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Metabolic syndrome is defined by a constellation of interconnected physiological, biochemical, clinical, and metabolic factors that directly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and all cause mortality. Insulin resistance, visceral adiposity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, endothelial dysfunction, genetic susceptibility, elevated blood pressure, hypercoagulable state, and chronic stress are the several factors which constitute the syndrome. Chronic inflammation is known to be associated with visceral obesity and insulin resistance which is characterized by production of abnormal adipocytokines such as tumor necrosis factor α , interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, leptin, and adiponectin. The interaction between components of the clinical phenotype of the syndrome with its biological phenotype (insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, etc.) contributes to the development of a proinflammatory state and further a chronic, subclinical vascular inflammation which modulates and results in atherosclerotic processes. Lifestyle modification remains the initial intervention of choice for such population. Modern lifestyle modification therapy combines specific recommendations on diet and exercise with behavioural strategies. Pharmacological treatment should be considered for those whose risk factors are not adequately reduced with lifestyle changes. This review provides summary of literature related to the syndrome's definition, epidemiology, underlying pathogenesis, and treatment approaches of each of the risk factors comprising metabolic syndrome.
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- Jaspinder Kaur
- Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinic, Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala District 144626, India
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The aim of this paper is to explore the effect of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury on leptin and orexin-A levels in peripheral blood and central secretory tissues, and to examine the roles of leptin and orexin-A in acute inflammatory responses. An intestinal I/R injury model of rats was made; the rats were grouped according to the time of after 60 min ischemia. Radioimmunoassay was employed to detect the levels of leptin in serum and adipose tissue and orexin-A levels in plasma and hypothalamus. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was used to detect mRNA expressions of adipose leptin and hypothalamus orexin-A. Compared with the levels before the injury, serum leptin in 60 min ischemia/30 min reperfusion (I60'R30') group decreased and that of I60'R360' group increased. Compared with sham-operation group (sham group) after injury, serum leptin level of I60'R360' group increased, adipose leptin levels of I60'R30' and I60'R90' decreased, and adipose leptin in I60'R360' group increased. After the injury, adipose leptin mRNA expressions of I60'R30', I60'R240' and I60'R360' increased, whereas that of I60'R150' group decreased as compared with the sham group. There was no significant difference in the protein levels of orexin-A, either between plasma and hypothalamus or between pre-and post-I/R injury. Compared with sham group, hypothalamus orexin-A mRNA expressions of I60'R30' and I60'R90' decreased gradually after the injury, with that of I60'R150' group reaching the lowest, and those of I60'R240' and I60'R360' recovering gradually, although they were still significantly lower than that of sham group. Leptin and orexin-A respond to intestinal I/R injury in a time-dependent manner, with leptin responding more quickly than orexin-A does, and both of them may contribute to the metabolic disorders in acute inflammation.
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Farah BQ, Prado WLD, Tenório TRDS, Ritti-Dias RM. Heart rate variability and its relationship with central and general obesity in obese normotensive adolescents. EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO 2014; 11:285-90. [PMID: 24136753 PMCID: PMC4878585 DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082013000300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Objective: To analyze the relationship between the heart rate variability parameters and the indicators of central and general obesity in obese normotensive adolescents. Methods: Seventy-four 13 to 18 year-old obese normotensive adolescents participated in this study. The indicators analyzed for central and general obesity were waist circumference and body mass index, respectively. Heart rate variability was obtained by heart rate monitoring. For this, the adolescents remained in a supine position for 7 minutes with controlled breathing. Parameters were obtained in time domain (standard deviation of all the RR intervals, root mean square of successive differences between the normal adjacent RR intervals and the percentage of adjacent intervals with more than 50ms) and frequency domain variables (low and high frequency bands and the sympathovagal balance). Results: After adjustments for gender, age, and cardiorespiratory fitness, a negative correlation between the waist circumference and the root mean square of successive differences between the normal adjacent RR intervals (ß=-1.51; standard error=0.56; p<0.05) and the percentage of adjacent intervals with more than 50 ms (ß=-0.96; standard error=0.34; p<0.05) were observed, while the body mass index showed no significant correlation with any heart rate variability parameter (p>0.05). Conclusion: Central obesity is a better discriminator than general obesity of autonomic cardiac dysfunction in obese normotensive adolescents
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de Oliveira C, Scarabelot VL, de Souza A, de Oliveira CM, Medeiros LF, de Macedo IC, Marques Filho PR, Cioato SG, Caumo W, Torres ILS. Obesity and chronic stress are able to desynchronize the temporal pattern of serum levels of leptin and triglycerides. Peptides 2014; 51:46-53. [PMID: 24184591 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Disruption of the circadian system can lead to metabolic dysfunction as a response to environmental alterations. This study assessed the effects of the association between obesity and chronic stress on the temporal pattern of serum levels of adipogenic markers and corticosterone in rats. We evaluated weekly weight, delta weight, Lee index, and weight fractions of adipose tissue (mesenteric, MAT; subcutaneous, SAT; and pericardial, PAT) to control for hypercaloric diet-induced obesity model efficacy. Wistar rats were divided into four groups: standard chow (C), hypercaloric diet (HD), stress plus standard chow (S), and stress plus hypercaloric diet (SHD), and analyzed at three time points: ZT0, ZT12, and ZT18. Stressed animals were subjected to chronic stress for 1h per day, 5 days per week, during 80 days. The chronic exposure to a hypercaloric diet was an effective model for the induction of obesity and metabolic syndrome, increasing delta weight, Lee index, weight fractions of adipose tissue, and triglycerides and leptin levels. We confirmed the presence of a temporal pattern in the release of triglycerides, corticosterone, leptin, and adiponectin in naïve animals. Chronic stress reduced delta weight, MAT weight, and levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and leptin. There were interactions between chronic stress and obesity and serum total cholesterol levels, between time points and obesity and adiponectin and corticosterone levels, and between time points and chronic stress and serum leptin levels. In conclusion, both parameters were able to desynchronize the temporal pattern of leptin and triglyceride release, which could contribute to the development of metabolic diseases such as obesity and metabolic syndrome.
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- Carla de Oliveira
- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Laboratório de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Centro Universitário Univates, Lajeado, RS 95900-000, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Pain Pharmacology and Neuromodulation, Animal Models Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Animal Experimentation Unit and Graduate Research Group, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil; Post Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil.
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Abundant evidence supports a role of the sympathetic nervous system in the pathogenesis of obesity-related hypertension. However, the nature and temporal progression of mechanisms underlying this sympathetically mediated hypertension are incompletely understood. Recent technological advances allowing direct recordings of renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) in conscious animals, together with direct suppression of RSNA by renal denervation and reflex-mediated global sympathetic inhibition in experimental animals and human subjects have been especially valuable in elucidating these mechanisms. These studies strongly support the concept that increased RSNA is the critical mechanism by which increased central sympathetic outflow initiates and maintains reductions in renal excretory function, causing obesity hypertension. Potential determinants of renal sympathoexcitation and the differential mechanisms mediating the effects of renal-specific versus reflex-mediated, global sympathetic inhibition on renal hemodynamics and cardiac autonomic function are discussed. These differential mechanisms may impact the efficacy of current device-based approaches for hypertension therapy.
