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Nakajima T, Wooding S, Sakagami T, Emi M, Tokunaga K, Tamiya G, Ishigami T, Umemura S, Munkhbat B, Jin F, Guan-Jun J, Hayasaka I, Ishida T, Saitou N, Pavelka K, Lalouel JM, Jorde LB, Inoue I. Natural selection and population history in the human angiotensinogen gene (AGT): 736 complete AGT sequences in chromosomes from around the world. Am J Hum Genet 2004; 74:898-916. [PMID: 15077204 PMCID: PMC1181984 DOI: 10.1086/420793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2003] [Accepted: 02/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Several lines of evidence suggest that patterns of genetic variability in the human angiotensinogen gene (AGT) contribute to phenotypic variability in human hypertension. The A(-6) promoter variant of AGT is associated with higher plasma angiotensinogen levels and increased risk of essential hypertension. The geographic distribution of the A(-6) variant leads to the intriguing hypothesis that the G(-6) promoter variant has been selectively advantageous outside Africa. To test these hypotheses, we investigated the roles of population history and natural selection in shaping patterns of genetic diversity in AGT, by sequencing the entire AGT gene (14400 bp) in 736 chromosomes from Africa, Asia, and Europe. We found that the A(-6) variant is present at higher frequency in African populations than in non-African populations. Neutrality tests found no evidence of a departure from selective neutrality, when whole AGT sequences were compared. However, tests restricted to sites in the vicinity of the A(-6)G polymorphism found evidence of a selective sweep. Sliding-window analyses showed that evidence of the sweep is restricted to sites in tight linkage disequilibrium (LD) with the A(-6)G polymorphism. Further, haplotypes carrying the G(-6) variant showed elevated levels of LD, suggesting that they have risen recently to high frequency. Departures from neutral expectation in some but not all regions of AGT indicate that patterns of diversity in the gene cannot be accounted for solely by population history, which would affect all regions equally. Taken together, patterns of genetic diversity in AGT suggest that natural selection has generally favored the G(-6) variant over the A(-6) variant in non-African populations. However, important localized effects may also be present.
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- Toshiaki Nakajima
- Division of Genetic Diagnosis, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
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At the early stage of its development in 1957, the daily dose of spironolactone necessary to improve various pathological conditions was not precisely determined and dose-dependent sexual side effects limited its long-term use. Prescription of high daily doses and absence of selectivity for the mineralocorticoid receptor explain these limitations. The 9-11alpha epoxy group added to mexrenone by the Ciba-Geigy chemists in 1984 and improved chemical synthesis at Searle, permitted the original international clinical development of a selective antagonist for high blood pressure and congestive heart failure treatment. This review deals with the main methodological issues of a 20-year biological and clinical development of eplerenone, the second antimineralocorticoid drug. The investigation of a large range of daily doses (25-400mg) initially selected in normal volunteers by the 9alpha-fluorohydrocortisone test has led to the conclusion that 50-100mg q.i.d. doses of eplerenone offer a favorable benefit/risk ratio in various patient populations by neutralization of the aldosterone effects on blood pressure and target organ damage. The absence of sexual side-effects has confirmed the clinical relevance of the initial biological hypothesis on the need for more selectivity at the androgen and progestogen receptor sites. Widening the distance between efficacy and adverse effects of an anti-mineralocorticoid drug will facilitate the long-term maintenance of a moderately negative sodium balance and a slightly positive potassium balance, while minimizing the direct effects of salt and aldosterone on the heart, vessels, brain, and kidneys. Wide use in unselected patients and additional controlled clinical trials are necessary to confirm the benefits expected from animal and clinical research given that a 45-year interval also characterizes the story of the Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC) blocker, chlorthalidone, from its initial clinical use to the demonstration of its beneficial effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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- Joël Ménard
- UFR Broussais-Hôtel Dieu, S.P.I.M., 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, F-75270 Paris Cedex 06, France.
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BACKGROUND Many randomised trials assessing the effect of salt reduction on blood pressure show reduction in blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure. However, there is controversy about the magnitude and the clinical significance of the fall in blood pressure in individuals with normal blood pressure. Several meta-analyses of randomised salt reduction trials have been published in the last few years. However, most of these included trials of very short duration (e.g. 5 days) and included trials with salt loading followed by salt deprivation (e.g. from 20 to 1 g/day) over only a few days. These short-term experiments are not appropriate to inform public health policy which is for a modest reduction in salt intake over a prolonged period of time. A meta-analysis by Hooper et al is an important attempt to look at whether advice to achieve a long-term salt reduction (i.e. more than 6 months) in randomised trials causes a fall in blood pressure. However, most trials included in this meta-analysis achieved a small reduction in salt intake; on average, salt intake was reduced by 2 g/day. It is, therefore, not surprising that this analysis showed a small fall in blood pressure, and that a dose-response to salt reduction was not demonstrable. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of the currently recommended modest reduction in salt intake (WHO 2003; SACN 2003; Whelton 2002), on blood pressure in individuals with normal and elevated blood pressure. To assess whether the magnitude of the reduction in blood pressure is dependent on the magnitude of the reduction in salt intake. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library, CINAHL, and reference list of original and review articles. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised trials with a modest reduction in salt intake and a duration of 4 or more weeks. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Data were extracted independently by two persons. Mean effect sizes were calculated using both fixed and random effect models using Review Manager 4.2.1 software. Weighted linear regression was used to examine the relationship between the change in urinary sodium and the change in blood pressure. We used funnel plots to detect publication and other biases in the meta-analysis. MAIN RESULTS Seventeen trials in individuals with elevated blood pressure (n=734) and 11 trials in individuals with normal blood pressure (n=2220) were included. In individuals with elevated blood pressure the median reduction in 24-h urinary sodium excretion was 78 mmol (4.6 g/day of salt), the mean reduction in systolic blood pressure was -4.97 mmHg (95%CI:-5.76 to -4.18), and the mean reduction in diastolic blood pressure was -2.74 mmHg (95% CI:-3.22 to -2.26). In individuals with normal blood pressure the median reduction in 24-h urinary sodium excretion was 74 mmol (4.4 g/day of salt), the mean reduction in systolic blood pressure was -2.03 mmHg (95% CI: -2.56 to -1.50) mmHg, and the mean reduction in diastolic blood pressure was -0.99 mmHg (-1.40 to -0.57). Weighted linear regression analyses showed a correlation between the reduction in urinary sodium and the reduction in blood pressure. REVIEWERS' CONCLUSIONS Our meta-analysis demonstrates that a modest reduction in salt intake for a duration of 4 or more weeks has a significant and, from a population viewpoint, important effect on blood pressure in both individuals with normal and elevated blood pressure. These results support other evidence suggesting that a modest and long-term reduction in population salt intake could reduce strokes, heart attacks, and heart failure. Furthermore, our meta-analysis demonstrates a correlation between the magnitude of salt reduction and the magnitude of blood pressure reduction. Within the daily intake range of 3 to 12 g/day, the lower the salt intake achieved, the lower the blood pressure.
