{"id":1530920,"date":"2025-05-08T09:24:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/?page_id=1530920"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:49:52","slug":"hypertension-kidney-raas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/se\/products\/profiles\/profiles-screenings-small-animals\/biochemistry-profiles-screenings\/hypertension-kidney-raas\/","title":{"rendered":"RAAS Status (Hypertension)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"csc-firstHeader\">RAAS Status<\/h3><p><span>LABOKLIN Service ID: 497<\/span><\/p><p class=\"bodytext\"><br>Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system status<\/p><table class=\"tx-laboklinleistung-table contenttable contenttable-2\" style=\"margin-top: 35px;\"><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Diagnosis<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Differentiated analysis of disorders of blood pressure and electrolyte\r\nregulation:<br><li>differentiation between primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism<\/li><li>cardiac and renal diseases<\/li><li>systemic hypertension<\/li><li>monitoring of pharmacological RAAS blockades (ACE inhibitors,\r\nARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers), MRAs (mineralocorticoid\r\nreceptor antagonists))<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Material<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Serum 1ml (centrifuged and separated shortly after coagulation, pipetted off; frozen until arrival at the laboratory \u2013 please contact the laboratory for transport options in advance)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Parameter<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Renin activity, angiotensin I+II concentration and aldosterone concentration (quantitative)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Method<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Species list<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Dog, cat<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">3\u20136 working days<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Assessment<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p><strong>Angiotensin I (Ang I)<\/strong><br>\u2191 Ang I = increased renin release (volume deficiency, Na deficiency, heart failure, medication)<br>\u2193 Ang I = decreased renin release (hypervolaemia, primary hyperaldosteronism)<br><br><strong>Angiotensin II (Ang II)<\/strong><br>\u2191 Ang II = increased ACE activity or RAAS activation<br>\u2193 Ang II = successful ACE blockade, e.g. after administration of enalapril, or low activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (e.g. in primary hyperaldosteronism)<br><br><strong>Aldosterone<\/strong><br>\u2191 Aldosterone while \u2193 Ang II \u2192 Aldosterone escape = autonomous, ACE-independent aldosterone production<br>\u2191 Aldosterone while \u2191 Ang II \u2192 classic RAAS activation<br>\u2193 Aldosterone \u2192 suppressed RAAS axis or hypokalaemia<br><br><strong>Renin activity (PRA-S)<\/strong> \u2013 indirectly determined via Ang I + Ang II<br>\u2191 PRA-S = renin release through negative feedback (e.g. after administration of ACE inhibitors, volume deficiency)<br>\u2193 PRA-S = renin suppression (volume overload, hypertension, high sodium intake, primary hyperaldosteronism)<br><br><strong>ACE activity (ACE-S)<\/strong> \u2013 determined by the Ang II\/Ang I ratio<br>\u2191 ACE-S = high conversion of Ang I \u2192 Ang II \u2192 active RAAS<br>\u2193 ACE-S = functional inhibition of ACE, e.g. after administration of enalapril, or low Ang II production<br><br><strong>AA2 ratio (aldosterone\/Ang II)<\/strong> \u2013 the most important marker for functional examination<br>low AA2: aldosterone proportional to Ang II \u2192 classic axis intact<br>high AA2: aldosterone disproportionately high despite low Ang II \u2192 Ang II-independent aldosterone production (primary hyperaldosteronism)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"td-0\"><strong>Remark<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"td-1\"><p class=\"bodytext\">Note: The sample must arrive frozen at the laboratory. 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