Relationship between Blood Pressure and Insulin Level or Red Cell Membrane Na+ Transport in Acromegaly
- Author:
Seong Yeon KIM
;
Hyun Kyu KIM
;
Kyung Soo PARK
;
Bo Youn CHO
;
Hong Kyu LEE
;
Chang Soon KOH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Acromegaly;
Blood pressure;
Red cell membrane Na+ transport
- MeSH:
Acromegaly;
Adenosine Triphosphatases;
Blood Glucose;
Blood Pressure;
Cell Membrane;
Fasting;
Glucose;
Hand;
Humans;
Hyperinsulinism;
Hypertension;
Insulin;
Prevalence
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
1995;10(1):35-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To test the hypothesis that hyperinsulinemia and/or abnormalities of red cell membrane Na^+ transport are concerned in the pathogenesis of hypertension, we investigated the relationship between blood pressure, insulin level and red cell membrane Na^+ transport in patients with acromegaly which is frequently associated with hypertension, hyperinsulinemia and abnormalities of red cell membrane Na^+ transport.The results were as follows;1) BMI and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly higher in patients with acromegaly than in control subjects.2) Fasting glucose and insulin levels were higher, and both serum glucose and insulin responses after a 75g glucose load were significantly increased in patients with acromegaly as compared with control subjects.3) Vmax of Na^+-Li^+ countertransport were significantly higher in patients with acromegaly than in control subjects while red cell Na^+ concentration and Vmax of Na^+, K^+ ATPase were similar in the two groups.4) In multiple stepwise regression analysis, age was directly correlated with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in acromegaly. On the other hand both insulin level and red cell membrane Na^+ transport showed little correlation with either systolic or diastolic pressure. 5) Prevalence of hypertension in acromegaly was 39%(9 out of 23) and only age except for blood pressure was significantly higher in hypertensive acromegalic patients than in normotensive acromegalic patients while GH level, insulin levels and red cell membrane Na^+ transport were similar in the two groupsThese results suggest that hyperinsulinemia or abnormalities of red cell membrane Na^+ transport are not causally related to hypertension in patients with acromegaly.