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La alteración renal es el principal mecanismo patogénico en el desarrollo de la hipertensión arterial. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s1889-1837(04)71483-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Swift PA, Macgregor GA. Genetic variation in the epithelial sodium channel: a risk factor for hypertension in people of african origin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 11:76-86. [PMID: 14730541 DOI: 10.1053/j.arrt.2003.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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High blood pressure occurs commonly in individuals of African origin, leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Black individuals frequently have low plasma renin activity, and their blood pressure responds well to salt reduction, suggesting that abnormalities in renal sodium handling may be important in the etiology of hypertension in this population. The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) has a central role in sodium transport across membranes, and in the kidney it contributes to the regulation of blood pressure via changes in sodium balance and blood volume. Rare monogenetic disorders have been described in association with hypertension, such as Liddle's syndrome. In addition, other ENaC polymorphisms have also been described, some of which are more common in black individuals. The T594M polymorphism of ENaC occurs exclusively in black individuals and is associated with hypertension in a black South London population. There is preliminary evidence that amiloride is effective as monotherapy in hypertensives with the T594M polymorphism, and a further study is underway to determine whether this is indeed a safe and specific treatment. If so, then amiloride may provide an important new strategy for blood pressure control in affected black hypertensives.
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- Pauline A Swift
- Blood Pressure Unit, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK.
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Franks PW, Bhattacharyya S, Luan J, Montague C, Brennand J, Challis B, Brage S, Ekelund U, Middelberg RPS, O'Rahilly S, Wareham NJ. Association between physical activity and blood pressure is modified by variants in the G-protein coupled receptor 10. Hypertension 2003; 43:224-8. [PMID: 14691196 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000109319.63240.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hypertension is strongly related to cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. Exercise reduces blood pressure but the response varies between individuals. The mechanisms by which physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) modifies blood pressure are not fully defined but include modulation of sympathetic tone. Novel polymorphisms in the G-protein coupled receptor (GPR10) have been linked with high blood pressure. GPR10 may mediate the relationship between PAEE and blood pressure via central nervous mechanisms. We examined whether two GPR10 polymorphisms (G-62A and C914T) modify the association between PAEE and blood pressure in the MRC Ely study (N=687). When stratified by the C914T genotype, there were between-group differences for body mass index (BMI) (P=0.05), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (P=0.006), and systolic blood pressure (SBP) (P=0.005). No differences were found between G-62A genotypes. The previously reported inverse relationship between PAEE and blood pressure was not observed in minor allele carriers for either polymorphism (A62 carriers: DBP beta-1.11, P=0.52; SBP beta-1.66, P=0.52. T914 carriers: SBP beta=3.27; P=0.60) but was in common allele homozygotes (G62G: DBP beta-6.18 P=0.00001; SBP beta-8.54 P=0.0001. C914C: SBP beta-7.07; P=0.00001). This corresponded to a significant interaction between PAEE and GPR10 polymorphisms on DBP (G-62A: P=0.006) and SBP (G-62A: P=0.008. C914T: P=0.068). Significant interactions were observed between haplotype (derived from G-62A and C914T), PAEE, and blood pressure (DBP: P=0.08; SBP: P=0.023). The effect of physical activity on blood pressure is highly variable at population level. Knowledge of GPR10 genotype may define those who are least likely to benefit from physical activity. These findings may have relevance in the targeted treatment of hypertensive disease.
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- Paul W Franks
- University of Cambridge, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge, UK
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Bouby N, Fernandes S. Mild dehydration, vasopressin and the kidney: animal and human studies. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003; 57 Suppl 2:S39-46. [PMID: 14681712 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Water balance depends essentially on fluid intake and urine excretion. Mild dehydration and the consequent hypertonicity of the extracellular fluid induce an increase in vasopressin secretion, thus stimulating urine concentrating processes and the feeling of thirst. The osmotic threshold for the release of vasopressin is lower than that for thirst and also shows appreciable individual variation. Sustained high levels of vasopressin and low hydration induce morphological and functional changes in the kidney. However, they could also be risk factors in several renal disorders, such as chronic renal failure, diabetic nephropathy and salt-sensitive hypertension.
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- N Bouby
- INSERM U 367, Paris, France.
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There has been a dramatic recent increase in the understanding of the renal epithelial transport systems with the identification, cloning and characterization of a large number of membrane transport proteins. The aim of this chapter is to integrate this body of knowledge with the understanding of the clinical disorders that accompany gain, loss or dysregulation of function of these transport systems. The specific focus is on the best-defined human clinical syndromes in which there are derangements in potassium (K(+)) homeostasis. The focus is on inherited syndromes, rather than on acquired syndromes due to tubular transport defects, and the therapeutic approaches address chronic derangements of K(+) homeostasis rather than acute interventions directed at life-threatening hyperkalaemia.
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- David G Warnock
- Division of Nephrology, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Nephrology Research and Training Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 647 THT, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0006, USA.
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Snyder PM, Steines JC, Olson DR. Relative contribution of Nedd4 and Nedd4-2 to ENaC regulation in epithelia determined by RNA interference. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:5042-6. [PMID: 14645220 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m312477200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Epithelial Na+ transport is regulated in large part by mechanisms that control expression of the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) at the cell surface. Nedd4 and Nedd4-2 are candidates to control ENaC surface expression, but it is not known which of these proteins contributes to ENaC regulation in epithelia. To address this question, we used RNA interference to selectively reduce expression of Nedd4 or Nedd4-2. We found that endogenous Nedd4-2, but not Nedd4, negatively regulates ENaC in two epithelial cell lines (Fischer rat thyroid and H441); small interfering RNA (siRNA) against Nedd4-2 increased amiloride-sensitive Na+ current (compared with control siRNA), but Nedd4 siRNA did not. A mutation associated with Liddle's syndrome (betaR566X) abolished the effect of Nedd4-2 siRNA, suggesting that a defect in ENaC regulation by Nedd4-2 contributes to the pathogenesis of this inherited form of hypertension. Previous work found that Nedd4-2 is phosphorylated by serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase, a Ser/Thr kinase induced by steroid hormones. Here we found that Nedd4-2 phosphorylation contributes to ENaC regulation by steroid hormones. Consistent with this model, ENaC stimulation by dexamethasone was reduced by Nedd4-2 siRNA and by overexpression of a mutant Nedd4-2 lacking serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase phosphorylation sites. Thus, endogenous Nedd4-2 negatively regulates ENaC in epithelia and is a component of a signaling pathway by which steroid hormones regulate ENaC. Defects in this regulation may contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension.
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- Peter M Snyder
- Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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The current public health recommendations are to reduce salt intake from 9 to 12 g/d to 5 to 6 g/d. However, these values are based on what is feasible rather than the maximum effect of salt reduction. In a meta-analysis of longer-term trials, we looked at the dose response between salt reduction and fall in blood pressure and compared this with 2 well-controlled studies of 3 different salt intakes. All 3 studies demonstrated a consistent dose response to salt reduction within the range of 12 to 3 g/d. A reduction of 3 g/d predicts a fall in blood pressure of 3.6 to 5.6/1.9 to 3.2 mm Hg (systolic/diastolic) in hypertensives and 1.8 to 3.5/0.8 to 1.8 mm Hg in normotensives. The effect would be doubled with a 6 g/d reduction and tripled with a 9 g/d reduction. A conservative estimate indicates that a reduction of 3 g/d would reduce strokes by 13% and ischemic heart disease (IHD) by 10%. The effects would be almost doubled with a 6 g/d reduction and tripled with a 9 g/d reduction. Reducing salt intake by 9 g/d (eg, from 12 to 3 g/d) would reduce strokes by approximately one third and IHD by one quarter, and this would prevent approximately 20 500 stroke deaths and 31 400 IHD deaths a year in the United Kingdom. The current recommendations to reduce salt intake from 9 to 12 g/d to 5 to 6 g/d will have a major effect on blood pressure and cardiovascular disease but are not ideal. A further reduction to 3 g/d will have a much greater effect and should now become the long-term target for population salt intake worldwide.
