Intralymphocytic sodium and free calcium concentration in relation to salt sensitivity in patients with essential hypertension.

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In order to clarify the relation between salt sensitivity and changes in intracellular sodium ([Na]i) and free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) after salt loading, [Na]i and [Ca2+]i were determined in lymphocytes of twenty patients with essential hypertension under a low salt diet (3 g/day) and a high salt diet (20 g/day) for seven days, respectively. They were classified as "salt-sensitive" (n=10) or "nonsalt-sensitive" (n=10) on the basis of the changes in blood pressure after salt loading. Both lymphocytic [Na]i and [Ca2+]i were significantly increased with salt loading in salt-sensitive patients (p<0.05 for both), while they were not affected by salt loading in nonsalt-sensitive patients. Lymphocytic [Ca2+]i showed a positive correlation with lymphocytic [Na]i under both low salt diet (r=0.62, p<0.01) and high salt diet (r=0.70, p<0.01) in all patients in both groups. In addition, a close and positive correlation was observed between the changes in lymphocytic [Na]i and those in lymphocytic [Ca2+]i after salt loading in all patients in both groups (r=0.80, p<0.001). These results suggest that the increase in [Ca2+]i, possibly linked with the increase in [Na]i, may be involved in elevation of blood pressure in the salt-sensitive patients after salt loading.
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