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  • Articles: DFG German National Licenses  (6)
  • Myopathy  (3)
  • blood pressure  (3)
  • 1
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    Research in experimental medicine 165 (1975), S. 205-212 
    ISSN: 1433-8580
    Keywords: Myopathy ; uremia ; polyneuropathy ; histochemistry ; planimetry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary M. quadriceps and diaphragm were studied in Wistar rats 2, 3, und 4 weeks after 5/6 nephrectomy. Control animals were sham operated and pair fed. In 10 µ transverse cryostat sections, the following histochemical reactions were performed: NADH-dehydrogenase, myofibrillar ATP-ase, modified trichrom stain, hematoxylin-eosin. Three fibre types (I, II, intermediate) were analysed quantitatively by planimetry. Sarcolemnal nuclei per unit area and fibre cross section area were determined. In muscle specimens from uremic animals, a uniform atrophy of all three fibre types could be demonstrated. In contrast to findings in man, preferential atrophy of one of the three fibre types, increase of sarcolemnal nuclei per fibre cross section area or structural abnormalities within single muscle fibres could not be detected. Neurogenic damage could be excluded (electrophysiology, sciatic nerve planimetry). The fibre changes point to a primary disturbance of muscle metabolism.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; blood pressure ; salt sensitivity ; plasma renin activity ; atrial natriuretic factor ; circadian blood pressure profile
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) elevated exchangeable sodium (Na) levels are found even in the absence of hypertension, but it is not known whether this is associated with increased sensitivity of blood pressure to sodium level. To clarify this issue we compared 30 patients with IDDM (19 without and 11 with microalbuminuria, i.e. more than 30 mg albumin/day) and 30 control subjects matched for age, gender and body mass index. The subjects were studied on the 4th day of a low-salt diet (20 mmol/day) under in-patient conditions and were subsequently changed to the same diet with a high-salt supplement, yielding a total daily intake of 220 mmol Na/day. Circadian blood pressure, plasma renin activity (PRA), plasma atrial natriuretic factor (p-ANF), plasma cyclic guanosine 5′-phosphate (p-cGMP) and urinary albumin were measured. The proportion of salt-sensitive subjects, i.e. showing increment of mean arterial pressure ≥ 3 mmHg on high-salt diet, was 43% in diabetic patients (50% of diabetic patients with and 37% without microalbuminuria) and 17% in control subjects (p〈0.05). Lying and standing PRA levels on low- or high-salt diet were significantly lower in diabetic patients than in control subjects. Salt-sensitive diabetic patients had significantly higher lying ANF on high-salt (38.7±4.2 pmol/l vs 20.1±2.3 pmol/l, p〈0.005) than on low-salt diet. The results suggest that (i) the prevalence of sodium sensitivity is high in IDDM (ii) sodium sensitivity is found even in the absence of nephropathy as indicated by albuminuria.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Type 1 diabetes ; diabetic nephropathy ; blood pressure ; metabolic control
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The respective rôles of arterial blood pressure and metabolic control in different stages of diabetic nephropathy were analyzed retrospectively in 52 sequentially-followed Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients. A negative correlation was found between median post-prandial blood glucose and median duration of diabetes until onset of persistent proteinuria (p〈0.01). Systolic blood pressure was higher in patients who subsequently developed persistent proteinuria than those who did not (140 versus 121 mmHg; p〈0.05), but duration of the interval until onset of persistent proteinuria was not related to blood pressure. After onset of persistent proteinuria, hypertensive diabetic patients developed elevated serum creatinine concentrations more frequently than normotensive diabetic patients (67% versus 14%, p〈0.05). In these patients, the delay until elevation of serum creatinine concentration was negatively correlated with blood glucose (p〈0.01). Once serum creatinine was raised, decay of renal function occurred faster in patients with persistent than intermittent hypertension (p〈0.05). No effect of metabolic control was demonstrable at this stage of nephropathy. It is concluded that metabolic control determines the early course of diabetic nephropathy, whereas blood pressure is more important in advanced stages of nephropathy.