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- Feng J He
- Blood Pressure Unit, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, England
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Auberson M, Hoffmann-Pochon N, Vandewalle A, Kellenberger S, Schild L. Epithelial Na+ channel mutants causing Liddle's syndrome retain ability to respond to aldosterone and vasopressin. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003; 285:F459-71. [PMID: 12759227 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00071.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Liddle's syndrome is a monogenic form of hypertension caused by mutations in the PY motif of the COOH terminus of beta- and gamma-epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) subunits. These mutations lead to retention of active channels at the cell surface. Because of the critical role of this PY motif in the stability of ENaCs at the cell surface, we have investigated its contribution to the ENaC response to aldosterone and vasopressin. Mutants of the PY motif in beta- and gamma-ENaC subunits (beta-Y618A, beta-P616L, beta-R564stop, and gamma-K570stop) were stably expressed by retroviral gene transfer in a renal cortical collecting duct cell line (mpkCCDcl4), and transepithelial Na+ transport was assessed by measurements of the benzamil-sensitive short-circuit current (Isc). Cells that express ENaC mutants of the PY motif showed a five- to sixfold higher basal Isc compared with control cells and responded to stimulation by aldosterone (10(-6) M) or vasopressin (10(-9) M) with a further increase in Isc. The rates of the initial increases in Isc after aldosterone or vasopressin stimulation were comparable in cells transduced with wild-type and mutant ENaCs, but reversal of the effects of aldosterone and vasopressin was slower in cells that expressed the ENaC mutants. The conserved sensitivity of ENaC mutants to stimulation by aldosterone and vasopressin together with the prolonged activity at the cell surface likely contribute to the increased Na+ absorption in the distal nephron of patients with Liddle's syndrome.
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- Muriel Auberson
- Institut de Pharmacologie et Toxicologie, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kanellis J, Nakagawa T, Herrera-Acosta J, Schreiner GF, Rodríguez-Iturbe B, Johnson RJ. A single pathway for the development of essential hypertension. Cardiol Rev 2003; 11:180-96. [PMID: 12852795 DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000077361.00668.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- John Kanellis
- Division Of Nephrology, Baylor College Of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Takashima Y, Kokaze A, Matsunaga N, Yoshida M, Sekiguchi K, Sekine Y, Sumiya Y. Relations of blood pressure to angiotensinogen gene T174M polymorphism and alcohol intake. JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND APPLIED HUMAN SCIENCE 2003; 22:187-94. [PMID: 12939534 DOI: 10.2114/jpa.22.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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To clarify the interactive effects of alcohol intake and angiotensinogen gene codon 174 (T174M) polymorphisms on blood pressure in Japanese male workers. On the basis of data from health examinations, nutrition survey and T174M genotype analysis conducted for 185 Japanese male workers at 2000, the prevalence of high-normal blood pressure (HNBP) and hypertension were compared between the four subgroups crossed by two T174M genotype categories ('TT' type, and 'TM or MM' type) and two alcohol intake categories (less than 13.7 g per day, and 13.7 g or more per day). Furthermore, for 95 subjects who had been normotensive at 1998 among them, risk of development into HNBP or hypertension at 2000 were compared across the four subgroups. The findings showed that the HNBP prevalence adjusted for age, body mass index, smoking habits and sodium intake in 2000 was significantly (p=0.03) greater in 'TM or MM' type (57.9%) than in 'TT' type (24.9%) in subjects with 13.7 g or more of daily alcohol intake, whereas no difference in this parameter was found between the two genotypes in those with less than 13.7 g of daily alcohol intake (18.2% and 18.3%, respectively). The risk for development into HNBP at 2000 was also greatest in 'TM or MM' type with 13.7 g or more of daily alcohol intake among the four subgroups, although there were not significant differences between the four subgroups. The prevalence of hypertension or development risk for hypertension did not significantly differ between the four subgroups. Therefore, it can be seen that alcohol drinking might be specifically associated with the HNBP in M allele carriers of angiotensinogen gene T174M polymorphism.
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- Yutaka Takashima
- Department of Public Health, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
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Morrison AC, Brown A, Kardia SLR, Turner ST, Boerwinkle E. Evaluating the context-dependent effect of family history of stroke in a genome scan for hypertension. Stroke 2003; 34:1170-5. [PMID: 12714704 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000068780.47411.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2002] [Accepted: 10/30/2002] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hypertension is an important risk factor for stroke, and the 2 diseases may share susceptibility genes in common. We sought to identify genomic regions influencing susceptibility to both hypertension and stroke. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Genome-wide linkage scans were performed in samples of 338 white and 265 black hypertensive sibships recruited by the Genetic Epidemiology Network of Arteriopathy Study of the NHLBI Family Blood Pressure Program (FBPP). The hypertensive sibships were stratified by positive (+FH) or negative (-FH) family history of stroke. Genome-wide scans were repeated in each stratum, and the results were compared within each ethnic group by a regression-based analysis of heterogeneity. RESULTS In whites, the best evidence for linkage was found on chromosome 16 in the unstratified sample of hypertensive sibpairs (logarithm of odds [LOD]=1.85 at 71 cM). In blacks, the best evidence for linkage was found on chromosome 2 in the unstratified sample of hypertensive sibpairs (LOD=1.95 at 230 cM). Additional evidence for linkage (LOD >or=1.5) was observed among white hypertensive sibpairs with a -FH on chromosome 13 and among black hypertensive sibpairs with a +FH of stroke on chromosome 19. CONCLUSIONS Significant evidence for linkage heterogeneity among hypertensive sibpairs stratified by family history of stroke suggests the presence of genes influencing susceptibility to both hypertension and stroke on chromosomes 13 (whites) and 19 (blacks). Although no significant evidence of heterogeneity was observed on chromosome 16 in whites and chromosome 2 in blacks, these chromosomes do provide evidence of linkage to hypertension.
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- Alanna C Morrison
- Human Genetics Center, University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center, 1200 Herman Pressler, Ste 453 E, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Bianchi G, Staessen JA, Patrizia F. Pharmacogenomics of primary hypertension--the lessons from the past to look toward the future. Pharmacogenomics 2003; 4:279-96. [PMID: 12718719 DOI: 10.1517/phgs.4.3.279.22694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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A number of recent reviews have addressed the issue of the pharmacogenomics of primary hypertension and related complications by considering the data on the genotype-drug response relationship. Here we mainly discuss the methodological aspects of this issue, trying to integrate 'traditional' clinical and experimental pathophysiology and therapy-pharmacology with the 'new' genetics. Such integration is indispensable to: a). define the appropriate 'context' (genetic background, environment, age, gender, phase of hypertension, previous therapy etc.) in which a given genotype-drug response relationship should be tested (it is indeed likely that many discrepancies among published data originate from context's interference); b). assign the correct clinical meaning to the results obtained by statistics and functional genetics methodologies; c). define a novel clinical entity caused by a disease favoring allele, alone or in combination with other alleles, with a consistent clinical picture, prognosis and responsiveness to the appropriate drug; d). estimate the size of the population target amenable to benefit from a therapeutic intervention developed according to the pharmacogenomics' principles; e). develop a novel drug that selectively interferes with the sequence of events triggered by the genetic mechanism(s) underlying the clinical entity. Peculiar to this strategy is to look for consistency among findings gathered from different 'contexts' after having properly accounted for the context's dependency of the results.
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- Giuseppe Bianchi
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University 'Vita Salute', San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132 Milano, Italy.
