inhibition of drinking is caused by direct action of ANP or through inhibition of ANG II, which is known as a potent dipsogen in all vertebrate species, including eels.

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