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS
- Department of Physiology University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi, Romania
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In addition to effects on appetite and metabolism, leptin influences many neuroendocrine and physiological systems, including the sympathetic nervous system. Building on my Carl Ludwig Lecture of the American Physiological Society, I review the sympathetic and cardiovascular actions of leptin. The review focuses on a critical analysis of the concept of selective leptin resistance (SLR) and the role of leptin in the pathogenesis of obesity-induced hypertension in both experimental animals and humans. We introduced the concept of SLR in 2002 to explain how leptin might increase blood pressure (BP) in obese states, such as diet-induced obesity (DIO), that are accompanied by partial leptin resistance. This concept, analogous to selective insulin resistance in the metabolic syndrome, holds that in several genetic and acquired models of obesity, there is preservation of the renal sympathetic and pressor actions of leptin despite attenuation of the appetite and weight-reducing actions. Two potential overlapping mechanisms of SLR are reviewed: 1) differential leptin molecular signaling pathways that mediate selective as opposed to universal leptin action and 2) brain site-specific leptin action and resistance. Although the phenomenon of SLR in DIO has so far focused on preservation of sympathetic and BP actions of leptin, consideration should be given to the possibility that this concept may extend to preservation of other actions of leptin. Finally, I review perplexing data on the effects of leptin on sympathetic activity and BP in humans and its role in human obesity-induced hypertension.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and the Obesity Research and Education Initiative, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
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Feldhammer M, Uetani N, Miranda-Saavedra D, Tremblay ML. PTP1B: a simple enzyme for a complex world. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 48:430-45. [PMID: 23879520 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2013.819830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Our understanding of the fundamental regulatory roles that tyrosine phosphatases play within cells has advanced significantly in the last two decades. Out-dated ideas that tyrosine phosphatases acts solely as the "off" switch counterbalancing the action of tyrosine kinases has proved to be flawed. PTP1B is the most characterized of all the tyrosine phosphatases and it acts as a critical negative and positive regulator of numerous signaling cascades. PTP1B's direct regulation of the insulin and the leptin receptors makes it an ideal therapeutic target for type II diabetes and obesity. Moreover, the last decade has also seen several reports establishing PTP1B as key player in cancer serving as both tumor suppressor and tumor promoter depending on the cellular context. Despite many key advances in these fields one largely ignored area is what role PTP1B may play in the modulation of immune signaling. The important recognition that PTP1B is a major negative regulator of Janus kinase - signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) signaling throughout evolution places it as a key link between metabolic diseases and inflammation, as well as a unique regulator between immune response and cancer. This review looks at the emergence of PTP1B through evolution, and then explore at the cell and systemic levels how it is controlled physiologically. The second half of the review will focus on the role(s) PTP1B can play in disease and in particular its involvement in metabolic syndromes and cancer. Finally we will briefly examine several novel directions in the development of PTP1B pharmacological inhibitors.
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Xiang L, Clemmer JS, Lu S, Mittwede PN. Impaired blood pressure compensation following hemorrhage in conscious obese Zucker rats. Life Sci 2013; 93:214-219. [PMID: 23782999 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2013.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIMS Hemorrhagic shock leads to a higher risk of mortality and morbidity in obese patients, however the mechanisms for these outcomes are unclear. We hypothesized that following severe hemorrhage, blood pressure control in conscious obese Zucker rats (OZ) is impaired. MAIN METHODS Experiments were performed in conscious lean Zucker rats (LZ) and OZ. Blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, total peripheral resistance (TPR), plasma renin activity (PRA), plasma antidiuretic hormone (ADH), and blood gasses were measured before and after severe hemorrhage (35% of the total blood volume). KEY FINDINGS Basal blood pressure, cardiac output, TPR, PRA, and ADH levels were not different between LZ and OZ. Compared to LZ, OZ exhibited impaired baroreflex control of heart rate and showed higher levels of vascular adrenergic tone. One hour after the hemorrhage, LZ and OZ exhibited similar decreases in cardiac output. However, blood pressure, heart rate, TPR, PRA, and ADH levels were lower in OZ than in LZ. SIGNIFICANCE These results indicate that conscious OZ has impaired blood pressure compensation after hemorrhage due to a blunted increase in TPR. This is due at least in part to an impaired regulation of vasoconstrictor hormones. To our knowledge, the current study is the first to demonstrate that hemodynamic responses and associated hormone secretion are impaired in a conscious obese model.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Palatini P, Ceolotto G, Ragazzo F, Mos L, Santonastaso M, Zanata G, Saladini F, Casiglia E. Phosducin rs12402521 polymorphism predicts development of hypertension in young subjects with overweight or obesity. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2013; 23:323-329. [PMID: 22365573 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The G-protein regulator phosducin has been shown to be associated with stress-dependent blood pressure, but whether obesity is a modulator of the relationship between phosducin and risk of hypertension is unknown. We studied the effect of two phosducin polymorphisms on risk of hypertension in 273 overweight or obese (Ov-Ob) young-to-middle-age participants from the HARVEST and 287 normal weight (NW) participants. METHODS AND RESULTS Genotyping of phosducin SNPs rs12402521 and rs6672836 was performed by real time PCR. For rs12402521, 64.6% of the participants were homozygous for the G allele, 27.9% heterozygous, and 7.5% homozygous for the A allele. During 7.7 years of follow-up, 339 subjects developed hypertension. In a Cox multivariable model, carriers of the A allele had a 1.28 (95% CI,1.00-1.63, p = 0.046) increased risk of hypertension. However, increased incidence of hypertension associated with A allele (AA + AG, 79% and GG, 59%, p = 0.001) was observed only among Ov-Ob individuals with a hazard ratio of 1.60 (95% CI, 1.13-2.21, p = 0.007) whereas in NW subjects the incidence of hypertension did not differ by genotype (56% in both groups). In the whole cohort, there was a significant interaction of phosducin genotype with body mass index on the risk of hypertension (p = 0.012). For SNP rs6672836 no association was found with incident hypertension. No haplotype effect was detected on the risk of hypertension. CONCLUSION These data suggest that phosducin rs12402521 polymorphism is an important genetic predictor of obesity-related hypertension. In Ov-Ob carriers of the A allele aggressive nonpharmacological measures should be implemented.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Clinica Medica 4, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.
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Harlan SM, Rahmouni K. PI3K signaling: A key pathway in the control of sympathetic traffic and arterial pressure by leptin. Mol Metab 2013; 2:69-73. [PMID: 24199153 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The adipocyte-derived hormone, leptin, is a master regulator of energy homeostasis. Leptin action in the central nervous system also contributes to arterial pressure regulation through its capacity to increase renal sympathetic outflow. The accumulating evidence pointing to a key role for leptin in the adverse sympathetic and cardiovascular consequences of excessive adiposity highlight the importance of understanding the mechanisms underlying the sympathetic and cardiovascular effects of leptin. The ability of the leptin receptor to stimulate various intracellular pathways allows leptin to regulate physiological processes in a specific manner. In this review, we examine the role of the PI3K pathway emanating from the leptin receptor in mediating the sympathetic and arterial pressure effects of leptin. We also discuss the relevance of PI3K signaling for obesity-induced hypertension through its role in mediating selective leptin resistance.
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- Shannon M Harlan
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Hypertension in metabolic syndrome: vascular pathophysiology. Int J Hypertens 2013; 2013:230868. [PMID: 23573411 PMCID: PMC3615624 DOI: 10.1155/2013/230868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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METABOLIC SYNDROME IS A CLUSTER OF METABOLIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOMS: insulin resistance (IR), obesity, dyslipemia. Hypertension and vascular disorders are central to this syndrome. After a brief historical review, we discuss the role of sympathetic tone. Subsequently, we examine the link between endothelial dysfunction and IR. NO is involved in the insulin-elicited capillary vasodilatation. The insulin-signaling pathways causing NO release are different to the classical. There is a vasodilatory pathway with activation of NO synthase through Akt, and a vasoconstrictor pathway that involves the release of endothelin-1 via MAPK. IR is associated with an imbalance between both pathways in favour of the vasoconstrictor one. We also consider the link between hypertension and IR: the insulin hypothesis of hypertension. Next we discuss the importance of perivascular adipose tissue and the role of adipokines that possess vasoactive properties. Finally, animal models used in the study of vascular function of metabolic syndrome are reviewed. In particular, the Zucker fatty rat and the spontaneously hypertensive obese rat (SHROB). This one suffers macro- and microvascular malfunction due to a failure in the NO system and an abnormally high release of vasoconstrictor prostaglandins, all this alleviated with glitazones used for metabolic syndrome therapy.
