• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.349-356
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• 1998

The aim of the experiments was to investigate the effect of Semen Cuscutae aqua-acupuncture at the meridian point BL 20(脾兪) and BL 23(賢兪) on the blood pressure, plasma renin activity, plasma levels of aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The results of this study were as follows: 1. Systolic blood pressure was decreased significantly after Semen Cuscutae aqua-acupuncture at the meridian point BL 20, BL 23. 2. Plasma renin activity was increased significantly after Semen Cuscutae aqua-acupuncture at meridian point BL 23, BL 20. 3. Plasma levels of aldosterone was increased significantly after Semen Cuscutae aqua-acupuncture at the meridian point BL 20. 4. Plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was increased significantly after Semen Cuscutae aqua-acupuncture at the meridian point BL 23, but it was decreased significantly after Semen Cuscutae aqua-acupuncture at the meridian point BL 20. These results suggest that the changes of the depressor response after Semen Cuscutae aqua-acupuncture at the meridian point BL 20, BL 23 are related to the changes of the plasma renin activity, plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and aldosterone.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Signal transduction in Toxicology
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• pp.155-155
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• 2001

Acute cadmium exposure has been shown to increase sodium reabsorption in kidney through increase in aldosterone secretion in human and rodents. However, the antinatriuresis is not completely explained by hyperaldosteronism. Moreover, it is still controversial that the increase in plasma aldosterone concentration is mediated by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system(RAAS).(omitted)

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.313-318
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• 1986

본 환자는 전신쇠약감 피로감, 고혈압과 혈청 potassium치가 저하되어 있고 혈청 Renin활성도가 감소되어 있으면서 Aldosterone억제 시험에도 억제가 되지 않았음을 볼 때 원발성 Aldosterone증을 의심할 수 있었다. 또 자세변화 시험에서 혈청 Renin활성도가 떨어져 있었고 자세변화에 따라 혈청 Aldosterone이 증가했으며 컴퓨터 단층촬영에서 별다른 병변이 뚜렷이 보이지 않음을 볼때 부신증식성 Aldosterone증으로 의심된다. 따라서 본 환자에게 spironolactone을 투여했고 이후 외래를 통해 추적검사 중이며 혈압 조절이 양호할 뿐 아니라, 불편을 느끼던 증상들도 호전이 되었음을 안 수 있었다. 끝으로 원발성 Aldosterone증에 대한 관심을 더 기울인다면 더 많은 증례가 발견될 것으로 사료되고, 본 저자들은 보다 많은 증례를 찾아 추후 증례보고및 추적검사할 예정이다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.297-304
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• 1987

A study was carried out to find out the relationship between arginine vasopressin (AVP) release and plasma osmolality in 15 young men (age: 21.4 yr). After an overnight fasting, wale. (20 ml/kg) was imbibed, and venous blood and urine samples were collected every 30 min for 90 min. then 5% saline was infused (0.06 ml/min/kg) for 120 min. AVP was extracted on Sep-Pak column and measured by radioimmunoassay. Under basal condition, plasma osmolality (pOsm), AVP (pAVP) and aldosterone (pAldo) levels were 286.5 mOsm/kg, 1.1 pg/ml, and 140 pg/ml, respectively. pAVP became undetectable during maximum water diuresis, and increased in response to hypertonic saline infusion. pAVP level began to increase when pOsm was above 280 mOsm/kg. Changes in urinary AVP excretion (uAVP) was parallel to pAVP levels. The fall in pAVP was followed by a decrease in uAVP, uOsm and an increase in free water clearance, while the later rise in pAVP was followed by an increase in uAVP, uOsm and a decrease in free water clearance. When pooling all data together, relationships between pAVP and pOsm, and uAVP and uOsm were best expressed by an exponential relationship (r=0.78, 0.86, respectively). pAldo level decreased to 71 pg/ml after water ingestion, and decreased further to 30 pg/ml 2 hr after 5% saline infusion. Even at the same pNa, pAldo level during dehydration state was significantly higher than during hydration state. Negative exponential relation (r=-0.59) was observed between pAldo and pNa. Response to change in body fluid volume was greater in aldosterone than in AVP release.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 1974