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Chitbangonsyn SW, Mahboubi P, Walker D, Rana BK, Diggle KL, Timberlake DS, Parmer RJ, O'Connor DT. Physical mapping of autonomic/sympathetic candidate genetic loci for hypertension in the human genome: a somatic cell radiation hybrid library approach. J Hum Hypertens 2003; 17:319-24. [PMID: 12756404 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Allelic variation at multiple genetic loci may contribute to hypertension. Since autonomic/sympathetic dysfunction may play an early, pathogenic, heritable role in hypertension, we evaluated candidate loci likely to contribute to such dysfunction, including catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes, catecholamine transporters, neuropeptides, and adrenergic receptors. Since chromosomal locations and physical map positions of many of these loci had not yet been identified, we used the GeneBridge4 human/hamster radiation (somatic cell) hybrid library panel (resolution approximately 1 to approximately 1.5 Mb), along with specifically designed oligonucleotide primers and PCR (200-400 bp products) to position these loci in the human genome. Primers were designed from sequences outside the coding regions (3'-flanking or intronic segments) to avoid cross-species (hamster) amplification. Chromosomal positions were assigned in cR (centi-Ray) units ( approximately 270 Kbp/cR(3000) for GeneBridge 4). A total of 13 loci were newly assigned chromosomal positions; of particular interest was a cluster of adrenergic candidate loci on chromosome 5q (including ADRB2, ADRA1A, DRD1, GPRK6, and NPY6R), a region harbouring linkage peaks for blood pressure. Such physical map positions will enable more precise selection of polymorphic microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism markers at these loci, to aid in linkage and association studies of autonomic/sympathetic dysfunction in human hypertension.
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- S W Chitbangonsyn
- Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California at San Diego, and the V.A. San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
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Ferrari P, Ferrandi M, Torielli L, Barassi P, Tripodi G, Minotti E, Molinari I, Melloni P, Bianchi G. Antihypertensive compounds that modulate the Na-K pump. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003; 986:694-701. [PMID: 12763920 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07284.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A primary impairment of the kidney sodium excretion has been documented both in hypertensive patients (EH) and genetic animal models (Milan hypertensive rat [MHS]) carrying mutations of the cytoskeletal protein adducin and/or increased plasma levels of endogenous ouabain (EO). Ouabain (OU) itself induces hypertension in rats and both OU and mutated adducin activate the renal Na/K-ATPase function both in vivo and in cultured renal cells (NRK). A new antihypertensive agent, PST 2238, able to selectively interact with these alterations has been developed. PST lowers blood pressure (BP) by normalizing the expression and activity of the renal Na-K pump selectively in those rat models carrying the adducin mutation (MHS) and/or increased EO levels (OS) at oral doses of 0.1-10 micro g/kg. In NRK cells either transfected with mutated adducin or incubated with 10(-9) M OU, PST normalizes the Na-K pump activity. Recently, an association between EO and cardiac complications has been observed in both EH and rat models consistent with a prohypertrophic activity of OU. OS rats showed a 10% increase of left ventricle and kidney weights as compared with controls, and PST 2238 (1 micro g/kg OS) prevented both ventricle and renal hypertrophy. This effect was associated with the ability of PST to antagonize the OU-dependent activation of growth-related genes, in the membrane subdomains of caveolae. In conclusion, PST is a new antihypertensive agent that may prevent cardiovascular complications associated with hypertension through the selective modulation of the Na-K pump function.
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- P Ferrari
- Prassis Research Institute, Sigma Tau, Milan, Italy.
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Wang C, Chao J, Chao L. Adenovirus-mediated human prostasin gene delivery is linked to increased aldosterone production and hypertension in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2003; 284:R1031-6. [PMID: 12626364 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00660.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prostasin has been demonstrated to be an activator of epithelial sodium channels in cultured renal and bronchial epithelial cells. In this study, we evaluated the effects of adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of human prostasin on blood pressure regulation and sodium reabsorption in Wistar rats. Expression of human prostasin mRNA was identified in rat adrenal gland, liver, kidney, heart, lung, and aorta, and immunoreactive human prostasin was detected in the circulation and urine of rats receiving prostasin gene transfer. A single injection of adenovirus carrying the prostasin gene caused prolonged increases in blood pressure for 3-4 wk. Blood pressure increase was accompanied by elevated plasma aldosterone levels and reduced plasma renin activity. The increase in blood pressure and plasma aldosterone levels as well as the reduction of plasma renin activity correlated with the expression of human prostasin transgene. Elevated plasma aldosterone levels were detected at 3 days after gene transfer before the development of hypertension, indicating that stimulation of mineralocorticoid production is the primary target of prostasin. Prostasin gene transfer significantly reduced urinary K(+) excretion but increased urinary Na(+) and kallikrein excretion. Elevated renal kallikrein levels promote natriuresis, which may lead to sodium escape and prevent further increases of blood pressure after prostasin gene transfer. In summary, these results suggest that prostasin participates in blood pressure and electrolyte homeostasis by regulating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and kallikrein-kinin systems.
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- Cindy Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-2211, USA.
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Satarug S, Baker JR, Urbenjapol S, Haswell-Elkins M, Reilly PEB, Williams DJ, Moore MR. A global perspective on cadmium pollution and toxicity in non-occupationally exposed population. Toxicol Lett 2003; 137:65-83. [PMID: 12505433 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(02)00381-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 647] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cadmium is a non-essential element that has high rates of soil to plant transference compared with other non-essential elements, and certain plant species accumulate large amounts of cadmium from low cadmium content soils. In this paper, levels of cadmium found in major food groups are highlighted together with cadmium levels found in liver and kidney samples from non-occupationally exposed populations. Data on human kidney cadmium levels identified recently, including the study in our own laboratory, are compared with older studies. Human-tissue cadmium contents showed large variations among individuals, but sources of the variation remain unknown. Exposure levels of 30-50 microg per day have been estimated for adults and these levels have been linked to increased risk of bone fracture, cancer, kidney dysfunction and hypertension. Increased mortality was found among individuals showing signs of cadmium renal toxicity compared with those without such signs, suggesting that renal toxicity may be an early warning of complications, sub-clinical or clinical morbidity.
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- Soisungwan Satarug
- National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, 39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains, Qld 4108, Brisbane, Australia
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He X, Wang G, Huang W, Ding-Liang Z. Linkage analysis of five candidate genes and essential hypertension in 106 Chinese nuclear families. J Hum Hypertens 2003; 17:69-72. [PMID: 12571619 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Five candidate genes including the lipoprotein lipase, leptin, leptin receptor, alpha-adducin and beta3 adrenergic receptor were selected to examine their possible contribution to essential hypertension (EH) in a Chinese population. On each side of the candidate gene loci, one to two highly polymorphic microsatellite markers were genotyped in 474 subjects recruited from 106 hypertension nuclear families in Shanghai. Both parametric and nonparametric linkage analyses were carried out using GENEHUNTER (version 2.0) after genotyping. Extended transmission disequilibrium testing (ETDT) was also conducted to detect preferential transmission of alleles to affected offspring. We failed to find the linkage between all these loci and EH by either parametric or nonparametric analysis, nor did we detect any significant transmission disequilibrium by ETDT. Our findings provide no support for a significant contribution of these five genes to the pathogenesis of EH among Shanghai people.
