Saturday, August 25, 2018

What happens when a person which takes drugs inhibit angiotensin converting enzyme. What will happen to aldosterone secretion, when the person goes on low sodium diet?

Angiotensin is converted into a smaller peptide, angiotensin II (a hormone) by an enzyme. Angiotensin II is a substance that narrows the blood vessels and releases hormones that can raise your blood pressure. By inhibiting the converting enzyme, the blood vessels relaxes and the constriction of blood vessels is also prevented. This also leads to the low blood pressure and lessens the energy the heart has to expend from beat to beat.
Aldosterone acts on certain collecting tubules of the kidney to cause resorption of Na+ from the urine. When a person goes on low sodium diet, there is a decrease in serum sodium concentration, which will trigger the release of aldosterone from adrenals. And thus, the collecting tubules will reabsorb the Na+ from urine.

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