Evidence for an Unidentified ACTH-Induced Steroid Hormone Causing Hypertension
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Vol. 43 (6) , 1283-1293
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-43-6-1283
Abstract
The hypothesis that hyperaldosteronism is not the sole cause of hypertension in dexamethasone-suppressible hyperaldosteronism was tested in an 18-year-old male. After six years of little or no treatment, the hypertension and mild hyperaldosteronism were promptly decreased by a small dose of dexamethasone. During dexamethasone treatment, when aldosterone secretion was suppressed to less than normal and he was normotensive, steroids were given by constant infusion in an attempt to reproduce the hypertension of the dexamethasone-free state. Neither five days of aldosterone or 18-hydroxydesoxycorticosterone (18-OHDOC) at 1 mg/day, nor desoxycorticosterone (DOC) at 30 mg/day caused hypertension. However, sodium retention and potassium loss was observed during aldosterone and DOC infusion. Hypertension was produced within five days during infusion with ACTH or oral metyrapone. The hypertensive effect of the latter was abolished by addition of aminoglutethimide treatment. These studies suggest that a steroid other than aldosterone, 18-OH-DOC, or DOC may be the cause of the ACTH-induced hypertension in this patient. The aminoglutethimide data suggest that the ACTH effect on blood pressure is due to a steroid, and the metyrapone studies suggest that the steroid may be an 11-desoxysteroid. Urine and blood collected under ACTH stimulation and metyrapone treatment may be a rich source from which we may characterize this hormone.Keywords
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