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  • 4
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    European journal of clinical pharmacology 48 (1995), S. 203-208 
    ISSN: 1432-1041
    Keywords: Moxonidine ; Renal haemodynamics ; imidazoline receptors ; natriuresis ; blood pressure ; healthy volunteers
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Moxonidine and related compounds have been recently introduced into antihypertensive therapy. It is thought that these drugs exert their blood pressure lowering effect through interaction with nonadrenergic receptors in the central nervous system, i.e. imidazoline receptors, although the contribution of specific interaction with α2-receptors is still under debate. Imidazoline receptors have recently been documented in the renal proximal tubule. In experimental studies, interaction of imidazolines with these receptors decreased the activity of the Na+/H+ antiporter and induced natriuresis. To quantitate the effect of the imidazoline receptor agonist moxonidine on renal sodium handling and renal haemodynamics in man, we examined ten healthy normotensive males (aged 25 ± 4 years) in a double blind placebo-controlled study using a crossover design. Subjects were studied on a standardized salt intake (50 mmol per day). On the 7th and 10th study day they were randomly allocated to receive either i.v. placebo or i.v. 0.2 mg moxonidine. Urinary electrolyte excretion, lithium clearance (as an index of proximal tubular sodium handling), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), effective renal plasma flow (ERPF), renal vascular resistance (RVR), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), plasma renin activity (PRA) and plasma noradrenaline (NA) levels were assessed. Injection of moxonidine did not increase fractional sodium excretion or lithium clearance. Specifically, antinatriuresis was not observed after injection of moxonidine despite a significant decrease in MAP from 91 to 85 mmHg and a significant increase in PRA. MAP and PRA did not change with administration of placebo. Injection of moxonidine did not affect GFR and RVR; ERPF decreased slightly but not significantly. Acute administration of 0.2 mg i.v. moxonidine decreased blood pressure in healthy volunteers on standardized salt intake, but did not affect natriuresis, proximal tubular sodium reabsorption or glomerular filtration rate. The absence of an antinatriuretic response despite a decrease in blood pressure suggests a direct facilitation of natriuresis by moxonidine.
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  • 5
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    Journal of molecular medicine 58 (1980), S. 833-837 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Phosphat-Depletion ; Sarkoplasmisches Retikulum ; Calcium-Transport ; Vitamin D-Stoffwechsel ; Myopathie ; Phosphat ; Phosphate depletion ; Sarcoplasmic reticulum ; Calcium transport ; Vitamin D metabolism ; Myopathy ; Phosphate
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Acute and chronic hypophosphatemia are known to cause metabolic myopathy. It has been proposed that impaired Ca transport in subcellular membranes is involved in its genesis. In the present study, calcium transport in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), concentrations of ions or nucleotides and transmembrane potential were investigated in muscles of acutely hypophosphatemic rats, i.e. animals with chronic dietary phosphorous deprivation (PD) and superimposed acute hypophosphatemia resulting from the administration of insulin and glucose. Despite hypophosphatemia and low muscle phosphorous concentration, no significant change of the initial rate of Ca uptake or Ca concentrating ability was observed in the SR of PD rats. Storing capacity was decreased; this may result from altered vesicle geometry. Water content, Na concentration, the concentration of several nucleotides and transmembrane potential of muscle were unchanged in PD rats. The findings document that no intrinsic abnormality of vectorial Ca transport is present in the SR of acutely hypophosphatemic PD animals.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Bei akuter und chronischer Hypophosphatämie tritt eine Myopathie auf, für deren Entstehung Störungen des subzellulären Calcium-Transports postuliert wurden. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden die Calcium-Transport-Kinetik im sarkoplasmischen Retikulum (SR), Ionen- und Nukleotid-Konzentrationen sowie Ruhemembran-Potential der quergestreiften Muskulatur akut hypophosphatämischer Ratten untersucht. Bei diesem Modell wurde bei Ratten mit chronischer diätetischer Phosphat-Verarmung eine akute Hypophosphatämie durch Gabe von Insulin und Glukose erzeugt. Trotz Hypophosphatämie und erniedrigter Muskel-Phosphor-Konzentration wurde keine Abweichung der Geschwindigkeit der initialen Calcium-Aufnahme oder der Calcium-Konzentrationsfähigkeit im sarkoplasmischen Retikulum beobachtet. Die Speicherfähigkeit war vermindert; dies mag Ausdruck veränderter Vesikel-Geometrie sein. Wassergehalt, Natrium-Konzentration, Konzentration energiereicher Nukleotide sowie Ruhemembran-Potential waren in der Muskulatur hypophosphatämischer Ratten unverändert. Die Befunde zeigen, daß keine primäre Störung des vektoriellen Calcium-Transports im SR phosphatdepletierter Ratten mit akuter Hypophosphatämie besteht.
