An important hormone that helps regulate potassium reabsorption or secretion in the kidneys is aldosterone.

肾脏中种帮助调节钾重吸收或分泌的重要激素叫醛。

Other pathological conditions that cause increased aldosterone levels include compensated heart failure and cirrhosis.

其他导醛水平增加的病理状况包括代偿期心衰和肝硬化。

With these medications around, aldosterone can't exert its effects.

有了这些药物，醛就无法发挥其作用了。

Another example is a tumor that produces excess aldosterone, which just like renin, leads to fluid retention.

另个例子是肿瘤的生长也会产生过多的醛，种类似于肾素的物质，会导液的积存。

When there is less sodium, the body increases activity in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system or the RAAS.

当含量较少时，人 RAA 系统（肾素血管紧张素醛系统）开始活跃。

Aldosterone is part of a hormone family or axis which work together and are called the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.

醛属于特定激素家族或激素轴的部分，这些激素共同作用，被称为肾素-血管紧张素-醛系统。

Now, an important hormone that helps regulate potassium reabsorption or secretion in the kidneys is aldosterone.

所以，肾脏中有种重要的激素可以帮助调节钾的重吸收和分泌，这就是醛。

Aldosterone has it's purpose, but it's not a hormone you want to regularly have high levels of.

醛有其作用，但在人中，这种荷尔蒙的水平不能太高。

Hyperaldosteronism can also be due to secondary causes where the pathology lies outside of the adrenal gland.

醛增多症也可以是继发性的，即病变位于肾上腺以外。

As this study shows, a low salt diet increases aldosterone by more than 3 fold in healthy people.

这项研究显示，健康正常人采用低盐饮食，其醛水平将增加 3 倍有余。

Secondary causes of hyperaldosteronism are usually due to excess aldosterone production in response to high levels of renin.

醛增多症的继发性原因通常是由于高水平肾素导醛生成过多。

This suggests that people actually following the WHO guidelines are chronically raising their aldosterone.

也就是说，遵循世卫组织关于盐摄入量建议的人们，他们的醛长期处于较高水平。

The diagnosis of hyperaldosteronism is mainly done by measuring levels of renin and aldosterone.

醛增多症的诊断主要通过测定肾素与醛的水平来完成。

So in this case aldosterone levels are high and renin levels are low in.

因此，在这种情况下，醛水平较高，肾素水平较低。

High aldosterone is associated with increased inflammation, Chronic kidney disease, Osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease.

高醛水平会增加炎症，导慢性肾病、骨质疏松症以及心血管疾病。

Hyperaldosteronism can happen due to primary causes which is where the adrenal gland itself is responsible for the excess production of aldosterone.

醛增多症可以是原发性的，即肾上腺本身产生了过量的醛。

In particular, it's implicated in oxidative stress and myocardial fibrosis — an abnormal thickening of the heart valves.

醛与氧化应激和心肌纤维化（心脏瓣膜异常增厚）尤其相关。

These drugs inhibit Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, hindering an important step in the RAA system resulting in lower aldosterone and lower blood pressure.

这种药物通过抑制血管紧张素转化酶的作用（RAA 系统的关键作用之），以达到降低醛水平及血压的目的。

Another study shows that when salt intake drops below 1.5 teaspoons per day, a significant increase in renin and aldosterone occurs.

另项研究显示，当盐摄入量降至每天 1.5 茶匙以下，人中的醛及肾素水平将大幅上升。

On the flip side of aldosterone, there is a group of hormones called natriuretic hormones, i. e. sodium urinating hormones.

在醛的另面，有组激素叫利激素，也就是尿荷尔蒙。