[The role of the rate of sodium-lithium countertransport of the erythrocytes in arterial hypertension]

The present work is concerned with the role of the velocity of Na+/Li(+)-countertransport of red blood cells (as an indicator of the function of cellular membranes) in the development of arterial hypertension under conditions of a populational study. A relationship is demonstrated between the velocity of Na+/Li(+)-countertransport and the sex, arterial pressure, body mass index, and blood serum triglycerides. The high velocity of Na+/Li(+)-countertransport is encountered in 25% of the population, being responsible for about 30% of all cases of arterial hypertension. Taking into consideration the modern multifactorial theory of the genesis of arterial hypertension, the high velocity of Na+/Li(+)-countertransport should be viewed as a definite disease pattern (one of several) and as a risk factor of arterial hypertension in women (the data of the prospective part of the study).