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Aldosterone response to angiotensin II during hypoxemia

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Physiol.: Respir., Environ. Exercise Physiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7188166
Exercise stimulates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). However, increases in plasma aldosterone concentrations (PAC) are suppressed when exercise is performed at high altitude or under hypoxemic conditions. As the angiotensin-II response to high-altitude exercise is normal, it is speculated that an inhibitor, discharged during hypoxemia, acted to suppress angiotensin-II-mediated aldosterone release. A study was conducted to test this hypothesis, taking into account the measurement of the aldosterone response to exogenous angiotensin II during normoxemia and hypoxemia. It was found that the dose-response curve of PAC to angiotensin II was not significantly inhibited by the considered model of hypoxemia. The hypoxemia-mediated release of an angiotensin II inhibitor does, therefore, not explain the previous observations of PAC suppression during hypoxemic exercise. 28 references.
Research Organization:
Medical Regional Office Center, White River Junction, VT; South Florida Univ., Tampa
OSTI ID:
7188166
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Physiol.: Respir., Environ. Exercise Physiol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Physiol.: Respir., Environ. Exercise Physiol.; (United States) Vol. 61; ISSN JARPD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English