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- Xin He
- Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, State Key Laboratory for Medical Genomics, Shanghai Second Medical University, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Pamies Andreu E, Vallejo Maroto I, Carneado de la Fuente J. Factores genéticos en la hipertensión arterial. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1889-1837(03)71374-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pratt JH, Ambrosius WT, Agarwal R, Eckert GJ, Newman S. Racial difference in the activity of the amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel. Hypertension 2002; 40:903-8. [PMID: 12468577 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000039749.75068.f4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Compared with whites, blacks appear to retain additional sodium that suppresses secretion of renin and aldosterone. The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is an aldosterone-regulated site for sodium reabsorption. ENaC activity could be higher in blacks, contributing to sodium retention or, alternatively, lower because of reduced stimulation by aldosterone. To examine the level of ENaC activity in blacks relative to whites, blood pressure (BP) responses to amiloride (5 mg/d), an inhibitor of ENaC, were measured in 20 black and 25 white normotensive young people. After 1 week, systolic BP decreased by 3.0+/-9.2 (SD) and diastolic by 2.8+/-8.3 mm Hg in the whites, whereas systolic BP increased by 2.5+/-7.1 and diastolic by 3.8+/-8.0 mm Hg in the blacks; the racial difference in the BP response was significant for both systolic (P=0.034) and diastolic BP (P=0.010). As ENaC activity increases, renal secretion of potassium increases proportionately, and in a larger sample of subjects, the urinary potassium excretion rate was lower in the blacks (n=301) than in the whites (n=461): 3.2+/-0.1 versus 3.8+/-0.1 mmol/mmol creatinine (P=0.0001). The concentration of serum potassium was higher in the blacks (n=81) than in the whites (n=167): 4.36+/-0.05 versus 4.21+/-0.03 (P=0.012). In summary, a favorable BP response to amiloride in the whites as well as the evidence for greater retention of potassium in the blacks is consistent with blacks having less ENaC activity than whites. We suggest that increased sodium retention in blacks occurring at other nephron sites suppresses aldosterone secretion and in turn ENaC function.
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- J Howard Pratt
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind, USA.
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Kotchen TA, Broeckel U, Grim CE, Hamet P, Jacob H, Kaldunski ML, Kotchen JM, Schork NJ, Tonellato PJ, Cowley AW. Identification of hypertension-related QTLs in African American sib pairs. Hypertension 2002; 40:634-9. [PMID: 12411455 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000036400.79248.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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To link hypertension-related phenotypes with chromosomal loci, genome scans were performed in 150 African American sib pairs concordant for essential hypertension. Phenotypes included blood pressure, anthropomorphic measurements, and estimates of body fluid compartments as determined by impedance plethysmography. These phenotypes were also measured in 335 normotensive African Americans. Phenotypes with LOD scores >3.3 were further evaluated for significance by use of permutation procedures. Significant linkage was detected for body mass index (BMI) on chromosomes 1 and 8 and for the ratio of extracellular water to total body water (ECF/TBW) on chromosomes 3, 5, 6, and 7. Both BMI and ECF/TBW were greater in hypertensive sibs than in normotensive subjects (P<0.001). In a subset of hypertensive sibs and normotensive subjects, average 24-hour blood pressures were correlated with ECF/TBW (P<0.01). A region linked to BMI in the hypertensive sibs corresponds to a region of conserved synteny containing blood pressure-related QTLs in an F2 cross of Brown NorwayxDahl salt-sensitive rats. Focusing on hypertension-related phenotypes is a promising approach for identifying the genetic determinants of hypertension.
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- Theodore A Kotchen
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
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Farman N, Boulkroun S, Courtois-Coutry N. Sgk: an old enzyme revisited. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:1233-4. [PMID: 12417559 PMCID: PMC151623 DOI: 10.1172/jci17064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Nicolette Farman
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U478, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 02,Université Paris 7, Faculté de Médecine Xaviér Bichat, Paris, France.
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He FJ, MacGregor GA. Effect of modest salt reduction on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Implications for public health. J Hum Hypertens 2002; 16:761-70. [PMID: 12444537 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 546] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2002] [Accepted: 06/18/2002] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Two recent meta-analyses of randomised salt reduction trials have concluded that there is little purpose in reducing salt intake in the general population. However, the authors, as with other previous meta-analyses, included trials of very short duration (eg 1 week or less) and trials of acute salt loading followed by abrupt reductions to very low salt intake (eg from 20 to less than 1 g of salt/day). These acute salt loading and salt depletion experiments are known to increase sympathetic tone, and with salt depletion cause a rise in renin release and, thereby, plasma angiotensin II. These trials are not appropriate, therefore, for helping to inform public health policy, which is for a more modest reduction in salt intake, ie, from a usual intake of approximately 10 to approximately 5 g of salt per day over a more prolonged period of time. We carried out a meta-analysis to assess the effect of a modest salt reduction on blood pressure. Our data sources were MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library, CINAHL, and the reference lists of original and review articles. We included randomised trials with a modest reduction in salt intake and a duration of 4 or more weeks. Meta-analysis, meta-regression, and funnel plots were performed. A total of 17 trials in hypertensives (n=734) and 11 trials in normotensives (n=2220) were included in our study. The median reduction in 24-h urinary sodium excretion was 78 mmol (equivalent to 4.6 g of salt/day) in hypertensives and 74 mmol in normotensives. The pooled estimates of blood pressure fall were 4.96/2.73+/-0.40/0.24 mmHg in hypertensives (P<0.001 for both systolic and diastolic) and 2.03/0.97+/-0.27/0.21 mmHg in normotensives (P<0.001 for both systolic and diastolic). Weighted linear regression analyses showed a dose response between the change in urinary sodium and blood pressure. A reduction of 100 mmol/day (6 g of salt) in salt intake predicted a fall in blood pressure of 7.11/3.88 mmHg (P<0.001 for both systolic and diastolic) in hypertensives and 3.57/1.66 mmHg in normotensive individuals (systolic: P<0.001; diastolic: P<0.05). Our results demonstrate that a modest reduction in salt intake for a duration of 4 or more weeks does have a significant and, from a population viewpoint, important effect on blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals. This meta-analysis strongly supports other evidence for a modest and long-term reduction in population salt intake, and would be predicted to reduce stroke deaths immediately by approximately 14% and coronary deaths by approximately 9% in hypertensives, and reduce stroke and coronary deaths by approximately 6 and approximately 4%, in normotensives, respectively.
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- F J He
- Blood Pressure Unit, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
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Barlassina C, Lanzani C, Manunta P, Bianchi G. Genetics of essential hypertension: from families to genes. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13 Suppl 3:S155-64. [PMID: 12466306 DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000032524.13069.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Family studies demonstrated the contribution of genetic factors to the development of primary hypertension. However, the transition from this phenomenologic-biometric approach to the molecular-genetic one is more difficult. This last approach is mainly based on the Mendel paradigm; that is, the dissection of the poligenic complexity of hypertension is brought about on the assumption that the individual genetic variants underlying the development of hypertension must be more frequent in hypertensive patients than in controls and must cosegregate with hypertension in families. The validity of these assumptions was clearly demonstrated in the so-called monogenic form of hypertension. However, because of the network of the feedback mechanisms regulating BP, it is possible that that the same gene variant may have an opposite effect on BP according to the genetic and environmental backgrounds. Independent groups of observations (acute BP response to saline infusion, incidence of hypertension in a population follow-up of 9 yr, age-related changes on BP) discussed in this review suggest a positive answer to this question. Therefore the impact of a given genetic variant on BP level must be evaluated within the context of the appropriate genetic epistatic interactions. A negative finding or a minor genetic effect in a general population may become a major gene effect in a subset of people with the appropriate genetic and environmental backgrounds.