This study was carried out to investigate the acute changes in R-A-A system following lasix administration, and to evaluate the materials in plasma R-A-A system and electrolytic excretion every 30 minutes for 2 hours after lasix administration with normal high sodium Korean food, moderate sodium restriction, and severe sodium restriction, and it was concluded as followed; 1. Plasma renin activity, angiotensin II concentration, and aldosterone concentration elevated in course of time after lasix administration with high sodium Korean food, but the R-A-A system takes insignificant part because of the increasing rate was so slight. 2. Although the increasing rate of plasma renin activity reached lower levels, angiotensin II and aldosterone concentration were significantly increased after lasix administration with moderate sodium restriction. 3. It was observed that higher rise in aldosterone concentration following lasix administration during severe sodium restriction than when moderate sodium restriction. 4. Urinary sodium and potassium excretion during two hours after lasix administration showed decrease as little as the amount of sodium intake, but K/Na excretion ratio showed increase with small amount of sodium intake because of the decreasing rate of potassium was low value. 5. Sodium excretion after lasix administration reached more than 1.5 times of sodium intake, even though R-A-A reaction showed significantly. 6. As our results showed, R-A-A reaction following acute diuresis was insignificant with high sodium Intake, the increasing ratio of aldosterone concentration showed high rise compare with of plasma renin activity as little as the amount of sodium intake, and the participated rate in sodium reabsorption of R-A-A system was increased.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2008

목적 : 고혈압은 뚜렷한 원인을 찾을 수 없는 본태성고혈압과 다른 원인에 의한 이차성 고혈압으로 크게 나눌 수 있다. 이차성 고혈압은 원인 질환을 알고 치료하면 치유가 가능한 고혈압으로써 고혈압 환자 중에서 비교적 흔히 발생되는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구는 임상에서 원발성 알도스테론증으로 진단된 이차성고혈압 환자군이 알도스테론/레닌의 비율을 산출하였을 때 이 비율이 정상군보다 얼마나 비정상적으로 증가되어 있는지 또한 본태성고혈압 환자군과는 얼마나 차이가 있는지를 알아보고자 한다. 실험재료 및 방법 : 2006년 4월부터 2008년 3월까지 분당 서울대병원에 내원하여 알도스테론과 레닌활성도를 검사한 환자들(n=901)을 대상으로 하였다. 크게 3그룹으로 분류하여 정상군(n=147), 본태성 고혈압환자군(n=709), 원발성 알도스테론증 환자군(n=45)에 대한 알도스테론, 레닌, 알도스테론/레닌의 비율에 대한 평균${\pm}$표준편차를 측정하였고, 각 그룹간 비교분석에서 유의확률(p-value)값을 구하였다. ROC 곡선을 이용하여 알도스테론/레닌 비율의 기준치(Cut off)에 따른 민감도와 특이도를 구하였다. 결과 : 각 그룹간 알도스테론, 레닌, 알도스테론/레닌 비율의 평균${\pm}$표준편차를 비교하여 보았을 때 정상군(n=147)에서는 알도스테론 : $87.40{\pm}52.81$, 레닌 : $3.16{\pm}5.35$, 알도스테론/레닌 비율 : $52.88{\pm}52.46$로 측정되었고, 본태성 고혈압환자군(n=709)에서는 알도스테론 : $132.39{\pm}83.59$, 레닌 : $2.71{\pm}3.37$, 알도스테론/레닌 비율 : $171.04{\pm}291.56$로 측정되었고, 원발성 알도스테론증으로 진단받은 환자군(n=45)에서는 알도스테론 : $342.48{\pm}229.30$, 레닌 : $0.24{\pm}0.29$, 알도스테론/레닌 비율 : $2325.74{\pm}2200.88$로써 상당히 높게 측정되었다. 알도스테론/레닌 비율의 그룹 간 비교에서는 원발성 알도스테론증의 환자 그룹과 정상그룹, 본태성 고혈압환자그룹 사이에서 p<0.001로써 각각 유의한 차이가 있음을 보였고, 원발성 알도스테론증을 선별함에 있어 ROC 곡선상에서 알도스테론/레닌 비율의 기준치는 Cut off : 485일 때 민감도 : 91.1%, 특이도 : 92.4%를 보였다. 결론 : 아직 표준화된 알도스테론/레닌 비율의 기준치가 정립화 되어 있는 것은 아니지만 본 연구를 통해서 원발성 알도스테론증 환자군은 정상군에 비해서 알도스테론/레닌의 비율이 상당히 높게 증가된다는 것을 알 수 있었고 이는 부신선종(adenoma)으로 인해 알도스테론이 만성적으로 과잉 분비되어 억제된 레닌 활성도를 보이는 것을 의미하고 있다. 즉 알도스테론/레닌 비율의 검사는 임상에서 원발성 알도스테론증을 진단함에 있어 임상적으로 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 거라 생각되어진다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2018