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  • 6
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    Journal of molecular medicine 57 (1979), S. 1053-1059 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Niereninsuffizienz ; Vitamin D-Stoffwechsel ; Osteomalazie ; Parathormon ; Myopathie ; Uremia ; Vitamin D ; Osteomalacia ; Parathyroid hormone ; Myopathy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary The vitamin metabolite 25(OH)D is transformed into the active secosterole 1.25(OH)2D3 in the proximal tubular epithelium of the kidney. This transformation is disturbed in patients with renal insufficiency. However, this review shows that presumably not all vitamin D dependent disturbances in patients with renal insufficiency are explicable merely as the consequence of reduced renal synthesis of 1.25(OH)2D3 secondary to nephronal loss. In incipient renal failure, vitamin D dependent functions (calcemic action of PTH, intestinal absorption of Ca) are disturbed. Yet, circulating 1.25(OH)2D3 levels are slightly elevated. This finding is compatible with an inadequate response of the renal 1-alpha-hydroxylase system to activating stimuli (hyperparathyroidism, hypocalcemia, fasting hypophosphatemia) and/or end-organ resistance to the action of 1.25(OH)2D3. Osteomalacia in renal insufficiency cannot entirely be explained as the consequence of a reduction of the serum-concentration of any of the known vitamin D metabolites [25(OH)D3; 1.25(OH)2D3; 24.25(OH)2D3]. The relatively poor response of osteomalacia of uremic patients to the administration of 1.25(OH)2D3 leads to the question of whether other vitamin D metabolites or non-vitamin D related factors are important in its genesis. Critical information is lacking with respect to 1.25(OH)2D3 receptors, post receptor events and interaction between vitamin D metabolites and PTH in bone cells of such patients. A specific action of 1.25(OH)2D3 on longitudinal growth of uremic children has been described. However, several clinical and experimental studies failed to provide evidence of normalization of growth by 1.25(OH)2D3 and failed to show differences in this respect between vitamin D and 1.25(OH)2D3. Currently, it remains undecided whether vitamin D metabolites affect PTH secretion, and if so which vitamin D metabolite is involved. Clarification of this problem is of paramount importance for therapeutic suppression of the parathyroids of uremic patients. Vitamin D metabolites play an important role in some organ functions unrelated to homeostasis of Ca-Pi-metabolism (e.g. muscle, testis, pancreas, etc). The loss of such function is of potential importance in the genesis of the uremic syndrome and its imcomplete reversal by hemodialysis.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung In den proximalen Tubulusepithelien der Niere wird der Vitamin D-Metabolit 25(OH)D in das aktive Secosterol 1,25(OH)2D3 umgewandelt. Diese Umwandlung ist bei niereninsuffizienten Patienten beeinträchtigt, jedoch sind möglicherweise nicht alle Vitamin D-abhängigen Störungen bei Niereninsuffizienz allein durch den Ausfall der Synthese von 1,25(OH)2D3 zu erklären. Bei initialer Niereninsuffizienz, bei der bereits Vitamin D-abhängige Funktionen (calzämische Wirkung von PTH, Calziumabsorption) gestört sind, liegen die 1,25(OH)2D3-Spiegel im Serum geringfügig oberhalb des Normalbereichs. Dieser Befund ist mit einer inadäquaten Antwort der 1-alpha-Hydroxylase auf aktivierende Stimuli (Hyperparathyreoidismus, Hypocalzämie, Hypophosphatämie) und/oder einer möglichen Endorganresistenz gegenüber 1,25(OH)2D3 vereinbar. Die Osteomalazie bei niereninsuffizienten Patienten ist nicht ausschließlich als Folge der Erniedrigung der Serum-Konzentration eines der bekannten Vitamin D-Metabolite [25(OH)D3; 24,25(OH)2D3; 1,25(OH)2D3] zu erklären. Das schlechte Ansprechen der Osteomalazie urämischer Patienten auf 1,25(OH)2D3 legt die Frage nach der möglichen Wirkung zusätzlicher Vitamin D-Metabolite oder dem Vorhandensein nicht Vitamin D-abhängiger Zusatzfaktoren nahe. Bislang fehlen Informationen zum Verhalten der 1,25(OH)2D3 Rezeptoren und nachgeschalteter Ereignisse an Knochenzellen und Einzelheiten einer möglichen Wechselwirkung zwischen 1,25(OH)2D3 und PTH bleiben noch unklar. Obwohl ein spezifischer wachstumsfördernder Effekt von 1,25(OH)2D3 auf das Längenwachstum urämischer Kinder beschrieben wurde, zeigten mehrere klinische und experimentelle Untersuchungen keine Normalisierung durch 1,25(OH)2D3 resp. keinen Wirkunterschied zwischen Vitamin D und 1,25(OH)2D3. Gegenwärtig ist noch unklar, ob Vitamin D-Metabolite, und gegebenenfalls welcher Vitamin D-Metabolit, die PTH-Sekretion der Parathyreoidea hemmen. Die Klärung dieser Frage erscheint dringend für eine optimale medikamentöse Suppression der Parathyreoidea niereninsuffizienter Patienten. Auch außerhalb der Homöostase des Ca-Pi-Stoff-wechsels spielen Vitamin D-Metabolite eine wichtige Rolle in der Funktion einiger Organe, z.B. Muskel, Hoden, Pankreas etc. Der Ausfall dieser Funktionen ist möglicherweise bedeutsam zum Verständnis des urämischen Syndroms und seiner mangelnden Rückbildung unter Hämodialysebehandlung.
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