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Simonds SE, Cowley MA. Hypertension in obesity: is leptin the culprit? Trends Neurosci 2013; 36:121-32. [PMID: 23333346 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2013.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The number of obese or overweight humans continues to increase worldwide. Hypertension is a serious disease that often develops in obesity, but it is not clear how obesity increases the risk of hypertension. However, both obesity and hypertension increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In this review, we examine how obesity may increase the risk of developing hypertension. Specifically, we discuss how the adipose-derived hormone leptin influences the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), through actions in the brain to elevate energy expenditure (EE) while also contributing to hypertension in obesity.
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- Stephanie E Simonds
- Monash Obesity & Diabetes Institute, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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The defence of body weight: a physiological basis for weight regain after weight loss. Clin Sci (Lond) 2013; 124:231-41. [PMID: 23126426 DOI: 10.1042/cs20120223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Although weight loss can usually be achieved by restricting food intake, the majority of dieters regain weight over the long-term. In the hypothalamus, hormonal signals from the gastrointestinal tract, adipose tissue and other peripheral sites are integrated to influence appetite and energy expenditure. Diet-induced weight loss is accompanied by several physiological changes which encourage weight regain, including alterations in energy expenditure, substrate metabolism and hormone pathways involved in appetite regulation, many of which persist beyond the initial weight loss period. Safe effective long-term strategies to overcome these physiological changes are needed to help facilitate maintenance of weight loss. The present review, which focuses on data from human studies, begins with an outline of body weight regulation to provide the context for the subsequent discussion of short- and long-term physiological changes which accompany diet-induced weight loss.
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Niemann B, Pan R, Teschner M, Boening A, Silber RE, Rohrbach S. Age and obesity-associated changes in the expression and activation of components of the AMPK signaling pathway in human right atrial tissue. Exp Gerontol 2013; 48:55-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Canale MP, Manca di Villahermosa S, Martino G, Rovella V, Noce A, De Lorenzo A, Di Daniele N. Obesity-related metabolic syndrome: mechanisms of sympathetic overactivity. Int J Endocrinol 2013; 2013:865965. [PMID: 24288531 PMCID: PMC3833340 DOI: 10.1155/2013/865965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome has increased worldwide over the past few years. Sympathetic nervous system overactivity is a key mechanism leading to hypertension in patients with the metabolic syndrome. Sympathetic activation can be triggered by reflex mechanisms as arterial baroreceptor impairment, by metabolic factors as insulin resistance, and by dysregulated adipokine production and secretion from visceral fat with a mainly permissive role of leptin and antagonist role of adiponectin. Chronic sympathetic nervous system overactivity contributes to a further decline of insulin sensitivity and creates a vicious circle that may contribute to the development of hypertension and of the metabolic syndrome and favor cardiovascular and kidney disease. Selective renal denervation is an emerging area of interest in the clinical management of obesity-related hypertension. This review focuses on current understanding of some mechanisms through which sympathetic overactivity may be interlaced to the metabolic syndrome, with particular regard to the role of insulin resistance and of some adipokines.
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- Maria Paola Canale
- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrigenomic, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Khoo MCK, Oliveira FMGS, Cheng L. Understanding the metabolic syndrome: a modeling perspective. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2012; 6:143-55. [PMID: 23232440 DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2012.2232651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The prevalence of obesity is growing at an alarming rate, placing many at risk for developing diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, or a combination of disorders known as "metabolic syndrome". The evidence to date suggests that metabolic syndrome results from an imbalance in the mechanisms that link diet, physical activity, glucose-insulin control, and autonomic cardiovascular control. There is also growing recognition that sleep-disordered breathing and other forms of sleep disruption can contribute significantly to autonomic dysfunction and insulin resistance. Chronic sleep deprivation resulting from sleep-disordered breathing or behavioral causes can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness and lethargy, which in turn contribute to increasing obesity. Analysis of this complex dynamic system using a model-based approach can facilitate the delineation of the causal pathways that lead to the emergence of the metabolic syndrome. In this paper, we provide an overview of the main physiological mechanisms associated with obesity and sleep-disordered breathing that are believed to result in metabolic and autonomic dysfunction, and review the models and modeling approaches that are relevant in characterizing the interplay among the multiple factors that underlie the development of the metabolic syndrome.
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- Michael C K Khoo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. khoo@ bmsr.usc.edu
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Farah BQ, Berenguer MDF, Prado WLD, C. Júnior CG, Dias RMR. Efeito do treinamento físico na pressão arterial de adolescentes com obesidade. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s0103-05822012000400020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJETIVO: Descrever, por meio de uma revisão sistemática, os efeitos do treinamento físico sobre a pressão arterial em adolescentes com obesidade. FONTES DE DADOS: Recorreu-se à revisão sistemática de ensaios clínicos randomizados que analisaram o efeito do treinamento físico sobre a pressão arterial de adolescentes obesos, publicados em periódicos indexados nas bases de dados PubMed/Medline, Lilacs, SciELO e ISI Web of KnowledgeSM. Foram incluídos os estudos que avaliaram adolescentes publicados até 2010, e que possuíam Grupo Controle. SÍNTESE DOS DADOS: Oito estudos atenderam aos critérios de inclusão. Dois deles utilizaram exercícios de força combinados com aeróbios, enquanto seis empregaram apenas os aeróbios. Cinco estudos utilizaram intervenções complementares, sendo a nutricional a mais frequente. Quatro estudos observaram redução da pressão arterial sistólica no Grupo Exercício comparado ao Controle. Nesses quatro estudos, além da redução da pressão arterial, notou-se diminuição da massa corpórea. Todos aqueles que verificaram redução da pressão arterial utilizaram 12 a 24 semanas de exercícios aeróbios, três a seis sessões semanais, com duração de 50 a 90 minutos e intensidade entre 55 e 75% da frequência cardíaca máxima. CONCLUSÕES: O efeito do treinamento físico na pressão arterial de adolescentes obesos é controverso. A redução da pressão arterial parece ocorrer com programas de treinamento aeróbios que promovam também a redução da massa corpórea.
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Macedo IC, Medeiros LF, Oliveira C, Oliveira CM, Rozisky JR, Scarabelot VL, Souza A, Silva FR, Santos VS, Cioato SG, Caumo W, Torres ILS. Cafeteria diet-induced obesity plus chronic stress alter serum leptin levels. Peptides 2012; 38:189-96. [PMID: 22940203 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2012.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Revised: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Obesity is a disease that has become a serious public health issue worldwide, and chronic stressors, which are a problem for modern society, cause neuroendocrine changes with alterations in food intake. Obesity and chronic stress are associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders. In this study, a rat model was used to evaluate the effects of a hypercaloric diet plus chronic restraint stress on the serum leptin and lipids levels and on the weight of specific adipose tissue (mesenteric, MAT; subcutaneous, SAT and visceral, VAT). Wistar rats were divided into the following 4 groups: standard chow (C), hypercaloric diet (HD), stress plus standard chow (S), and stress plus hypercaloric diet (SHD). The animals in the stress groups were subjected to chronic stress (placed inside a 25 cm × 7 cm plastic tube for 1h per day, 5 days per week for 6 weeks). The following parameters were evaluated: the weight of the liver, adrenal glands and specific adipose tissue; the delta weight; the Lee index; and the serum levels of leptin, corticosterone, glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides. The hypercaloric diet induced obesity in rats, increasing the Lee index, weight, leptin, triglycerides, and cholesterol levels. The stress decreased weight gain even in animals fed a hypercaloric diet but did not prevent a significant increase in the Lee index. However, an interaction between the independent factors (hypercaloric diet and stress) was observed, which is demonstrated by the increased serum leptin levels in the animals exposed to both protocols.
