Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Sodium retention and symptoms and signs of fluid retention are commonly recorded during GH administration in both GH-deficient patients and normal subjects. Most reports have however, been casuistic or uncontrolled. In a randomized double blind placebo-controlled cross-over study we therefore examined the effect of 14-day GH administration (12 IU sc at 2000 h) on plasma volume, extracellular volume (ECV), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), arginine vasopressin, and the renin angiotensin system in eight healthy adult men. A significant GH induced increase in serum insulin growth factor I was observed. GH caused a significant increase in ECV (L): 20.45 +/- 0.45 (GH), 19.53 +/- 0.48 (placebo) (P less than 0.01), whereas plasma volume (L) remained unchanged 3.92 +/- 0.16 (GH), 4.02 +/- 0.13 (placebo). A significant decrease in plasma ANP (pmol/L) after GH administration was observed: 2.28 +/- 0.54 (GH), 3.16 +/- 0.53 (placebo) P less than 0.01. Plasma aldosterone (pmol/L): 129 +/- 14 (GH), 89 +/- 17 (placebo), P = 0.08, and plasma angiotensin II (pmol/L) levels: 18 +/- 12 (GH), 14 +/- 7 (placebo), P = 0.21, were not significantly elevated. No changes in plasma arginine vasopressin occurred (1.86 +/- 0.05 pmol/L vs. 1.90 +/- 0.05, P = 0.33). Serum sodium and blood pressure remained unaffected. Moderate complaints, which could be ascribed to water retention, were recorded in four subjects [periorbital edema (n = 3), acral paraesthesia (n = 2) and light articular pain (n = 1)]. The symptoms were most pronounced after 2-3 days of treatment and diminished at the end of the period. In summary, 14 days of high dose GH administration caused a significant increase in ECV and a significant suppression of ANP.
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PMID:Expansion of extracellular volume and suppression of atrial natriuretic peptide after growth hormone administration in normal man. 182 8

We describe an uncommon pediatric finding of unilateral renal artery stenosis, which presented as nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, failure to thrive, and hyponatremia. The child was a previously well 8-month-old male who looked well but had mild periorbital edema with severe hypertension. After 3 days of captopril therapy, the nephrotic-range proteinuria significantly improved. However, the hypertension persisted. Renal imaging revealed a small left kidney with reduced parenchymal uptake and no significant excretion. A renal angiogram demonstrated left renal artery stenosis with increased left renal vein renin activity. The hypertension resolved within 24 h of a left nephrectomy, but non-nephrotic-range proteinuria persisted for 8 months post operatively. Pathology of the left kidney was consistent with fibromuscular dysplasia. Although a few glomeruli (1%) had changes consistent with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, such a few abnormal glomeruli were unlikely to account for the nephrotic syndrome. Hypertension-induced changes in the unaffected right kidney probably caused the nephrotic-range proteinuria.
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PMID:Renal artery stenosis and nephrotic syndrome: a rare combination in an infant. 1264 23