Leukocyte Telomere Length: A Focus on Cerebrovascular Events

Telomeres and essential hypertension

OBJECTIVES

This review aims to clarify the relationship between telomeres and essential hypertension.

DESIGN AND METHODS

A PubMed search and a critical review were performed relating to studies about the clinical and biological relevance of telomeres in essential hypertension.

RESULTS

Telomeres and telomerase activity play an important role in the occurrence and development of hypertension in both animal and human studies.

CONCLUSIONS

A more complete understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of hypertension could reduce the incidence of hypertension-related diseases.

Efficiency of cellular growth when creating small pockets of electric current along the walls of cells

Pulses up to 11 Tesla magnetic fields may generate pockets of currents along the walls of cellular material and may interfere with the overall ability of cell division. We used prokaryotic cells (Escherichia coli) and eukaryotic cells (murine fibroblasts) and exposed them to magnetic pulses of intensities ranging from 1 millitesla (mT) to 11,000 mT. We found prokaryotic cells to be more sensitive to magnetic field pulses than eukaryotic cells.