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- I C Macedo
- Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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The complex interaction between overweight, hypertension, and sympathetic overactivity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 3:353-65. [PMID: 20409978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2009.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Revised: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 10/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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There is ample evidence in the epidemiological and clinical literature that hypertension and overweight are closely and causally interrelated. Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) overactivity has been well documented in both hypertension and overweight, but it is not clear whether this is a coincidental finding or whether the association reflects a mechanistic role of SNS in these two interrelated clinical conditions. Whereas in this review we focus on the evidence for a primary role of SNS in the development of hypertension and overweight, it is clear that the process can be initiated from other starting points such as primary overeating or sleep apnea. After overweight evolves, hormones secreted by fat cells further accelerate SNS overactivity, weight gain, and blood pressure increase. The main thesis of this article is that regardless of where the process started, the same clinical picture of hypertension, overweight, and SNS overactivity will emerge. There is good evidence that in genetically prone individuals, prolonged SNS stimulation elicits a down regulation of beta-adrenergic receptors. This in turn decreases the ability to dissipate calories and diminishes the beta-adrenoceptor-mediated vasodilatation. We hypothesize that beta-adrenoceptor downregulation is the linchpin in the association of SNS with overweight and hypertension.
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Fardin NM, Oyama LM, Campos RR. Changes in baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity in high-fat-fed rats as a predictor of hypertension. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012; 20:1591-7. [PMID: 22257982 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2012.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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There is evidence that obesity is associated with increased sympathetic activity and hypertension. However, the mechanisms responsible for these changes are not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the cardiovascular function and the baroreceptor reflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity (rSNA) in rats exposed to a high-fat diet over different periods (10 and 20 weeks) compared to control rats. Serum leptin levels were assessed for all time points. Male Wistar rats weighing 150-180 g were used. Four groups of rats were studied: control 10 weeks (Ct10), obese 10 weeks (Ob10), control 20 weeks (Ct20), and obese 20 weeks (Ob20). Blood pressure (BP) and rSNA were recorded in urethane-anesthetized rats (1.4 g/kg, intravenous).The sensitivity of rSNA responses to baroreceptor reflex was assessed by changes in BP induced by increasing doses of phenylephrine or sodium nitroprusside. Significant and progressive increases in serum leptin levels were found in the obese rats, but not in the control rats. No changes in basal BP or rSNA were found in the Ob10 and Ob20 groups; however, a significant impairment in the baroreceptor sensitivity was observed in the Ob20 group for phenylephrine (slope Ob20: -0.78 ± 0.12 vs. Ct20: -1.00 ± 0.08 potential per second (pps)/mm Hg, P < 0.05) and sodium nitroprusside (slope Ob20: -0.82 ± 0.09 vs. 1.13 ± 0.13 pps/mm Hg, P < 0.05). The results suggest that the baroreceptor dysfunction that controls the rSNA is an initial change in the obesity induced in high-fat-fed rats, which might be a predictor of sympathoexcitation and hypertension associated to obesity.
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- Núbia M Fardin
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Disciplina de Fisiologia Cardiovascular e Respiratória, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Exercise in the metabolic syndrome. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2012; 2012:349710. [PMID: 22829955 PMCID: PMC3399489 DOI: 10.1155/2012/349710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 05/13/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The metabolic syndrome is a clustering of obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension that is occurring in increasing frequency across the global population. Although there is some controversy about its diagnostic criteria, oxidative stress, which is defined as imbalance between the production and inactivation of reactive oxygen species, has a major pathophysiological role in all the components of this disease. Oxidative stress and consequent inflammation induce insulin resistance, which likely links the various components of this disease. We briefly review the role of oxidative stress as a major component of the metabolic syndrome and then discuss the impact of exercise on these pathophysiological pathways. Included in this paper is the effect of exercise in reducing fat-induced inflammation, blood pressure, and improving muscular metabolism.
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Simonds SE, Cowley MA, Enriori PJ. Leptin increasing sympathetic nerve outflow in obesity: A cure for obesity or a potential contributor to metabolic syndrome? Adipocyte 2012; 1:177-181. [PMID: 23700530 PMCID: PMC3609095 DOI: 10.4161/adip.20690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Obesity is a global problem and effective drug therapy treatment is still unavailable. Obesity develops due to an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure (EE). Understanding what happens to EE in obesity may be the key to developing new treatments for obesity. If EE in obesity can be elevated, it could be a potential therapeutic target. We recently discovered that in baseline conditions obese mice have increased EE, in terms of thermogenesis. However, this increase in EE is not great enough to offset the elevated calorie intake that leads to the development of obesity. In obesity, the adipose derived hormone leptin is significantly elevated. This elevated leptin concentration appears to cause an increase in thermogenesis through increased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) to brown adipose tissue deposits. The brain region of the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) appears to be a key region that leptin activates in obesity to cause this increased thermogenesis. One unsettling finding is that the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in obesity is elevated via leptin and it seems unlikely that SNA would be selectivity increased to only brown adipose tissue. Previously, it has been observed that leptin can increase SNA to numerous organs including the kidney. Furthermore, in obesity, SNA is increased in numerous organs. This leads to the critical question: is the leptin-mediated elevation of SNA and thermogenesis also chronically activating the kidney and contributing to the development of hypertension in obesity?
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- Stephanie E. Simonds
- Department of Physiology; Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute (MODI); Monash University; Clayton, VIC Australia
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- Department of Physiology; Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute (MODI); Monash University; Clayton, VIC Australia
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- Department of Physiology; Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute (MODI); Monash University; Clayton, VIC Australia
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Neuroanatomical determinants of the sympathetic nerve responses evoked by leptin. Clin Auton Res 2012; 23:1-7. [PMID: 22714900 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-012-0168-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that relays a satiety signal to the brain. The effect of leptin on the sympathetic nervous system is an important aspect in the regulation of energy homeostasis as well as several other physiological functions. The arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus is considered a major site for the regulation of physiological processes by leptin. However, there is growing recognition that other hypothalamic and extra-hypothalamic brain nuclei are important for leptin regulation of physiological processes including sympathetic nerve traffic. The current review discusses the various hypothalamic and extra-hypothalamic nuclei that have been implicated in leptin-induced increase in regional sympathetic nerve activity. The continuous rise in the prevalence of obesity underscores the importance of understanding the underlying neural mechanisms regulating sympathetic traffic to different tissues to design effective strategies to reverse obesity and associated diseases.
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Lobato NS, Filgueira FP, Akamine EH, Tostes RC, Carvalho MHC, Fortes ZB. Mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in obesity-associated hypertension. Braz J Med Biol Res 2012; 45:392-400. [PMID: 22488221 PMCID: PMC3854291 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2012007500058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Obesity is strongly associated with high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes. These conditions synergistically increase the risk of cardiovascular events. A number of central and peripheral abnormalities can explain the development or maintenance of high blood pressure in obesity. Of great interest is endothelial dysfunction, considered to be a primary risk factor in the development of hypertension. Additional mechanisms also related to endothelial dysfunction have been proposed to mediate the development of hypertension in obese individuals. These include: increase in both peripheral vasoconstriction and renal tubular sodium reabsorption, increased sympathetic activity and overactivation of both the renin-angiotensin system and the endocannabinoid system and insulin resistance. The discovery of new mechanisms regulating metabolic and vascular function and a better understanding of how vascular function can be influenced by these systems would facilitate the development of new therapies for treatment of obesity-associated hypertension.
