Without these hormones, the glandular cells, particularly the alveolar cells, cannot survive, and undergo apoptosis which is programmed cell death.

如果没有这些激素，腺体细胞，尤其是腺泡细胞将无法存活，并会凋亡，即程序性死亡。

The second most common cause is called Conn syndrome and this is where an adenoma or tumor in the glandular epithelial cells secretes too much hormone.

第二常见的原因称为Conn综合征：这是由于起源于腺上皮细胞的腺瘤或肿瘤分泌过多的激素。