John Loesch and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation Research
Authors: Bernhard Glodny, Dorothea E. Glodny
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Letters19 December 2006John Loesch and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation ResearchBernhard Glodny, MD and Dorothea E. Glodny, PhDBernhard Glodny, MDFrom Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, and Münster, Germany.Search for more papers by this author and Dorothea E. Glodny, PhDFrom Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, and Münster, Germany.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-12-200612190-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE: We thank the Goldblatts for their letter and appreciate their interest, and we would like to respond to their comments.Harry Goldblatt did not mention that the conclusions of his own work presented in 1934 had been reported previously. For this reason, we believe that John Loesch did not receive due recognition until he was recalled by us.The Goldblatts cited Fahr using their father's article. Indirect quotation may result in changes, as in the case of P.J. Goldblatt's statement on the lecture of 1932 (1). Loesch's article is actually in 3 parts. Loesch was familiar with Volhard's ...References1. Goldblatt PJ. The Goldblatt experiment: a conceptual paradigm.. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, eds. Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Pr; 1995:23-35. Google Scholar2. Loesch J. Ein Beitrag zur experimentellen Nephritis und zum arteriellen Hochdruck. I. Die Veränderungen im Blutdruck. II. Die Veränderungen in der Blutchemie. Zentralblatt für Innere Medizin. 1933;7:144-169. Google Scholar3. Loesch J. Ein Beitrag zur experimentellen Nephritis und zum arteriellen Hochdruck. III. Die Veränderungen in den Geweben. Zentralblatt für Innere Medizin. 1933;8:177-85. Google Scholar4. Muirhead EE. Renomedullary vasodepressor lipid: medullipin.. In: Swales ED, eds. Textbook of Hypertension. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1994:341-59. Google Scholar5. Glodny B, Pauli GF. The vasodepressor function of the kidney: prostaglandin E2 is not the principal vasodepressor lipid of the renal medulla. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2006;187:419-30. [PMID: 16776667] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Glodny B, Pauli GF. The vasodepressor function of the kidney: further characterization of medullipin and a second hormone designated angiolysin. Hypertens Res. 2006;29:533-44. [PMID: 17044666] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Bernhard Glodny, MD; Dorothea E. Glodny, PhDAffiliations: From Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, and Münster, Germany.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoJohn Loesch, Discoverer of Renovascular Hypertension, and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation Research Bernhard Glodny and Dorothea E. Glodny John Loesch and Harry Goldblatt: Two Great Pioneers in Circulation Research David Goldblatt and Peter J. Goldblatt Metrics 19 December 2006Volume 145, Issue 12Page: 933-934KeywordsConflicts of interestHormonesHypertensionIschemiaKidneysLipidsRabbitsUreterUrineVasodilators ePublished: 19 December 2006 Issue Published: 19 December 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...