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- N S Lobato
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
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Jung CH, Kim BY, Kim CH, Kang SK, Jung SH, Mok JO. Association of serum adipocytokine levels with cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetic patients. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2012; 11:24. [PMID: 22413919 PMCID: PMC3353195 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-11-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication of diabetes associated with poor prognosis. In addition, the autonomic imbalance is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in diabetes. It is thought that adipocytokines contribute to the increased risk of vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, literature data on the association between CAN with adipocytokines such as leptin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), adiponectin in subjects with T2DM is limited.Therefore, in the present study, we examined the relationship between fasting serum leptin, TNF- alpha and adiponectin and CAN in Korean T2DM patients. METHODS A total of 142 T2DM patients (94 males, 48 females) were recruited. CAN was assessed by the five tests according to the Ewing's protocol and the time and frequency domain of the heart rate variability (HRV) was evaluated. Serum TNF-alpha and adiponectin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and serum leptin levels were measured using radioimmunoassay. RESULTS Although, the mean levels of leptin, TNF-alpha and adiponectin were not significantly different between the groups with and without CAN, the levels of leptin and adiponectin had a tendency to increase as the score of CAN increased (p = 0.05, p = 0.036). Serum leptin levels demonstrated a negative correlation with low frequency (LF) in the upright position (p = 0.037). Regarding TNF-alpha, a significant negative correlation was observed with SDNN and RMSSD in the upright position (p = 0.023, p = 0.019). Adiponectin levels were not related to any HRV parameters. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the odds of CAN increased with a longer duration of diabetes (1.25, [1.07-1.47]) and higher homeostatic model of assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (5.47, [1.8-16.5]). The relative risks for the presence of CAN were 14.1 and 51.6 for the adiponectin 2nd, 3rd tertiles when compared with first tertile (p-value for trend = 0.022). CONCLUSIONS In the present study, the higher serum adiponectin levels and HOMA-IR were associated with an increased risk for the presence of CAN. Also, the CAN score correlated with the serum adiponectin. Serum adipocytokines such as leptin and TNF-alpha were significantly correlated with parameters of HRV, representative markers of CAN. Future prospective studies with larger number of patients are required to establish a direct relationship between plasma adipocytokine concentrations and the development or severity of CAN.
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- Chan-Hee Jung
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, #108 Jung-Dong, Bucheon, 110-746 Kyunggi-Do, Korea
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Galletti F, D'Elia L, De Palma D, Russo O, Barba G, Siani A, Miller MA, Cappuccio FP, Rossi G, Zampa G, Strazzullo P. Hyperleptinemia is associated with hypertension, systemic inflammation and insulin resistance in overweight but not in normal weight men. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2012; 22:300-306. [PMID: 21920718 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Revised: 04/26/2011] [Accepted: 05/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM High leptin (LPT) is associated with high blood pressure (BP), insulin resistance and systemic inflammation but also excess body weight and adiposity. To disentangle these multiple relations, we analyzed BP, HOMA and circulating C-reactive protein concentration (hs-CRP) in white male adults with different LPT levels but similar age, body mass index (BMI) and body fat distribution. The novel aspect is the different statistical approach used to investigate the relation between LPT and the other alterations present in obesity. METHODS AND RESULTS 972 Olivetti Heart Study participants were stratified according to the median LPT distribution (2.97 ng/ml) into low LPT (l-LPT) and high LPT (h-LPT). The two groups were then carefully matched for age and BMI. We identified two groups of 207 h-LPT and 207 l-LPT individuals with overlapping age, BMI and waist/hip ratio. The two groups had different BP (132.9 ± 16.2/85.7 ± 9.0 vs 128.7 ± 18.2/82.8 ± 9.8 mmHg, p = 0.014 for SBP and p = 0.002 for DBP) and prevalence of hypertension (57% vs 43%, p = 0.027). Upon separate evaluation of untreated individuals with BMI < 25 or BMI ≥ 25, within the latter subgroup h-LPT compared with l-LPT participants (n = 133 each group) had higher BP (p = 0.0001), HOMA index (p = 0.013), hs-CRP (p = 0.002) and heart rate (p = 0.008) despite similar age and BMI. By contrast, within the normal weight subgroup, h-LPT individuals did not differ from l-LPT (n = 37 each) for any of these variables. CONCLUSIONS High LPT is associated with higher BP, HR, hs-CRP and HOMA index independently of BMI and fat distribution but only among overweight individuals.
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- F Galletti
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, ESH Excellence Center for Hypertension, Federico II University of Naples I, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Cizza G, Ronsaville DS, Kleitz H, Eskandari F, Mistry S, Torvik S, Sonbolian N, Reynolds JC, Blackman MR, Gold PW, Martinez PE. Clinical subtypes of depression are associated with specific metabolic parameters and circadian endocrine profiles in women: the power study. PLoS One 2012; 7:e28912. [PMID: 22235252 PMCID: PMC3250402 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been associated with adverse medical consequences, including cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Patients with MDD may be classified as having melancholic, atypical, or undifferentiated features. The goal of the present study was to assess whether these clinical subtypes of depression have different endocrine and metabolic features and consequently, varying medical outcomes. METHODS Premenopausal women, ages 21 to 45 years, with MDD (N = 89) and healthy controls (N = 44) were recruited for a prospective study of bone turnover. Women with MDD were classified as having melancholic (N = 51), atypical (N = 16), or undifferentiated (N = 22) features. Outcome measures included: metabolic parameters, body composition, bone mineral density (BMD), and 24 hourly sampling of plasma adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), cortisol, and leptin. RESULTS Compared with control subjects, women with undifferentiated and atypical features of MDD exhibited greater BMI, waist/hip ratio, and whole body and abdominal fat mass. Women with undifferentiated MDD characteristics also had higher lipid and fasting glucose levels in addition to a greater prevalence of low BMD at the femoral neck compared to controls. Elevated ACTH levels were demonstrated in women with atypical features of depression, whereas higher mean 24-hour leptin levels were observed in the melancholic subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Pre-menopausal women with various features of MDD exhibit metabolic, endocrine, and BMD features that may be associated with different health consequences. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00006180.
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- Giovanni Cizza
- Section on Neuroendocrinology of Obesity, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
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Leptin action in the dorsomedial hypothalamus increases sympathetic tone to brown adipose tissue in spite of systemic leptin resistance. J Neurosci 2011; 31:12189-97. [PMID: 21865462 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2336-11.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Leptin regulates body weight in mice by decreasing appetite and increasing sympathetic nerve activity (SNA), which increases energy expenditure in interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT). Diet-induced obese mice (DIO) are resistant to the anorectic actions of leptin. We evaluated whether leptin still stimulated sympathetic outflow in DIO mice. We measured iBAT temperature as a marker of SNA. We found that obese hyperleptinemic mice have higher iBAT temperature than mice on regular diet. Conversely, obese leptin-deficient ob/ob mice have lower iBAT temperature. Additionally, leptin increased SNA in obese (DIO and ob/ob) and control mice, despite DIO mice being resistant to anorectic action of leptin. We demonstrated that neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) of DIO mice mediate the thermogenic responses to hyperleptinemia in obese mammals because blockade of leptin receptors in the DMH prevented the thermogenic effects of leptin. Peripheral Melotan II (MTII) injection increased iBAT temperature, but it was blunted by blockade of DMH melanocortin receptors (MC4Rs) by injecting agouti-related peptide (AgRP) directly into the DMH, suggesting a physiological role of the DMH on temperature regulation in animals with normal body weight. Nevertheless, obese mice without a functional melanocortin system (MC4R KO mice) have an increased sympathetic outflow to iBAT compared with their littermates, suggesting that higher leptin levels drive sympathoexcitation to iBAT by a melanocortin-independent pathway. Because the sympathetic nervous system contributes in regulating blood pressure, heart rate, and hepatic glucose production, selective leptin resistance may be a crucial mechanism linking adiposity and metabolic syndrome.
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Sympathetic nervous system in obesity-related hypertension: mechanisms and clinical implications. Hypertens Res 2011; 35:4-16. [PMID: 22048570 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2011.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Obesity markedly increases the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, which may be related to activation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Sympathetic overactivity directly and indirectly contributes to blood pressure (BP) elevation in obesity, including stimulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). The adipocyte-derived peptide leptin suppresses appetite, increases thermogenesis, but also raises SNS activity and BP. Obese individuals exhibit hyperleptinemia but are resistant to its appetite-suppressing actions. Interestingly, animal models of obesity exhibit preserved sympathoexcitatory and pressor actions of leptin, despite resistance to its anorexic and metabolic actions, suggesting selective leptin resistance. Disturbance of intracellular signaling at specific hypothalamic neural networks appears to underlie selective leptin resistance. Delineation of these pathways should lead to novel approaches to treatment. In the meantime, treatment of obesity-hypertension has relied on antihypertensive drugs. Although sympathetic blockade is mechanistically attractive in obesity-hypertension, in practice its effects are disappointing because of adverse metabolic effects and inferior outcomes. On the basis of subgroup analyses of obese patients in large randomized clinical trials, drugs such as diuretics and RAAS blockers appear superior in preventing cardiovascular events in obesity--hypertension. An underused alternative approach to obesity-hypertension is induction of weight loss, which reduces circulating leptin and insulin, partially reverses resistance to these hormones, decreases sympathetic activation and improves BP and other risk factors. Though weight loss induced by lifestyle is often modest and transient, carefully selected pharmacological weight loss therapies can produce substantial and sustained antihypertensive effects additive to lifestyle interventions.
