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We assessed the relation of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) to renal function on postnatal day 2 and day 5 in preterm infants. Plasma ANP concentration was measured by radioimmunoassay in two groups of preterm infants: group 1, gestational age less than 30 weeks, n = 10; and group 2, gestational age 30-34 weeks, n = 11. The identity of the immunoreactivity as ANP-28 was confirmed by HPLC. Plasma ANP was significantly higher in group 1 than in group 2 on day 2 and day 5 (p < 0.01) and ANP concentration decreased by day 5 in both groups (group 1, p < 0.01; group 2, p < 0.02). The results showed no correlation between plasma ANP concentration and urinary sodium excretion or creatinine clearance, which may be due to a blunted renal response to ANP, but other factors may be involved also. We conclude that preterm infants are able to release large amounts of ANP, but a high plasma ANP concentration does not correlate directly with renal regulation of sodium and water balance.
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