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- Cristina Barlassina
- Division of Nephrology, Dyalisis and Hypertension, University Vita e Salute San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Wulff P, Vallon V, Huang DY, Völkl H, Yu F, Richter K, Jansen M, Schlünz M, Klingel K, Loffing J, Kauselmann G, Bösl MR, Lang F, Kuhl D. Impaired renal Na+ retention in the sgk1-knockout mouse. J Clin Invest 2002. [DOI: 10.1172/jci0215696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wulff P, Vallon V, Huang DY, Völkl H, Yu F, Richter K, Jansen M, Schlünz M, Klingel K, Loffing J, Kauselmann G, Bösl MR, Lang F, Kuhl D. Impaired renal Na(+) retention in the sgk1-knockout mouse. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:1263-8. [PMID: 12417564 PMCID: PMC151609 DOI: 10.1172/jci15696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The serum- and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (sgk1) is induced by mineralocorticoids and, in turn, upregulates heterologously expressed renal epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) activity in Xenopus oocytes. Accordingly, Sgk1 is considered to mediate the mineralocorticoid stimulation of renal ENaC activity and antinatriuresis. Here we show that at standard NaCl intake, renal water and electrolyte excretion is indistinguishable in sgk1-knockout (sgk1(-/-)) mice and wild-type (sgk1(+/+)) mice. In contrast, dietary NaCl restriction reveals an impaired ability of sgk1(-/-) mice to adequately decrease Na(+) excretion despite increases in plasma aldosterone levels and proximal-tubular Na(+) and fluid reabsorption, as well as decreases in blood pressure and glomerular filtration rate.
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- Peer Wulff
- Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Geller DS. Accelerated hypertension: a complex disorder? Crit Care Med 2002; 30:2387-9. [PMID: 12394979 DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200210000-00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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McDonald FJ, Western AH, McNeil JD, Thomas BC, Olson DR, Snyder PM. Ubiquitin-protein ligase WWP2 binds to and downregulates the epithelial Na(+) channel. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2002; 283:F431-6. [PMID: 12167593 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00080.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) is a critical component of the pathway maintaining salt and water balance. The channel is regulated by members of the Nedd4 family of ubiquitin-protein ligases, which bind to channel subunits and catalyze channel internalization and degradation. ENaC mutations that abolish this interaction cause Liddle's syndrome, a genetic form of hypertension. Here, we test the hypothesis that WW domain-containing protein 2 (WWP2), a member of the Nedd4 family of ubiquitin-protein ligases, is a candidate to regulate ENaC. Consistent with this hypothesis, we found that WWP2 is expressed in epithelial tissues that express ENaC, as well as in a wide variety of other tissues. WWP2 contains four WW domains, three of which bound differentially to ENaC subunits. In contrast, all four human Nedd4-2 WW domains bound to ENaC. WWP2 inhibited ENaC when coexpressed in epithelia, requiring a direct interaction between the proteins; mutation of the ENaC PY motifs abolished inhibition. Thus expression, binding, and functional data all suggest that WWP2 is a candidate to regulate ENaC-mediated Na(+) transport in epithelia.
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- Fiona J McDonald
- Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9100, New Zealand.
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Rankinen T, Bouchard C. Genetics and blood pressure response to exercise, and its interactions with adiposity. PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY 2002; 5:138-44. [PMID: 12091756 DOI: 10.1111/j.1520-037x.2002.00544.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Regular aerobic exercise has the potential to induce several beneficial health effects, including a decrease in blood pressure level, especially in hypertensive patients and in subjects with high-normal blood pressure. However, it is also well documented that some people show more pronounced blood pressure responses to endurance training than others, despite identical training programs and similar initial blood pressure levels. This kind of variation is an example of normal biologic diversity and most likely originates from interactions with genetic factors. Data from genetic epidemiologic studies indicate that there is a genetic component that affects both resting blood pressure and blood pressure responses to acute exercise. Evidence from molecular genetic studies is scarce, but the first reports suggest that DNA sequence variation in the hypertension candidate genes, such as angiotensinogen, also modify blood pressure responses to endurance training. The current knowledge regarding the role of genetic factors in the modification of blood pressure responses to endurance training will be summarized and discussed.
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- T Rankinen
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Human Genomics Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA 70808-4124, USA
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Rossier BC, Pradervand S, Schild L, Hummler E. Epithelial sodium channel and the control of sodium balance: interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Annu Rev Physiol 2002; 64:877-97. [PMID: 11826291 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physiol.64.082101.143243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) expressed in aldosterone-responsive epithelial cells of the kidney and colon plays a critical role in the control of sodium balance, blood volume, and blood pressure. In lung, ENaC has a distinct role in controlling the ionic composition of the air-liquid interface and thus the rate of mucociliary transport. Loss-of-function mutations in ENaC cause a severe salt-wasting syndrome in human pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA-1). Gain-of-function mutations in ENaC beta and gamma subunits cause pseudoaldosteronism (Liddle's syndrome), a severe form of salt-sensitive hypertension. This review discusses genetically defined forms of a salt sensitivity and salt resistance in human monogenic diseases and in animal models mimicking PHA-1 or Liddle's syndrome. The complex interaction between genetic factors (ENaC mutations) and the risk factor (salt intake) can now be studied experimentally. The role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in determining salt sensitivity or salt resistance in general populations is one of the main challenges of the post-genomic era.
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- Bernard C Rossier
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 27, Lausanne, CH-1005 Switzerland.
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The recent knowledge of the renal epithelial transport systems has exploded with the identification, cloning, and characterization of a large number of membrane transport proteins. The fundamental aspects of these transporters are beginning to emerge at the molecular level and are summarized in the accompanying contributions in this volume of the Annual Review of Physiology. The aim of my review is to integrate this body of knowledge with the understanding of the clinical disorders of human mineral homeostasis that accompany gain, loss, or dysregulation of function of these transport systems. The specific focus is on the best defined human clinical syndromes in which there are derangements in K(+) and Mg(2+) homeostasis.
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- David G Warnock
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA.
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Hypertension is considered to be a complex trait to which genetic, environmental, and demographic factors contribute interactively. Recently, molecular genetic studies have achieved remarkable success in the elucidation of causative mutations in several Mendelian hypertensive disorders in which single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) disrupt the function of single genes, thereby leading to unambiguous phenotypes. It seems unlikely, however, that such a simple base-substitution is the primary mechanism in cases of essential hypertension, even if SNPs modify the relevant gene function to some extent. Despite the enormous efforts made to date, no consistent association between any of the candidate genes and essential hypertension has been established. One plausible explanation is that because individual genes play a modest role in the pathogenesis of hypertension, confounding variables, whether individual (sex, ethnic origin, etc.) or environmental, may decrease the chance of identifying a causative relation between the genes and hypertension, depending on the populations studied. Several approaches can be proposed to overcome this problem, including long-term follow-up of clinical events collected to attain sufficient phenotypic information and statistical power. With the recent advances in high-throughput genotyping techniques and bioinformatic strategies, it has become possible to perform even SNP-based genome-wide screening. At present, however, the need for identification of susceptibility genes for hypertension still poses a great and unanswered challenge. Nonetheless, we believe that a precise understanding of the manner in which genetic variations affect hypertension can be achieved, and that clarification of the associated phenotypes will lead to the development of effective preventive and treatment strategies.
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- Norihiro Kato
- Department of Gene Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo.