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Sari F, Eray E, Sari R. The Effect of Quinapril Treatment on Insulin Resistance, Leptin and High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Hypertensive Patients. Clin Exp Hypertens 2011; 33:548-51. [DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2011.577481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Uno K, Yamada T, Ishigaki Y, Imai J, Hasegawa Y, Gao J, Kaneko K, Matsusue K, Yamazaki T, Oka Y, Katagiri H. Hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ-fat-specific protein 27 pathway contributes to obesity-related hypertension via afferent vagal signals. Eur Heart J 2011; 33:1279-89. [PMID: 21825308 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIMS Obesity is commonly associated with hypertension. Increased sympathetic tonus in obese subjects contributes to the underlying mechanism. However, the precise mechanisms whereby obesity induces this sympathetic activation remain unclear. Hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ2 expression, which is reportedly upregulated during obesity development, affects sympathetic activation via hepatic vagal afferents. Herein, we report involvement of this neuronal relay in obesity-related hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ and a direct PPARγ target, fat-specific protein 27 (Fsp27), were adenovirally overexpressed or knocked down in the liver, in combination with surgical dissection or pharmacological deafferentation of the hepatic vagus. Adenoviral PPARγ2 expression in the liver raised blood pressure (BP) in wild-type but not in β1/β2/β3 adrenergic receptor-deficient mice. In addition, knockdown of endogenous PPARγ in the liver lowered BP in murine obesity models. Either surgical dissection or pharmacological deafferentation of the hepatic vagus markedly blunted BP elevation in mice with diet-induced and genetically-induced obesity. In contrast, BP was not elevated in other models of hepatic steatosis, DGAT1 and DGAT2 overexpressions, in which PPARγ is not upregulated in the liver. Thus, hepatic PPARγ upregulation associated with obesity is involved in BP elevation during obesity development. Furthermore, hepatic expression of Fsp27 raised BP and the effect was blocked by hepatic vagotomy. Hepatic Fsp27 is actually upregulated in murine obesity models and its knockdown reversed BP elevation. CONCLUSION The hepatic PPARγ-Fsp27 pathway plays important roles in the development of obesity-related hypertension via afferent vagal signals from the liver.
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- Kenji Uno
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Center for Metabolic Diseases, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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Kaisar OM, Johnson DW, Prins JB, Isbel N. The role of novel biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease: focus on adiponectin and leptin. Curr Cardiol Rev 2011; 4:287-92. [PMID: 20066136 PMCID: PMC2801860 DOI: 10.2174/157340308786349516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Revised: 06/22/2008] [Accepted: 06/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of premature death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including renal transplant recipients. Both interplay of traditional cardiovascular and renal specific risk factors have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death in patients with CKD. Recently, there has been great interest in the role of novel biomarkers, in particular adiponectin and leptin, and its association with CVD in the CKD population. Adiponectin is a multifunctional adipocyte-derived protein with anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic and insulin sensitizing activity. Recent observational studies have shown adiponectin to be a novel risk marker of CVD in patients with stages 1 to 5 CKD. Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that promotes weight loss by decreasing food intake. Similarly, there are observational studies to support an association between leptin and CVD, including patients with CKD. In the CKD population, leptin may be associated with uremic cachexia and subsequent increased mortality. This review aims to summarize the pathophysiological and potential clinical roles of these cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with CKD.
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- Omar M Kaisar
- Department of Nephrology, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Palatini P, Mos L, Santonastaso M, Zanatta N, Mormino P, Saladini F, Bortolazzi A, Cozzio S, Garavelli G. Resting heart rate as a predictor of body weight gain in the early stage of hypertension. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19:618-23. [PMID: 20814417 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We did a prospective study to investigate whether clinic heart rate (HR) and 24-h ambulatory HR were independent predictors of subsequent increase in body weight (BW) in young subjects screened for stage 1 hypertension. The study was conducted in 1,008 subjects from the Hypertension and Ambulatory Recording Venetia Study (HARVEST) followed for an average of 7 years. Ambulatory HR was obtained in 701 subjects. Data were adjusted for lifestyle factors and several confounders. During the follow-up BW increased by 2.1 ± 7.2 kg in the whole cohort. Both baseline clinic HR (P = 0.007) and 24-h HR (P = 0.013) were independent predictors of BMI at study end. In addition, changes in HR during the follow-up either measured in the clinic (P = 0.036) or with 24-h recording (P = 0.009) were independent associates of final BMI. In a multivariable Cox regression, baseline BMI (P < 0.001), male gender (P < 0.001), systolic blood pressure (BP) (P = 0.01), baseline clinic HR (P = 0.02), and follow-up changes in clinic HR (P < 0.001) were independent predictors of overweight (Ov) or obesity (Ob) at the end of the follow-up. Follow-up changes in ambulatory HR (P = 0.01) were also independent predictors of Ov or Ob. However, when both clinic and ambulatory HRs were included in the same Cox model, only baseline clinic HR and its change during the follow-up were independent predictors of outcome. In conclusion, baseline clinic HR and HR changes during the follow-up are independent predictors of BW gain in young persons screened for stage 1 hypertension suggesting that sympathetic nervous system activity may play a role in the development of Ob in hypertension.
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- Paolo Palatini
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Burke SL, Lambert E, Head GA. New Approaches to Quantifying Sympathetic Nerve Activity. Curr Hypertens Rep 2011; 13:249-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s11906-011-0196-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lee MC, Lee CJ, Ho GJ, Lee CC, Shih MH, Chou KC, Hsu BG. Hyperleptinemia positively correlated with metabolic syndrome in renal transplant recipients. Clin Transplant 2011; 24:E124-9. [PMID: 20236136 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01215.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between metabolic syndrome and fasting serum leptin concentration in renal transplant recipients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fasting blood samples were obtained from 55 renal transplant recipients. Metabolic syndrome and its components were defined using the diagnostic criteria of the International Diabetes Federation. RESULTS Thirteen patients (23.6%) had metabolic syndrome. Fasting leptin concentrations were positively correlated with metabolic syndrome (p=0.003). Univariate linear regression analysis indicated fasting serum leptin values were positively correlated with waist circumference (r=0.284; p=0.036), body mass index (r=0.358; p=0.007), body fat mass (r=0.610; p<0.001), triglycerides (r=0.268; p=0.048), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) (r=0.377; p=0.005), triceps skinfold (r=0.335; p=0.012), and mid-arm fat area (r=0.351; p=0.009). Multivariate forward stepwise linear regression analysis of the significant variables revealed that body fat mass (R2 change=0.373; p<0.001) and hs-CRP (R2 change=0.045; p=0.049) were the independent predictors of fasting serum leptin concentration. CONCLUSION Serum leptin concentration correlates positively with metabolic syndrome in renal transplant recipients.
