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Influence of Salicylate on Cortisol Secretion in the Dog

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SIMILAR antiphlogistic and biochemical effects of salicylate, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol1 have stimulated interest in establishing a possible influence of salicylate on the secretion of adrenocortical hormones in man and experimental animals. Studies in dogs, guinea pigs and rats have shown a stimulatory effect of salicylate on cortisol secretion2. It has been emphasized, however, that these experiments used a dose per unit of body-weight greater than the comparable therapeutic dose in man3,4. Furthermore, an anti-rheumatic effect of salicylate has been demonstrated in a patient whose adrenocortical function had been suppressed by 9-α-fluorohydrocortisone5. In view of this conflicting evidence, the present work was designed to determine whether or not salicylate has a direct stimulatory effect on the adrenal cortex.

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  1. RICHARD S. CRAMPTON: Trainee of the New York Heart Association (1960–61).

  2. WILLIAM C. BLACK: Fellow of the New York Heart Association (1960–61).

  3. ARTHUR S. VERDESCA: Fellow of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (1960–61).

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    RICHARD S. CRAMPTON, WILLIAM C. BLACK, ARTHUR S. VERDESCA, RELJA I. NEDELJKOVIC & JAMES G. HILTON

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CRAMPTON, R., BLACK, W., VERDESCA, A. et al. Influence of Salicylate on Cortisol Secretion in the Dog. Nature 194, 295–296 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194295a0

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