Purpose Renin is a proteolytic enzyme synthesized and secreted from epidermal(juxtaglomerular) cells in kidney. Renin acts on the renin substrate angiotensinogen to produce angiotensin I, and then angiotensin II is produced by the action of angiotensin converting enzyme. This causes the adrenal glands to boost blood pressure (vasoconstriction) and promote aldosterone secretion. While Plasma renin activity (PRA) is to test angiotensin I, the active renin concentration (ARC) is a renin test directly. They have different test methods and their own substrates. However, these two methods are sometimes interpreted as the same as a result. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the ARC test by comparing the results between PRA and ARC. Materials and Methods For the diversity of the experiment, 26 samples were requested to test with PRA(TFB company) and ARC(Cisbio company) to other institution. We compared and analyzed PRA(Immunotech company) and ARC(Cisbio company) tests using 28 samples from September $15^{th}$ to October $13^{th}$ in 2017. The statistical analysis method for PRA/ARC evaluated the usefulness using Microsoft Excel program by verifying a correlation analysis of Aldosterone/PRA ratio and a correlation analysis of Aldosterone/ARC ratio and conducting T-test. Results The regression equation of the PRA(Immunotech company)/ARC(Cisbio company), which was tested in the department, was y = 0.0619x + 0.4615 and the correlation coefficient was 0.73. The regression equation of the PRA(TFB company)/ARC(Cisbio company), which was tested in the other institution, was y = 0.0888x + 0.3316 and the correlation coefficient was 0.91. In addition, The regression equation of Aldosterone / PRA ratio and Aldosterone / ARC ratio was y = 0.875x - 11.688 and the correlation coefficient was 0.87. Plus T - test showed no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusion Both tests showed a strong positive correlation, but this only represents the strength and direction of the relationship between the two tests. Furthermore, the actual results showed somewhat differences. It is presumed that the measured value was influenced by the endogenous renin group mass in the plasma, the condition of the enzyme reaction and the kind of the inhibitor. When the active renin concentration (ARC) test is performed, it is useful to distinguish between the two tests as they are complementary.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.255-277
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• 1998

The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effects of Aqua-Acupuncture of Yukmijiwangtang(六味地黃湯) and Palmijihwang-tang(八味地黃湯) water extracts applied at the meridian points BL 23(賢兪) and GV 4(命門) to test the renal function in normal rats. The results obtained were as follows; 1. Among the effects of Aqua-Acupuncture of Yukmijihwangtang water extract at the merdian point BL 23 group, there were significant changes in water balance and urine volume over a 1 week period; Both decreasing and decreasing trends were exihibited. Urinary excretion of sodium and free water clearance changed significantly over a 2 week period; Both decreasing and increasing trends were exihibited, Urinary excretion of potassium, chloride and creatinine, plasma renin activity, plasma levels of aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide showed no significant differences compared to the contral group. 2. Among the effects of Aqua-Acupuncture of Palmljihwangtang water extract at the merdian point BL 23 group, there were significant changes in water balance and free water clearance over a 2 week period; a decreasing trend. Urinary excretion of creatinine changed significantly over a 2 week period; an increasing trend. Urinary excretion of chloride changed significantly over 1 week period; an increasing trend. The plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide changed significantly over 1 and 2 week period; an increasing trend. Urine volume, urinary excretion of sodium and pottasium, plasma renin activity and plasma level of aldosterone showed no significant differences compared to the control group. 3. Among the effects of Aqua-Acupuncture of Yukmijihwangtang water extract at the meridian point GV 4 group, there was significant decrease in water balance over a 2 week period; there was significant decrease in urine volwne and urinary excretion of sodium and creatinine over a 1 week period, followed by an increasing trend after 2 weeks. Urinary excretion of free water clearance demonstrated significant changes over both 1 and 2 week period; both increasing and decreasing trends were exihibited. Urinary excretion of chloride and plasma levels of aldosterone increased significantly over 1 and 2 week period. Plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide also decreased significantly. Plasma renin activity showed no significant differences compared to the control group. 4. Among the effects of Aqua-Acupuncture of Palmijihwangtang water extract at the meridian point GV 4 group, water balance and urinary excretion of chloride, plasma levels of aldosterone decreased significantly over both 1 and 2 week period. Urine volume and urinary excretion of pottasium decreased significantly. Urinary excretion of creatinine and urinary excretion of sodium changed significantly over both 1 and 2 week period. Urinary excretion of free water clearance, plasma renin activity and plasma level of atrial natriuretic peptide showed no significant differences compared to the control group. Seeing these results, I come to know that the effects Aqua-Acupuncture of Yukmijihwangtang and Palmijihwangtang water extracts at the meridian point BL 23 and GV 4 have affected the renal function differently. Seeing the results that BL 23 is a meridian point for Aqua-Acupuncture directly related to the kidney, I think, we can use Aqua-Acupuncture of Yuk-mijihwangtang and Palmijihwangtang water extracts to prevent and to treat the diseases related to kidney.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 1985

