Sodium and Potassium Excretion in Pinealectomized and Adrenalectomized Rats.

1962 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 388-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. D. Tanner ◽  
G. F. Hungerford
1982 ◽  
Vol 242 (5) ◽  
pp. E305-E308
Author(s):  
R. D. Perrone ◽  
H. H. Bengele ◽  
S. L. Dale ◽  
J. C. Melby ◽  
E. A. Alexander

Excess mineralocorticoid activity is thought to be responsible for the increased sodium reabsorption found after adrenal enucleation, but no known mineralocorticoid has been demonstrated in quantities sufficient to account for this antinatriuresis. 19-Hydroxydeoxycorticosterone (19-OH-DOC) has been synthesized by the incubated enucleate adrenal capsule and 19-nordeoxycorticosterone (19-nor-DOC), a possible metabolite, has been found in the urine of rats with regenerating adrenal glands. To evaluate the in vivo mineralocorticoid potency of these steroids, we studied glucocorticoid-replete adrenalectomized rats and measured the sodium and potassium excretion after administration of these steroids. Our results indicate that 19-nor-DOC has equipotent antinatriuretic activity compared to aldosterone but was less kaluretic. 19-OH-DOC had no significant antinatriuretic or kaluretic activity. We conclude that 19-nor-DOC is a potent mineralocorticoid and may be responsible for the enhanced sodium reabsorption found after adrenal enucleation.


1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 735-744
Author(s):  
Melvin J. Fregly ◽  
Ku Ja Kim

Fifteen male adrenalectomized rats were divided into three equal groups and given powdered Purina diet and a choice between 0.30 M NaCl solution and distilled water. Body weight, intakes of food and fluids, urine output, and urine sodium and potassium concentrations were measured daily during a 7-day control period. At this time, two of the groups were administered 250 and 500 μg deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) per kg body weight per day s.c. in oil. Controls received oil. The measurements listed above were taken for an additional 11 days of treatment. All groups ingested more NaCl solution than water during the control period. When DOCA was begun, both sodium output (meq/day) and intake (meq/day) were reduced proportionately and the linear relationship between them observed before treatment was maintained. Under these conditions adrenalectomized rats failed to escape from the sodium-retaining effects of DOCA. Furthermore, both the reduced output and intake of sodium remained for 10 days after drug administration ceased. Although administration of DOCA increased potassium excretion, food intake also increased such that the relationship between potassium intake and output observed before treatment was maintained. The urinary Na/K ratio was reduced significantly during drug treatment. The results suggest that mineralo-corticoid hormones are important in the control of both output and intake of sodium in the rat.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofu Du ◽  
Le Fang ◽  
Jianwei Xu ◽  
Xiangyu Chen ◽  
Yamin Bai ◽  
...  

AbstractThe direction and magnitude of the association between sodium and potassium excretion and blood pressure (BP) may differ depending on the characteristics of the study participant or the intake assessment method. Our objective was to assess the relationship between BP, hypertension and 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion among Chinese adults. A total of 1424 provincially representative Chinese residents aged 18 to 69 years participated in a cross-sectional survey in 2017 that included demographic data, physical measurements and 24-h urine collection. In this study, the average 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion and sodium-to-potassium ratio were 3811.4 mg/day, 1449.3 mg/day, and 4.9, respectively. After multivariable adjustment, each 1000 mg difference in 24-h urinary sodium excretion was significantly associated with systolic BP (0.64 mm Hg; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.05–1.24) and diastolic BP (0.45 mm Hg; 95% CI 0.08–0.81), and each 1000 mg difference in 24-h urinary potassium excretion was inversely associated with systolic BP (− 3.07 mm Hg; 95% CI − 4.57 to − 1.57) and diastolic BP (− 0.94 mm Hg; 95% CI − 1.87 to − 0.02). The sodium-to-potassium ratio was significantly associated with systolic BP (0.78 mm Hg; 95% CI 0.42–1.13) and diastolic BP (0.31 mm Hg; 95% CI 0.10–0.53) per 1-unit increase. These associations were mainly driven by the hypertensive group. Those with a sodium intake above about 4900 mg/24 h or with a potassium intake below about 1000 mg/24 h had a higher risk of hypertension. At higher but not lower levels of 24-h urinary sodium excretion, potassium can better blunt the sodium-BP relationship. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of hypertension in the highest quartile compared with the lowest quartile of excretion were 0.54 (95% CI 0.35–0.84) for potassium and 1.71 (95% CI 1.16–2.51) for the sodium-to-potassium ratio, while the corresponding OR for sodium was not significant (OR, 1.28; 95% CI 0.83–1.98). Our results showed that the sodium intake was significantly associated with BP among hypertensive patients and the inverse association between potassium intake and BP was stronger and involved a larger fraction of the population, especially those with a potassium intake below 1000 mg/24 h should probably increase their potassium intake.


Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2345
Author(s):  
Masayuki Okuda ◽  
Satoshi Sasaki

The identification of sodium and potassium intake in youths is an important step to preventing the increase of blood pressure in childhood. We examined food intake and estimated mineral intake using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ) to test its validity as a comparison with urinary excretion in Japanese youths. The subjects were 5th and 8th graders (n = 2377), who completed the BDHQ and permitted the use of their overnight urine specimens. Sodium intake was poorly associated with sodium excretion (Rho = 0.048), and the coefficients of dietary potassium and a sodium-to-potassium molar ratio were 0.091–0.130. Higher soybean paste (miso) intake and pickles were significantly associated with higher sodium excretion (p ≤ 0.005). However, these foods were positively associated with potassium excretion (p = 0.002–0.012), and not associated with an excreted sodium-to-potassium ratio. Fruits and dairy products were positively associated (p ≤ 0.048), whereas beverages were negatively associated with potassium excretion (p ≤ 0.004). The association of the sodium-to-potassium ratio was opposite to that of potassium (p ≤ 0.001). The choice of foods, potassium, and the sodium-to-potassium ratio assessed using the BDHQ are available as part of health education for youths, but the assessment of sodium intake in population levels should be carefully conducted.


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