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Thomas CP, Loftus RW, Liu KZ, Itani OA. Genomic organization of the 5' end of human beta-ENaC and preliminary characterization of its promoter. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2002; 282:F898-909. [PMID: 11934701 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00268.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The mRNA for the beta-subunit of the epithelial Na(+) channel (beta-ENaC) is regulated developmentally and, in some tissues, in response to corticosteroids. To understand the mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of the human beta-ENaC gene, we characterized the 5' end of the gene and its 5'-flanking regions. Adaptor-ligated human kidney and lung cDNA were amplified by 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends, and transcription start sites of two 5' variant transcripts were determined by nuclease protection or primer extension assays. Cosmid clones that contain the 5' end of the gene were isolated, and analysis of these clones indicated that alternate first exons approximately 1.5 kb apart and approximately 45 kb upstream of a common second exon formed the basis of these transcripts. Genomic fragments that included the proximal 5'-flanking region of either transcript were able to direct expression of a reporter gene in lung epithelia and to bind Sp1 in nuclear extracts, confirming the presence of separate promoters that regulate beta-ENaC expression.
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- Christie P Thomas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1081, USA.
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Although the definitive cause of primary hypertension remains unknown, its pathogenesis and clinical history are relatively well understood. Genes, environment, and their interaction play crucial roles in the development of hypertension. Elevated blood pressure levels are maintained through alterations in multiple BP regulatory systems including the central and peripheral nervous system, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, renal mechanisms, structural and functional changes in the vascular wall and endothelium, and multiple feedback loops involving a wide spectrum of receptors and.
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- George L Bakris
- Rush University Hypertension/Clinical Research Center, Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, 1700 West Van Buren Street, Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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In spite of several drugs for the treatment of hypertension, there are many patients with poorly controlled high blood pressure. This is partly due to the fact that all available drugs are short-lasting (24 hr or less), have side effects, and are not highly specific. Gene therapy offers the possibility of producing longer-lasting effects with precise specificity from the genetic design. Preclinical studies on gene therapy for hypertension have taken two approaches. Chao et al. have carried out extensive studies on gene transfer to increase vasodilator proteins. They have transferred kallikrein, atrial natriuretic peptide, adrenomedullin, and endothelin nitric oxide synthase into different rat models. Their results show that blood pressure can be lowered for 3-12 weeks with the expression of these genes. The antisense approach, which we began by targeting angiotensinogen and the angiotensin type 1 receptor, has now been tested independently by several different groups in multiple models of hypertension. Other genes targeted include the beta 1-adrenoceptor, TRH, angiotensin gene activating elements, carboxypeptidase Y, c-fos, and CYP4A1. There have been two methods of delivery antisense; one is short oligodeoxynucleotides, and the other is full-length DNA in viral vectors. All the studies show a decrease in blood pressure lasting several days to weeks or months. Oligonucleotides are safe and nontoxic. The adeno-associated virus delivery antisense to AT1 receptors is systemic and in adult rodents decreases hypertension for up to 6 months. We conclude that there is sufficient preclinical data to give serious consideration to Phase I trials for testing the antisense ODNs, first and later the AAV.
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- M Ian Phillips
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
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Biner HL, Arpin-Bott MP, Loffing J, Wang X, Knepper M, Hebert SC, Kaissling B. Human cortical distal nephron: distribution of electrolyte and water transport pathways. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13:836-847. [PMID: 11912242 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v134836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The exact distributions of the different salt transport systems along the human cortical distal nephron are unknown. Immunohistochemistry was performed on serial cryostat sections of healthy parts of tumor nephrectomized human kidneys to study the distributions in the distal convolution of the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC), the beta subunit of the amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na channel (ENaC), the vasopressin-sensitive water channel aquaporin 2 (AQP2), and aquaporin 3 (AQP3), the H(+) ATPase, the Na-Ca exchanger (NCX), plasma membrane calcium-ATPase, and calbindin-D28k (CaBP). The entire human distal convolution and the cortical collecting duct (CCD) display calbindin-D28k, although in variable amounts. Approximately 30% of the distal convolution profiles reveal NCC, characterizing the distal convoluted tubule. NCC overlaps with ENaC in a short portion at the end of the distal convoluted tubule. ENaC is displayed all along the connecting tubule (70% of the distal convolution) and the CCD. The major part of the connecting tubule and the CCD coexpress aquaporin 2 with ENaC. Intercalated cells, undetected in the first 20% of the distal convolution, were interspersed among the segment-specific cells of the remainder of the distal convolution, and of the CCD. The basolateral calcium extruding proteins, Na-Ca exchanger (NCX), and the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase were found all along the distal convolution, and, in contrast to other species, along the CCD, although in varying amounts. The knowledge regarding the precise distribution patterns of transport proteins in the human distal nephron and the knowledge regarding the differences from that in laboratory animals may be helpful for diagnostic purposes and may also help refine the therapeutic management of electrolyte disorders.
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- Helena Lagger Biner
- *Anatomical Department, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; UMR CNRS 7519, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- *Anatomical Department, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; UMR CNRS 7519, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- *Anatomical Department, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; UMR CNRS 7519, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- *Anatomical Department, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; UMR CNRS 7519, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- *Anatomical Department, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; UMR CNRS 7519, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- *Anatomical Department, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; UMR CNRS 7519, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- *Anatomical Department, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; UMR CNRS 7519, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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The epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) forms the pathway for Na+ absorption in the kidney collecting duct and other epithelia. Dominant gain-of-function mutations cause Liddle's syndrome, an inherited form of hypertension resulting from excessive renal Na+ absorption. Conversely, loss-of-function mutations cause pseudohypoaldosteronism type I, a disorder of salt wasting and hypotension. Thus, ENaC has a critical role in the maintenance of Na+ homeostasis and blood pressure control. Altered Na+ absorption in the lung may also contribute to the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis. Epithelial Na+ absorption is regulated in large part by mechanisms that control the expression of ENaC at the cell surface. Nedd4, a ubiquitin protein ligase, binds to ENaC and targets the channel for endocytosis and degradation. Liddle's syndrome mutations disrupt the interaction between ENaC and Nedd4, resulting in an increase in the number of ENaC channels at the cell surface. Aldosterone and vasopressin also regulate Na+ absorption to defend against hypotension and hypovolemia. Both hormones increase the expression of ENaC at the cell surface. The goal of this review is to summarize recent data on the regulation of ENaC expression at the cell surface.
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- Peter M Snyder
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, 52422.
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Deary AJ, Schumann AL, Murfet H, Haydock SF, Foo RSY, Brown MJ. Double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover comparison of five classes of antihypertensive drugs. J Hypertens 2002; 20:771-7. [PMID: 11910315 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200204000-00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hypertension guidelines recommend initial treatment with a beta-blocker or diuretic and adding the other drug where blood pressure is not controlled. We hypothesized that systematic rotation through the major classes of antihypertensive drugs would demonstrate substantial differences in the pattern of an individual patient's response, and suggest a more rational approach to choosing best treatment. DESIGN Thirty-four young hypertensives (age 28-55, median 47) rotated in a double-blind, Latin-square, crossover fashion through 6 weeks of treatment each with amlodipine, doxazosin, lisinopril, bisoprolol, bendrofluazide and placebo. Blood pressure was measured at each visit. 'Best' drug, defined by efficacy and tolerability, was repeated at the end. RESULTS Rotation doubled the number of patients reaching target blood pressure (systolic < 140 mmHg) on one drug (P = 0.03). All five drugs were represented among the 'best' drugs. In six patients, the blood pressure on 'best' drug was at least 10 mmHg lower than on any other. Response to the 'best' drug was highly correlated (r = 0.79) with its previous administration. By contrast, there were only weak correlations between responses to pairs of drugs, except for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (A) with beta-blocker (B), and calcium blocker (C) with diuretic (D) - each r = 0.71, P < 0.005). In these young patients, the majority of patients (23/34) responded best to a drug suppressing the renin system (A and B). CONCLUSIONS Patients vary reproducibly in their response to initial treatment, and switching among drugs can increase the efficacy of monotherapy. The results support an AB/CD scheme for choosing therapy, in which the first drug is taken from one of these pairs, and uncontrolled patients switch to one of the other pair.
