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Kalenga CZ, Ramesh S, Dumanski SM, MacRae JM, Nerenberg K, Metcalfe A, Sola DY, Ahmed SB. Sex influences the effect of adiposity on arterial stiffness and renin‐angiotensin aldosterone system activity in young adults. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2022; 5:e00317. [PMID: 34954909 PMCID: PMC8917865 DOI: 10.1002/edm2.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Cindy Z. Kalenga
- Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Alberta Kidney Disease Network Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- O’Brien Institute for Public Health University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- O’Brien Institute for Public Health University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
- Alberta Kidney Disease Network Calgary Alberta Canada
- O’Brien Institute for Public Health University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
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Zelenova M, Ivanova A, Semyonov S, Gankin Y. Analysis of 329,942 SARS-CoV-2 records retrieved from GISAID database. Comput Biol Med 2021; 139:104981. [PMID: 34735950 PMCID: PMC8547852 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The SARS-CoV-2 virus caused a worldwide pandemic - although none of its predecessors from the coronavirus family ever achieved such a scale. The key to understanding the global success of SARS-CoV-2 is hidden in its genome. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrieved data for 329,942 SARS-CoV-2 records uploaded to the GISAID database from the beginning of the pandemic until the January 8, 2021. A Python variant detection script was developed to process the data using pairwise2 from the BioPython library. Sequence alignments were performed for every gene separately (except ORF1ab, which was not studied). Genomes less than 26,000 nucleotides long were excluded from the research. Clustering was performed using HDBScan. RESULTS Here, we addressed the genetic variability of SARS-CoV-2 using 329,942 samples. The analysis yielded 155 SNPs and deletions in more than 0.3% of the sequences. Clustering results suggested that a proportion of people (2.46%) was infected with a distinct subtype of the B.1.1.7 variant, which contained four to six additional mutations (G28881A, G28882A, G28883С, A23403G, A28095T, G25437T). Two clusters were formed by mutations in the samples uploaded predominantly by Denmark and Australia (1.48% and 2.51%, respectively). A correlation coefficient matrix detected 160 pairs of mutations (correlation coefficient greater than 0.7). We also addressed the completeness of the GISAID database, patient gender, and age. Finally, we found ORF6 and E to be the most conserved genes (96.15% and 94.66% of the sequences totally match the reference, respectively). Our results indicate multiple areas for further research in both SARS-CoV-2 studies and health science.
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- Maria Zelenova
- Quantori, 625 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA; Mental Health Research Center, Kashirskoe Shosse 34, 115522, Moscow, Russia.
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- Quantori, 625 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Quantori, 625 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Nicholl DDM, Hanly PJ, Zalucky AA, Handley GB, Sola DY, Ahmed SB. Nocturnal hypoxemia severity influences the effect of CPAP therapy on renal renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity in humans with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep 2021; 44:5983782. [PMID: 33734385 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Nocturnal hypoxemia (NH) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with renal renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) up-regulation and loss of kidney function. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is associated with RAAS down-regulation, though the impact of NH severity remains unknown. We sought to determine whether NH severity alters the effect of CPAP on renal hemodynamics and RAAS activity in humans. METHODS Thirty sodium-replete, otherwise healthy, OSA participants (oxygen desaturation index ≥ 15 h-1) with NH (SpO2 < 90% ≥ 12%/night) were studied pre- and post-CPAP (>4 h/night∙4 weeks). NH severity was characterized as moderate (mean SpO2[MSpO2] ≥ 90%; N = 15) or severe (MSpO2 < 90%; N = 15). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR), renal plasma flow (RPF), and filtration fraction (FF) were measured at baseline and in response to angiotensin-II (3 ng/kg/min∙30 min, 6 ng/kg/min∙30 min), a marker of RAAS activity. RESULTS Pre-CPAP, baseline renal hemodynamics did not differ by NH severity. Pre-CPAP, severe NH participants demonstrated blunted GFR (Δ30 min, -9 ± 4 vs 1 ± 3 mL/min, p = 0.021; Δ60 min, -5 ± 5 vs 8 ± 5 mL/min, p = 0.017) and RPF (Δ30 min, -165 ± 13 vs -93 ± 19 mL/min, p = 0.003; Δ60 min, -208 ± 18 vs -112 ± 22 mL/min, p = 0.001; moderate vs severe) responses to angiotensin-II. Post-CPAP, severe NH participants demonstrated maintained GFR (112 ± 5 vs 108 ± 3 mL/min, p = 0.9), increased RPF (664 ± 35 vs 745 ± 34 mL/min, p = 0.009), reduced FF (17.6 ± 1.4 vs 14.9 ± 0.6%, p = 0.009), and augmented RPF responses to Angiotensin-II (Δ30 min, -93 ± 19 vs -138 ± 16 mL/min, p = 0.009; Δ60 min, -112 ± 22 vs -175 ± 20 mL/min, p = 0.001; pre- vs post-CPAP), while moderate participants were unchanged. CONCLUSIONS Correction of severe, but not moderate, NH with CPAP therapy was associated with improved renal hemodynamics and decreased renal RAAS activity in humans with OSA.
