論文

2021年11月3日

Clinical utility of urinary levels of catecholamines and their fraction ratios related to heart rate and thyroid function.

Endocrine journal
  • Naruhiko Sunada
  • ,
  • Yoshihisa Hanayama
  • ,
  • Koichiro Yamamoto
  • ,
  • Yasuhiro Nakano
  • ,
  • Takahiro Nada
  • ,
  • Hiroyuki Honda
  • ,
  • Kou Hasegawa
  • ,
  • Hideharu Hagiya
  • ,
  • Fumio Otsuka

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開始ページ
417
終了ページ
425
記述言語
英語
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研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1507/endocrj.EJ21-0488

Urinary catecholamines (CAs) have been examined for the screening of pheochromocytomas. The decision to perform screening is based on symptoms suggesting secondary hypertension or hyperactivities of the sympathetic nervous system. To elucidate the usefulness of urinary fractions and ratios of CAs, 79 patients in whom 24-h excretions of urinary CAs including adrenaline (AD), noradrenaline (NA) and dopamine (DA) had been examined from 2015 until 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. There were no significant differences in urinary CA levels between two age groups, gender groups and two BMI groups. Patients with histories of preexisting hypertension and diabetes showed significantly higher levels of urinary NA excretion, and the urinary ratio of NA/DA was also increased in the patients with a history of hypertension. Heart rate (HR) was significantly correlated with the urinary ratio of NA/DA. Serum free thyroxine (FT4) concentration and ratio of FT4/thyrotropin (TSH) were correlated with the level of urinary AD. The levels of TSH and FT4/TSH showed negative and positive correlations, respectively, with the urinary NA/DA ratio. Thus, increases of HR are related to the enhanced conversion of DA to NA and increased thyroid hormones are involved in the increase in urinary AD and the conversion of DA to NA. History of lifestyle-related diseases and changes of HR and thyroid functions need to be considered for the evaluation of urinary CAs and their ratios.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1507/endocrj.EJ21-0488
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34732615
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1507/endocrj.EJ21-0488
  • PubMed ID : 34732615

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