Modulation of the renin-aldosterone system by iodotyrosines as tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitors

  • Stanley A. Tan
  • , Lee S. Berk
  • , Linda G. Tan

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Abstract

This study shows that MIT and DIT stimulate aldosterone secretion. This may be due to their tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitory property. Dopamine abolishes the stimulation. Prolonged MIT administration enhances the stimulation of aldosterone secretion and can cause hypokalemia. Volume expansion reverses the hyperaldosteronism. PRA and blood pressure do not change, even after prolonged MIT intake.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)252-258
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical Medicine and Metabolic Biology
Volume44
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1990

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Biochemistry

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