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- Ming-Che Lee
- School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University Department of Surgical Oncology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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Tsioufis C, Kordalis A, Flessas D, Anastasopoulos I, Tsiachris D, Papademetriou V, Stefanadis C. Pathophysiology of resistant hypertension: the role of sympathetic nervous system. Int J Hypertens 2011; 2011:642416. [PMID: 21331155 PMCID: PMC3034926 DOI: 10.4061/2011/642416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Resistant hypertension (RH) is a powerful risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Among the characteristics of patients with RH, obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and aldosterone excess are covering a great area of the mosaic of RH phenotype. Increased sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity is present in all these underlying conditions, supporting its crucial role in the pathophysiology of antihypertensive treatment resistance. Current clinical and experimental knowledge points towards an impact of several factors on SNS activation, namely, insulin resistance, adipokines, endothelial dysfunction, cyclic intermittent hypoxaemia, aldosterone effects on central nervous system, chemoreceptors, and baroreceptors dysregulation. The further investigation and understanding of the mechanisms leading to SNS activation could reveal novel therapeutic targets and expand our treatment options in the challenging management of RH.
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- Costas Tsioufis
- First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, 3 Kolokotroni Street, P. Penteli, Athens 15236, Greece
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Mitsutake R, Miura SI, Shiga Y, Uehara Y, Saku K. Association between hypertension and coronary artery disease as assessed by coronary computed tomography. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2011; 13:198-204. [PMID: 21366851 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00412.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) enables the accurate noninvasive assessment of coronary artery stenosis and plaque imaging. The characteristics of patients who have coronary artery disease (CAD) as assessed by MDCT coronary computed tomography (CT) are not well known. Participants consisted of 513 consecutive patients with suspected CAD who underwent coronary CT. The authors quantified patient characteristics, including the prevalence of hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus (DM), visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area using CT, and plasma levels of metabolic factors, including adiponectin and leptin. Although plasma levels of adiponectin in men and leptin in women were significantly associated with chronic kidney disease, there were no differences in these levels between patients with and without CAD. HTN was most significantly associated with the presence of CAD by multivariate logistic regression analysis (men, P=.002; women, P=.048). Finally, the percentage of CAD significantly increased as systolic blood pressure increased (trend, P=.0002) in men but not women. In conclusion, hypertension was significantly associated with CAD as assessed by coronary CT.
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- Ryoko Mitsutake
- Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kotchen TA. Obesity-related hypertension: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management. Am J Hypertens 2010; 23:1170-8. [PMID: 20706196 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The prevalence of obesity, including childhood obesity, is increasing worldwide. Weight gain is associated with increases in arterial pressure, and it has been estimated that 60-70% of hypertension in adults is attributable to adiposity. Centrally located body fat, associated with insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, is a more potent determinant of blood pressure elevation than peripheral body fat. Obesity-related hypertension may be a distinct hypertensive phenotype with distinct genetic determinants. Mechanisms of obesity-related hypertension include insulin resistance, sodium retention, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone, and altered vascular function. In overweight individuals, weight loss results in a reduction of blood pressure, however, this effect may be attenuated in the long term. An increasing number of community-based programs (including school programs and worksite programs) are being developed for the prevention and treatment of obesity. Assessment and treatment of the obese hypertensive patient should address overall cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. There are no compelling clinical trial data to indicate that any one class of antihypertensive agents is superior to others, and in general the principles of pharmacotherapy for obese hypertensive patients are not different from nonobese patients. Future research directions might include: (i) development of effective, culturally sensitive strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity; (ii) clinical trials to identify the most effective drug therapies for reducing CVD in obese, hypertensive patients; (iii) continued search for the genetic determinants of the obese, hypertensive phenotype.
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BACKGROUND Although effective in reducing blood pressure, therapy with a first-generation [beta]-blocker is currently controversial in metabolic syndrome due to its negative impact on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN We evaluated the effects of nebivolol, a third-generation highly selective [beta]-blocker with additional vasodilating activity, versus the traditional [beta]-blocker atenolol in controlling functional and morphological cardiovascular damage in a rat model of metabolic syndrome. METHODS During 6 months, Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats and control lean Zucker rats (LZR) were studied. The experimental groups were: untreated ZDF, ZDF along with nebivolol, ZDF along with atenolol and LZR. Blood pressure, plasma insulin, triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose and platelet aggregation were evaluated. Malondialdehyde, reduced glutathione (GSH)/oxidized glutathione (GSSG) ratio, CuZn superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase were determined in heart homogenates and transforming growth factor [beta]1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) expression, by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Vascular reactivity, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1, PAI-1, enhanced nitric oxide synthase and collagen expression were evaluated in aorta. RESULTS Nebivolol and atenolol presented a similar reduction in blood pressure. However, nebivolol showed a better lipid profile, preserved left ventricular function, a significant control in left ventricular geometry and moderated left ventricular hypertrophy versus atenolol. Significant reduction in platelet aggregation and a substantial endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent relaxation in vessels were also shown in the nebivolol group versus atenolol group. Antioxidant defenses were preserved by nebivolol with a reduction in oxidative stress parameters. Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1, PAI-1 and eNOS were favorably modulated with nebivolol in vessel wall. TGF[beta]1, PAI-1 and accumulation of collagen-III and collagen-I were also diminished in heart with nebivolol. CONCLUSION The present study provides substantial information supporting an actual protective role of nebivolol in comparison with atenolol in experimental metabolic syndrome.
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Malpas SC. Sympathetic nervous system overactivity and its role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Physiol Rev 2010; 90:513-57. [PMID: 20393193 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00007.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 431] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This review examines how the sympathetic nervous system plays a major role in the regulation of cardiovascular function over multiple time scales. This is achieved through differential regulation of sympathetic outflow to a variety of organs. This differential control is a product of the topographical organization of the central nervous system and a myriad of afferent inputs. Together this organization produces sympathetic responses tailored to match stimuli. The long-term control of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) is an area of considerable interest and involves a variety of mediators acting in a quite distinct fashion. These mediators include arterial baroreflexes, angiotensin II, blood volume and osmolarity, and a host of humoral factors. A key feature of many cardiovascular diseases is increased SNA. However, rather than there being a generalized increase in SNA, it is organ specific, in particular to the heart and kidneys. These increases in regional SNA are associated with increased mortality. Understanding the regulation of organ-specific SNA is likely to offer new targets for drug therapy. There is a need for the research community to develop better animal models and technologies that reflect the disease progression seen in humans. A particular focus is required on models in which SNA is chronically elevated.
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- Simon C Malpas
- Department of Physiology and the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland and Telemetry Research Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand.
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Haemodynamical Variables Versus Endothelial Hormones in Hypertensive and Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Endothelial Dysfunction. Am J Ther 2010; 17:306-19. [DOI: 10.1097/mjt.0b013e3181c2de61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rahmouni K. Leptin-Induced Sympathetic Nerve Activation: Signaling Mechanisms and Cardiovascular Consequences in Obesity. Curr Hypertens Rev 2010; 6:104-209. [PMID: 21562617 DOI: 10.2174/157340210791170994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Obesity increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in part by inducing hypertension. One factor linking excess fat mass to cardiovascular diseases may be the sympathetic cardiovascular actions of leptin. Initial studies of leptin showed it regulates appetite and enhances energy expenditure by activating sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) to thermogenic brown adipose tissue. Further study, however, demonstrated leptin also causes sympathetic excitation to the kidney that, in turn, increases arterial pressure. In animal studies, elevating circulating leptin levels increased arterial pressure. Moreover, mice with diet-induced obesity have a preserved arterial pressure response to leptin despite the resistance to the metabolic action of leptin and these mice have elevated baseline arterial pressure. Conversely, severely obese, but leptin-deficient, mice and humans display low sympathetic tone and decreased blood pressure. Together, these findings demonstrate that leptin plays a physiological role in maintaining sympathetic tone and blood pressure, and further suggest that hyperleptinemia may contribute to the elevated blood pressure associated with obesity. Consistent with this selectivity in leptin resistance, mounting evidence suggests that the sympathetic nervous system subserving different tissues is differentially controlled by leptin. For instance, different molecular signaling mechanisms are engaged by the leptin receptor to control the regional sympathetic nerve activity. Understanding the mechanisms by which leptin controls the sympathetic nervous system will provide insight into the cardiovascular complications of obesity.
