INHIBITION OF ALDOSTERONE PRODUCTION IN ADRENAL CELL SUSPENSIONS BY SERUM FROM PATIENTS WITH MANIC-DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS
Autor: | M. J. Levell, M. J. O'brien, R. P. Hullin |
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Rok vydání: | 1979 |
Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Psychosis Bipolar Disorder Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Cytological Techniques Adrenocorticotropic hormone In Vitro Techniques behavioral disciplines and activities chemistry.chemical_compound Endocrinology Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Internal medicine Adrenal Glands mental disorders medicine Animals Humans Bipolar disorder Aldosterone business.industry medicine.disease Angiotensin II Rats medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Zona glomerulosa Collagenase Serotonin business medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Journal of Endocrinology. 80:41-50 |
ISSN: | 1479-6805 0022-0795 |
DOI: | 10.1677/joe.0.0800041 |
Popis: | A method of preparing a suspension of cells of the zona glomerulosa from rat adrenal capsules treated with crude collagenase is described. The cells responded to ACTH, angiotensin II and serotonin by increased production of aldosterone. Pooled human sera or individual human sera (from healthy normal or non-psychiatric in-patients) to a final concentration of 30% had no effect on ACTH-stimulated production of aldosterone. Many serum samples from five patients with manic-depressive psychosis, however, caused a reduction in aldosterone production; 65% of those samples taken during depression, 44% of the samples taken during manic episodes and 23% of the samples taken when the mood was normal. Sera from manic-depressive patients also reduced the production of aldosterone caused by angiotensin II or serotonin. This effect of serum from manic-depressives in vitro may be related to the abnormalities of aldosterone control in such patients. |
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