Natriuresis
Natriuresis is the process of
drugs take advantage of this mechanism to treat medical conditions like hypernatremia and hypertension
, which involve excess blood volume.
Excess natriuresis can be caused by:
- Medullary cystic disease
- Bartter syndrome
- Diuretic phase of acute tubular necrosis
- Some diuretics
- Primary renaldiseases
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion
Endogenous
natriuretic hormones include:
- Atrial natriuretic peptide
- Brain natriuretic peptide
- C-type natriuretic peptide[3]
This is a natural process in infants at the time of birth.
References
- ^ "Natriuresis". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Boron, Walter F. and Boulpaep, Emile L. "Medical Physiology". Saunders, 2012, p.1108.
- PMID 9682046.
- Further reading
- Granger, JP; Alexander, BT; Llinas, M (2002). "Mechanisms of pressure natriuresis". Current Hypertension Reports. 4 (2): 152–9. S2CID 46323264.
- Hall, J. E.; Mizelle, H. L.; Hildebrandt, D. A.; Brands, M. W. (1990). "Abnormal pressure natriuresis. A cause or a consequence of hypertension?". Hypertension. 15 (6_Pt_1): 547–59. PMID 1971810.