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Plasma noradrenaline and its deaminated metabolites in essential hypertension and pheochromocytoma.

Abstract
Dihydroxyphenylglycol (DOPEG) is a metabolite of noradrenaline (NA) in the sympathetic nerve endings, and dihydroxymandelic acid (DOMA) is one in the extraneuronal tissues. The measurement of plasma DOPEG and DOMA were evaluated with NA as one of the clinical indices of sympathetic nerve activity. These were measured in essential hypertension and also applied for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. Plasma DOPEG levels were correlated with NA. Plasma NA and DOPEG were decreased after oral administration of clonidine (150 micrograms) and plasma DOPEG levels were slowly increased after standing. Therefore, plasma DOPEG seemed to be useful as one of the rather stable indices of the sympathetic nerve activity. Plasma NA and DOPEG levels in WHO stage I essential hypertension were higher than those in normotensive controls. Observed normal plasma noradrenaline and DOPEG levels in stage II reflect the normalized sympathetic tone in this stage. The elevation of plasma NA and DOMA levels in stage III seemed to be at least partly explained by renal function disturbance. In patients with pheochromocytoma, despite of the marked elevation of plasma NA and DOMA, plasma DOPEG showed only three-fold elevation and the ratio DOPEG/NA was reduced. The simultaneous measurement of plasma NA, DOPEG and DOMA is useful to evaluate sympathetic nerve activity in essential hypertension and to differentiate pheochromocytoma in hypertension.
AuthorsM Mizukoshi, T Hano, M Kuchii, I Nishio, Y Masuyama
JournalJapanese circulation journal (Jpn Circ J) Vol. 49 Issue 9 Pg. 1035-42 (Sep 1985) ISSN: 0047-1828 [Print] Japan
PMID4068201 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Glycols
  • Mandelic Acids
  • Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol
  • 3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid
  • 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol
Topics
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms (blood)
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Glycols (blood)
  • Humans
  • Hypertension (blood)
  • Male
  • Mandelic Acids (blood)
  • Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol (analogs & derivatives, blood)
  • Middle Aged
  • Pheochromocytoma (blood)

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