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  • Title: The human leucocyte sodium pump in Cushing's syndrome.
    Author: Ng LL, Evans DJ, Burke CW.
    Journal: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf); 1988 Feb; 28(2):233-41. PubMed ID: 2844449.
    Abstract:
    Because corticosteroids have important effects on sodium homeostasis, we studied leucocyte 22Na efflux in patients with Cushing's syndrome. The ouabain-sensitive 22Na+ efflux rate constant was raised in Cushing's syndrome (mean +/- SD 2.84 +/- 0.32 vs 2.35 +/- 0.53/h, P less than 0.001, n = 15). This efflux rate constant correlated with the urinary free cortisol (rs = 0.61, P less than 0.02), but less significantly with the 0900 h plasma cortisol (rs = 0.46, P less than 0.08). There was no correlation with the supine plasma aldosterone. Intracellular sodium content was significantly lower in Cushing's syndrome (21.1 +/- 4.6 vs 27.8 +/- 9.5 mmol/kg dry weight, P less than 0.01), with a raised intracellular potassium to sodium content ratio (16.1 +/- 3.3 vs 12.9 +/- 3.6, P less than 0.01). After treatment of the Cushing's syndrome by trans-sphenoidal adenomectomy or adrenalectomy, these defects in cellular sodium balance were corrected. Thus, the distribution of sodium between intra- and extracellular fluid may be affected by adrenal corticosteroids via an action on the sodium pump.
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