Dexamethasone-suppressible hypertension

Lancet. 2000 Aug 26;356(9231):697-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02624-6.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • Adult
  • Aldosterone / metabolism
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / metabolism
  • Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / genetics*
  • Hyperaldosteronism / complications
  • Hyperaldosteronism / drug therapy*
  • Hyperaldosteronism / metabolism
  • Hypertension / etiology
  • Hypertension / genetics*
  • Male
  • Mineralocorticoids / genetics
  • Phenotype

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Mineralocorticoids
  • Aldosterone
  • Dexamethasone
  • Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
  • Hydrocortisone