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- David D M Nicholl
- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Alberta Kidney Disease Network, AB, Canada
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Ahmed SB, Dumanski SM. Sex, gender and COVID-19: a call to action. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 2020; 111:980-983. [PMID: 32990927 PMCID: PMC7523484 DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00417-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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An understanding of the influence of sex (biological attributes) and gender (socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions, identities) factors on the risk of infection, hospitalization and death is of urgent importance in the COVID-19 pandemic response effort. Despite similar global rates of infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic), hospitalizations and mortality are higher in men than in women. Females may be less vulnerable to viral infection due to sex-based differences in immune responses and renin-angiotensin system activity. The response and side effects of currently studied potential therapies for COVID-19, such as hydroxychloroquine, likely differ by sex. Women form the majority of the health care workforce and a uniform approach to sizing of personal protective equipment may provide differing levels of protection from viral infection to health care workers of varying shapes and sizes. Important gender differences exist in the response to public health measures to prevent and contain spread of COVID-19, as well as presentation for testing and medical care, which may inadvertently propagate viral spread. Targeted approaches that consider both sex and gender, as well as measures of intersectionality, are urgently needed in the response efforts against COVID-19.
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- Sofia B. Ahmed
- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada ,Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada ,Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Calgary, Alberta Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada ,Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada ,Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Calgary, Alberta Canada
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Zalucky AA, Nicholl DDM, Hanly PJ, Poulin MJ, Turin TC, Walji S, Handley GB, Raneri JK, Sola DY, Ahmed SB. Nocturnal hypoxemia severity and renin-angiotensin system activity in obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016; 192:873-80. [PMID: 26102156 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201502-0383oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and nocturnal hypoxemia are associated with chronic kidney disease and up-regulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), which is deleterious to renal function. The extent to which the magnitude of RAS activation is influenced by the severity of nocturnal hypoxemia and comorbid obesity has not been determined. OBJECTIVES To determine the association between the severity of nocturnal hypoxemia and RAS activity and whether this is independent of obesity in patients with OSA. METHODS Effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) response to angiotensin II (AngII) challenge, a marker of renal RAS activity, was measured by paraaminohippurate clearance technique in 31 OSA subjects (respiratory disturbance index, 51 ± 25 h(-1)), stratified according to nocturnal hypoxemia status (mean nocturnal SaO2, ≥90% [moderate hypoxemia] or <90% [severe hypoxemia]) and 13 obese control subjects. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Compared with control subjects, OSA subjects demonstrated decreased renovascular sensitivity (ERPF, -153 ± 79 vs. -283 ± 31 ml/min; P = 0.004) (filtration fraction, 5.4 ± 3.8 vs. 7.1 ± 2.6%; P = 0.0025) in response to 60 minutes of AngII challenge (mean ± SD; all P values OSA vs. control). The fall in ERPF in response to AngII was less in patients with severe hypoxemia compared with those with moderate hypoxemia (P = 0.001) and obese control subjects after 30 minutes (P < 0.001) and 60 minutes (P < 0.001) of AngII challenge, reflecting more augmented renal RAS activity. Severity of hypoxemia was not associated with the blood pressure or the systemic circulating RAS component response to AngII. CONCLUSIONS The severity of nocturnal hypoxemia influences the magnitude of renal, but not the systemic, RAS activation independently of obesity in patients with OSA.
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- 1 Department of Medicine.,2 Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- 4 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology.,5 Department of Clinical Neurosciences.,6 Hotchkiss Brain Institute.,7 Faculty of Kinesiology, and.,3 Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- 9 Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,8 Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- 9 Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,10 Calgary Weight Management Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and
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- 1 Department of Medicine.,2 Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Department of Medicine.,3 Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Department of Medicine.,3 Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,8 Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Samimi A, Ramesh S, Turin TC, MacRae JM, Sarna MA, Reimer RA, Hemmelgarn BR, Sola DY, Ahmed SB. Serum uric acid level, blood pressure, and vascular angiotensin II responsiveness in healthy men and women. Physiol Rep 2014; 2:e12235. [PMID: 25501427 PMCID: PMC4332213 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Uric acid is associated with hypertension and increased renin-angiotensin system activity, although this relationship diminishes after chronic exposure to high levels. Uric acid is more strongly associated with poor outcomes in women compared to men, although whether this is due to a sex-specific uric acid-mediated pathophysiology or reflects sex differences in baseline uric acid levels remains unknown. We examined the association between uric acid and vascular measures at baseline and in response to angiotensin-II challenge in young healthy humans. Fifty-two subjects (17 men, 35 premenopausal women) were studied in high-salt balance. Serum uric acid levels were significantly higher in men compared to women (328 ± 14 μmol/L vs. 248 ± 10 μmol/L, P < 0.001), although all values were within normal sex-specific range. Men demonstrated no association between uric acid and blood pressure, either at baseline or in response to angiotensin-II. In stark contrast, a significant association was observed between uric acid and blood pressure at baseline (systolic blood pressure, P = 0.005; diastolic blood pressure, P = 0.02) and in response to angiotensin-II (systolic blood pressure, P = 0.035; diastolic blood pressure, P = 0.056) in women. However, this sex difference lost significance after adjustment for baseline uric acid. When all subjects were stratified according to high (>300 μmol/L) or low (≤300 μmol/L) uric acid levels, only the low uric acid group showed a positive association between uric acid and measures of vascular tone at baseline and in response to angiotensin-II. Differences in uric acid-mediated outcomes between men and women likely reflect differences in exposure to increased uric acid levels, rather than a sex-specific uric acid-mediated pathophysiology.
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- Arian Samimi
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, CalgaryAlberta, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, CalgaryAlberta, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, CalgaryAlberta, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, CalgaryAlberta, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, CalgaryAlberta, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, CalgaryAlberta, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, CalgaryAlberta, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Kidney Disease Network, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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