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This hormone may be the peptide hormone kallikrein, [17] which is augmented by DOC and suppressed by aldosterone. [18] If sodium becomes very high, DOC also increases urine flow. [11] DOC has about 1/20 of the sodium retaining power of aldosterone, [19] and is said to be as little as one per cent of aldosterone at high water intakes. [20]
Aldosterone release causes sodium and water retention, which causes increased blood volume, and a subsequent increase in blood pressure, which is sensed by the baroreceptors. [39] To maintain normal homeostasis these receptors also detect low blood pressure or low blood volume, causing aldosterone to be released.
A mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA or MCRA) [1] or aldosterone antagonist, is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. This group of drugs is often used as adjunctive therapy, in combination with other drugs, for the management of chronic heart failure .
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Aldosterone is increased by blood loss, pregnancy, and possibly by other circumstances such as physical exertion, endotoxin shock, and burns. Aldosterone feedback : [ citation needed ] Feedback by aldosterone concentration itself is of a non-morphological character (that is, other than changes in cell number or structure) and is relatively poor ...