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- Kamal Rahmouni
- Center on Functional Genomics of Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Marchi-Alves LM, Nogueira MS, Mendes IAC, Godoy SD. Leptina, hipertensão arterial e obesidade: importância das ações de enfermagem. ACTA PAUL ENFERM 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s0103-21002010000200021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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O objetivo desta revisão sistemática foi o levantamento de tópicos de relevância sobre as implicações da leptina na modulação da pressão arterial e na gênese, prevenção e tratamento da hipertensão arterial associada à obesidade. Considerando o hormônio como um elo comum entre as duas condições patológicas, foram identificadas as ações para a redução da leptinemia, propostas e discutidas na literatura. Constatou-se que a enfermagem carece de produção de conhecimento que subsidie a assistência ao hipertenso obeso com alterações nos níveis séricos de leptina. Foram descritos os sinais e sintomas multifatoriais que se interrelacionam de maneira dinâmica e paradoxal na manifestação do quadro clínico estudado, com ordenação de intervenções eficazes no cuidado a esses clientes.
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Zhang W, Telemaque S, Augustyniak RA, Anderson P, Thomas GD, An J, Wang Z, Newgard CB, Victor RG. Adenovirus-mediated leptin expression normalises hypertension associated with diet-induced obesity. J Neuroendocrinol 2010; 22:175-80. [PMID: 20059648 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01953.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In our previous study, moderate increases in plasma leptin levels achieved via administration of recombinant adenovirus containing the rat leptin cDNA were shown to correct the abnormal metabolic profile in rats with diet-induced obesity, suggesting that these animals had developed resistance to the metabolic effects of leptin, which could be reversed by leptin gene over-expression. However, the effect of this therapeutic strategy on blood pressure was not investigated. The present study aimed to determine whether a moderate increase of endogenous plasma leptin levels affected arterial blood pressure in rats with diet-induced obesity and hypertension. The major finding from the present study was that the natural rise in plasma leptin with weight-gain is insufficient to counterbalance high blood pressure associated with obesity, additional increases of circulating leptin levels with adenoviral leptin gene therapy led to normalisation of blood pressure in high-fat diet-induced obese and hypertensive rats. Mechanistically, the reduction of blood pressure by leptin in obese rats was likely independent of alpha-adrenergic and acetylcholinergic receptor mediation. This is the first study to demonstrate that further increases in circulating leptin levels by leptin gene transfer during obesity could reduce blood pressure.
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- W Zhang
- Department of Internal Medicine/Hypertension Division, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Fogari R, Zoppi A, Corradi L, Preti P, Mugellini A, Lazzari P, Derosa G. Effect of body weight loss and normalization on blood pressure in overweight non-obese patients with stage 1 hypertension. Hypertens Res 2010; 33:236-42. [PMID: 20075930 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2009.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We evaluated the effects of body weight (BW) loss on blood pressure (BP) in overweight non-obese patients with stage 1 hypertension. We enrolled 376 overweight (body mass index (BMI) >or=25 and <30 kg m(-2)) stage 1 hypertensive patients in this prospective 12-month trial. Each patient received tailored, low caloric dietary advice. After 6 months, patients with a BW reduction <5% were excluded. Body weight, BMI, BP, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting plasma insulin (FPI), leptin (pL), renin and aldosterone levels were evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months. In 222 patients who completed the study, a mean weight reduction of 8.1 kg reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 4.2 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) by 3.3 mm Hg (P<0.05), which was accompanied by a significant decrease in FPI, pL and aldosterone levels (P<0.05). Larger SBP/DBP reductions were observed in 106 patients with normalized BMI (-5/-4.5 mm Hg, P<0.01) compared with the 116 patients who did not become normalized (-3.3/-1.6 mm Hg). The former also presented with greater decreases in FPG, FPI, pL, renin and aldosterone levels. Of the 106 patients who had normalized BMI, 52 also had normalized BP. Clinical and metabolic characteristics of these patients were similar to those of the 56 patients who did not have normalized BP. In overweight, mild hypertensive patients, weight loss was effective in reducing BP and in reversing some endocrinologic alterations associated with being overweight. Half of the patients who had normalized BMI also had normalized BP, which could indicate that these patients essentially did not have a form of hypertension but that these effects were instead secondary to being overweight.
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- Roberto Fogari
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Centro Ipertensione e Fisiopatologia Cardiovascolare, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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It has been long appreciated that a healthy lifestyle plays a critical role in cardiovascular health. It is now apparent that the same is true in the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Since 1995, 14 studies have been identified that investigate the clinical relationship between exercise and BPH/LUTS. No randomized controlled trials have been performed, but useful prospective cohort data originating from recent publications on the medical treatment of BPH and prevention of prostate cancer are available. Most of the literature supports a clinically significant, independent, and strong inverse relationship between exercise and the development of BPH/LUTS. Several mechanisms for this relationship have been proposed, including decreased sympathetic tone, avoidance of metabolic syndrome, and reduced oxidative damage to the prostate.
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- Jason Sea
- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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Burwell RG, Aujla RK, Grevitt MP, Dangerfield PH, Moulton A, Randell TL, Anderson SI. Pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in girls - a double neuro-osseous theory involving disharmony between two nervous systems, somatic and autonomic expressed in the spine and trunk: possible dependency on sympathetic nervous system and hormones with implications for medical therapy. SCOLIOSIS 2009; 4:24. [PMID: 19878575 PMCID: PMC2781798 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-4-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2009] [Accepted: 10/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Anthropometric data from three groups of adolescent girls - preoperative adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), screened for scoliosis and normals were analysed by comparing skeletal data between higher and lower body mass index subsets. Unexpected findings for each of skeletal maturation, asymmetries and overgrowth are not explained by prevailing theories of AIS pathogenesis. A speculative pathogenetic theory for girls is formulated after surveying evidence including: (1) the thoracospinal concept for right thoracic AIS in girls; (2) the new neuroskeletal biology relating the sympathetic nervous system to bone formation/resorption and bone growth; (3) white adipose tissue storing triglycerides and the adiposity hormone leptin which functions as satiety hormone and sentinel of energy balance to the hypothalamus for long-term adiposity; and (4) central leptin resistance in obesity and possibly in healthy females. The new theory states that AIS in girls results from developmental disharmony expressed in spine and trunk between autonomic and somatic nervous systems. The autonomic component of this double neuro-osseous theory for AIS pathogenesis in girls involves selectively increased sensitivity of the hypothalamus to circulating leptin (genetically-determined up-regulation possibly involving inhibitory or sensitizing intracellular molecules, such as SOC3, PTP-1B and SH2B1 respectively), with asymmetry as an adverse response (hormesis); this asymmetry is routed bilaterally via the sympathetic nervous system to the growing axial skeleton where it may initiate the scoliosis deformity (leptin-hypothalamic-sympathetic nervous system concept = LHS concept). In some younger preoperative AIS girls, the hypothalamic up-regulation to circulating leptin also involves the somatotropic (growth hormone/IGF) axis which exaggerates the sympathetically-induced asymmetric skeletal effects and contributes to curve progression, a concept with therapeutic implications. In the somatic nervous system, dysfunction of a postural mechanism involving the CNS body schema fails to control, or may induce, the spinal deformity of AIS in girls (escalator concept). Biomechanical factors affecting ribs and/or vertebrae and spinal cord during growth may localize AIS to the thoracic spine and contribute to sagittal spinal shape alterations. The developmental disharmony in spine and trunk is compounded by any osteopenia, biomechanical spinal growth modulation, disc degeneration and platelet calmodulin dysfunction. Methods for testing the theory are outlined. Implications are discussed for neuroendocrine dysfunctions, osteopontin, sympathoactivation, medical therapy, Rett and Prader-Willi syndromes, infantile idiopathic scoliosis, and human evolution. AIS pathogenesis in girls is predicated on two putative normal mechanisms involved in trunk growth, each acquired in evolution and unique to humans.
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- R Geoffrey Burwell
- Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield, UK
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- Department of Child Health, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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