To evaluate the effect of dopaminergic activity on aldosterone secretion, the plasma renin activity, serum cortisol and aldosterone were measured by radioimmunoassay in 6 normal controls and 12 patients who had hyponatremia and generalized edema or ascites with possible condition with secondary aldosteronism before and after(15, 30, and 60 min) 15 mg of metoclopramide by iv bolus injection and same method with 500 mg of L-dopa by per oral in 6 normal controls and 12 patients with edema ascites. The result were as follows; 1) The basal level of PRA was higher in patients rather than normal controls but PRA was not influenced by MC or L-dopa administration on both normal controls and patients group. 2) The serum cortisol level was significantly elevated at 30 min after MC injection compared with basal level in normal controls but no significant change was noted in patients group. After L-dopa administration the serum cortisol level was not changed in both normal controls and patients group. 3) The serum aldosterone level was significantly elevated in 15, 30 and 60 min after MC injection in normal controls, and there also same tendency of aldosterone secretion was noticed in patients group. On the other hands, there was no changes in aldosterone level in both normal controls and patients group with L-dopa administration. Above result means that MC stimulate aldosterone secretion by dopaminergic antagonist and aldosterone secretion in normal subject is controlled by maximal tonic dopaminergic inhibition. In edematous patients, however, both of the dopaminergic inhibitory and stimulating effect of PRA, ACTH etc on the aldosterone secretion seems to be variable.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.565-588
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• 1998

1. 연구배경 및 목적 태음인(太陰人) 처방(處方) 중 열다한소탕(熱多寒少楊)과 조위속명탕(調胃續命湯)이 고혈압(高血壓)과 신장기능(腎臟機能)에 미치는 효능을 실험적으로 규명하고 이들 질환에 대한 사상의학적(四象醫學的) 접근(接近)을 도모하고자 한다. 2. 방법 정상백서(正常白鼠)와 자연발증(自然發證) 고혈압(高血壓) 백서(白鼠) 두 집단을 같은 환경에 2주 이상 적응시킨 후 각각의 집단에 10첩 분량의 열다한소탕(熱多寒少湯)과 조위속명탕(調胃續命湯) 전탕액(煎湯液)을 투여하였다. 약물 투여 후 일정한 간격을 두고 혈압(血壓)을 측정하고 소사(小使)중 creatinine, electrolytes, osmolarity, renin, atrial natriuretic peptide와 혈액(血液)중 aldosterone, triglyceride, phospholipid, cholesterol을 측정하여 이들 수치들의 유의성있는 변화를 관찰하였다. 3. 결과 열다한소탕(熱多寒少湯)과 조위속명탕(調胃續命湯)은 자연발증(自然發證) 고혈압(高血壓) 백서(白鼠)의 혈압(血壓) 상승(上升)을 억제하였으며, 이 중 열다한소양(熱多寒少楊)은 혈장 atrial natriuretic peptide 농도 증가 및 aldosterone 농도 감소에 의한 것이며, 조위속명탕(調胃續命湯)은 혈장 aldosterone 농도 감소에 의한 것으로 볼 수 있어 열다한소탕(熱多寒少湯)과 조위속명탕(調胃續命湯)의 차이를 관찰할 수 있었다.