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- Alison J Deary
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Johnson RJ, Herrera-Acosta J, Schreiner GF, Rodriguez-Iturbe B. Subtle acquired renal injury as a mechanism of salt-sensitive hypertension. N Engl J Med 2002; 346:913-23. [PMID: 11907292 DOI: 10.1056/nejmra011078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 319] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Richard J Johnson
- Division of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030, USA.
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Okuda T, Sumiya T, Mizutani KI, Tago N, Miyata T, Tanabe T, Kato H, Katsuya T, Higaki J, Ogihara T, Tsujita Y, Iwai N, Muzutani KI, Kato H. Analyses of differential gene expression in genetic hypertensive rats by microarray. Hypertens Res 2002; 25:249-55. [PMID: 12047041 DOI: 10.1291/hypres.25.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We identified genes that were differentially expressed between spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) using cDNA microarray analysis, and analyzed the correlation between these genes and hypertension. Twenty four genes were found to be up-regulated and 20 were down-regulated in SHR. We selected 11 genes (6 up-regulated genes: SAH, Hsp70, MCT1, RBP, IDI1, Prion; and 5 down-regulated genes: Thrombin, Dyn, SOD3, Ela1, Gst Y(b)) and subjected them to an F2 cosegregation analysis. One hundred five F2 rats were obtained from the same strains used for microarray analysis, and blood pressure was measured directly with a catheter implanted in the femoral artery. The genotypes of monocarboxylate transporter 1 and glutathione S-transferase Y(b) subunit significantly affected diastolic blood pressure in F2 rats, and these two genes are located near each other on chromosome 2. However, quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis in this region revealed that the QTL for diastolic blood pressure were from these two genes. Antihypertensive treatment with either enalapril or hydralazine only affected the expression level of Hsp70, which was up-regulated by hydralazine, probably through compensatory sympathetic activation. We were unable to associate the other 10 genes with hypertension in SHR. Based on these results, the identification of differentially expressed genes may not be an efficient method for selecting candidate genes for hypertension in the SHR-WKY system.
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- Tomohiko Okuda
- Research Institute, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Genetic diversity exerts profound effects on variation in human drug response in adults, but comparatively little research that specifically relates to genetically abnormal responses in infancy and childhood has been reported. Specific genetic changes in human enzymes, receptors and other proteins that are implicated in drug response and their associated phenotypic correlates provide needed data for construction of profiles individualised to predict susceptibility to adverse drug reactions. If therapy adheres to such guidelines, failure to respond to drug therapy and drug toxicity among genetically susceptible persons can be greatly minimised or averted.
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- W W Weber
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0632, USA.
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Baker JR, Satarug S, Urbenjapol S, Edwards RJ, Williams DJ, Moore MR, Reilly PEB. Associations between human liver and kidney cadmium content and immunochemically detected CYP4A11 apoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol 2002; 63:693-6. [PMID: 11992637 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(01)00905-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This present study was undertaken to assess potential effects of cadmium on CYP4A11 apoprotein in human liver and kidney as detected by Western blotting using a highly specific anti-peptide antibody. Liver and kidney cortex samples were autopsy specimens of 37 individuals (26 males and 11 females) whose ages ranged from 3 to 89 years. All were Caucasians who had not been exposed to cadmium in the workplace. Reduced CYP4A11 apoprotein levels were found in chronic hepatitis samples and in liver samples showing fatty changes. In contrast, increased CYP4A11 apoprotein levels were found in liver samples having higher cadmium content compared to the lower cadmium content samples. Increased CYP4A11 levels were also found in liver samples from female donors, compared to male donors; the difference being attributable to higher female liver cadmium burden. In distinction to liver, lowered CYP4A11 levels were seen in the kidney cortex samples which have high cadmium content. It is proposed here that the difference between the absolute cadmium burden of the liver and kidney samples may be responsible for the different patterns of expression of CYP4A11 in these two tissues. Further, since cadmium exposure may be associated with derangement in blood pressure control, it is interesting to note the possible relationship between altered CYP4A11-dependent production of arachidonic acid hydroxy and epoxy metabolites in kidney cortex and altered control of blood pressure. Our findings provide a possible link between these observations.
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- Jason R Baker
- National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, 39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains, Brisbane 4108, Queensland, Australia.
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Lott JS, Coddington-Lawson SJ, Teesdale-Spittle PH, McDonald FJ. A single WW domain is the predominant mediator of the interaction between the human ubiquitin-protein ligase Nedd4 and the human epithelial sodium channel. Biochem J 2002; 361:481-8. [PMID: 11802777 PMCID: PMC1222330 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3610481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The activity of the epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) is required for the maintenance of salt and water balance in the body. Channel activity is regulated by the ubiquitin-protein ligase Nedd4 ['neuronal precursor cell-expressed developmentally down-regulated (gene 4)'] that interacts with the channel via its WW domains. Mutations in channel subunits that disrupt this interaction cause Liddle's syndrome, a severe inherited form of hypertension. In previous studies we showed that WW domains 2, 3 and 4 of human Nedd4 bound to the human ENaC (hENaC) subunits, whereas WW domain 1 did not. Here we extend this observation to determine the binding affinities of the human Nedd4 WW domains for hENaC C-terminal peptides. We show that WW domains 2, 3 and 4 bind with differing affinities to Na(+) channel subunit peptides. WW domain 3 has the highest affinity and we predict that WW domain 3 contributes most of the binding because a construct containing the three WW domains bound no better than WW domain 3 alone. Further, a single amino acid change (Arg(165)-->Thr) in WW domain 1 enables binding to the alpha subunit of the channel to occur, with an affinity comparable with that of WW domain 4. Differential binding propensities between the various WW domains and Na(+) channel subunit peptides are explained on the basis of quantitative structural modelling of the complexes and their isolated components.
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- J Shaun Lott
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019, Auckland, New Zealand
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Snyder PM, Olson DR, Thomas BC. Serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase modulates Nedd4-2-mediated inhibition of the epithelial Na+ channel. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:5-8. [PMID: 11696533 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c100623200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 370] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) forms the pathway for Na+ absorption across epithelia, including the kidney collecting duct, where it plays a critical role in Na+ homeostasis and blood pressure control. Na+ absorption is regulated in part by mechanisms that control the expression of ENaC at the apical cell surface. Nedd4 family members (e.g. Nedd4, Nedd4-2) bind to the channel and decrease its surface expression by catalyzing its ubiquitination and degradation. Conversely, serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK), a downstream mediator of aldosterone, increases the expression of ENaC at the cell surface. Here we show that SGK and human Nedd4-2 (hNedd4-2) converge in a common pathway to regulate epithelial Na+ absorption. Consistent with this model, we found that SGK bound to hNedd4-2 and hNedd4. A PY motif in SGK mediated the interaction and was required for SGK to stimulate ENaC. SGK phosphorylated hNedd4-2 (but not hNedd4), altering hNedd4-2 function; phosphorylation reduced the binding of hNedd4-2 to alphaENaC, and hence, the hNedd4-2-mediated inhibition of Na+ absorption. These data suggest that SGK regulates epithelial Na+ absorption in part by modulating the function of hNedd4-2.
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- Peter M Snyder
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
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