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Adua E. Decoding the mechanism of hypertension through multiomics profiling. J Hum Hypertens 2023; 37:253-264. [PMID: 36329155 PMCID: PMC10063442 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00769-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hypertension, characterised by a constant high blood pressure, is the primary risk factor for multiple cardiovascular events and a major cause of death in adults. Excitingly, innovations in high-throughput technologies have enabled the global exploration of the whole genome (genomics), revealing dysregulated genes that are linked to hypertension. Moreover, post-genomic biomarkers, from the emerging fields of transcriptomics, proteomics, glycomics and lipidomics, have provided new insights into the molecular underpinnings of hypertension. In this paper, we review the pathophysiology of hypertension, and highlight the multi-omics approaches for hypertension prediction and diagnosis.
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- Eric Adua
- School of Clinical Medicine, Medicine & Health, Rural Clinical Campus, University of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.
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Pratamawati TM, Alwi I. Summary of Known Genetic and Epigenetic Modification Contributed to Hypertension. Int J Hypertens 2023; 2023:5872362. [PMID: 37201134 PMCID: PMC10188269 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5872362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Hypertension is a multifactorial disease due to a complex interaction among genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. Characterized by raised blood pressure (BP), it is responsible for more than 7 million deaths per annum by acting as a leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Reports suggest that genetic factors are estimated to be involved in approximately 30 to 50% of BP variation, and epigenetic marks are known to contribute to the initiation of the disease by influencing gene expression. Consequently, elucidating the genetic and epigenetic mediators associated with hypertension is essential for better discernment of its pathophysiology. By deciphering the unprecedented molecular hypertension basis, it could help to unravel an individual's inclination towards hypertension which eventually could result in an arrangement of potential strategies for prevention and therapy. In the present review, we discuss known genetic and epigenetic drivers that contributed to the hypertension development and summarize the novel variants that have currently been identified. The effect of these molecular alterations on endothelial function was also presented.
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- Tiar Masykuroh Pratamawati
- Program Doctoral Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Cirebon, Indonesia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Prasad M, Rajarajeswari D, Ramlingam K, Viswakumar R, Suneel B, Conjeevaram J, Aruna P, Fathima N, Vishwakarma SK, Khan AA. Association of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor (AT1R) Gene Polymorphism with Angiotensin II Serum Levels in Patients with Essential Hypertension. Indian J Clin Biochem 2023; 38:110-119. [PMID: 36684488 PMCID: PMC9852369 DOI: 10.1007/s12291-022-01041-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Essential hypertension (EH) is a multifactorial, polygenic condition, and is one of the most important comorbidities that contributes to stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, and renal failure. The continuous increasing rate of morbidity and mortality associated with EH presents an unmet need of population-based studies to explore pathophysiology as well as newer strategies for better diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. This study aimed to determine genotype and allele frequencies of A1166C polymorphism of AT1R gene in Indian patients with EH and correlated with serum levels of Angiotensin II. A total of 200 patients with EH and 200 age- and gender-matched control individuals were included in this study from the General Medicine Department Outpatient at Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. Patients with systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg were considered as hypertensive. The findings of this study revealed significantly increased risk of C/A heterozygote and allele C in both men and women. Moreover, both men and women patients with EH showed higher serum levels of Angiotensin II with C/A as well as AA genotypes. These findings indicate a significant association of 1166 C/A polymorphism of the AT1R gene with increased risk of hypertension in Indian population.
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- M. Prasad
- Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chinthareddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chinthareddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chinthareddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chinthareddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chinthareddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003 India
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- Department of Community Medicine, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, ACSR Government Medical College, Dargamitta, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524002 India
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- Central Laboratory for Stem Cell Research & Translational Medicine, Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana 500058 India
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- Central Laboratory for Stem Cell Research & Translational Medicine, Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana 500058 India
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- Central Laboratory for Stem Cell Research & Translational Medicine, Centre for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana 500058 India
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Ou H, Liu D, Zhao G, Gong C, Li Y, Zhao Q. Association between AT1 receptor gene polymorphism and left ventricular hypertrophy and arterial stiffness in essential hypertension patients: a prospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:571. [PMID: 36577936 PMCID: PMC9795750 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-03024-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AT1 receptor gene (AGTR1) is related to essential hypertension (EH), and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and arterial stiffness are common complications of EH. This study aimed to explore the association between AGTR1 genotype and LVH and arterial stiffness in EH patients. METHODS A total of 179 EH patients were recruited in this study. Oral exfoliated cells were collected from each patient, and the genetic polymorphism of AGTR1(rs4524238) was assessed using a gene sequencing platform. The outcomes were LVH and arterial stiffness. RESULTS Among 179 patients, 114 were with AGTR1 genotype of GG (57 males, aged 59.54 ± 13.49 years) and 65 were with AGTR1 genotype of GA or AA (36 males, aged 61.28 ± 12.79 years). Patients with AGTR1 genotype of GG were more likely to have LVH (47 [41.23%] vs. 14 [21.54%], P = 0.006) and arterial stiffness (30 [26.32%] vs. 8 [12.31%], P = 0.036). The AGTR1 polymorphism frequency was in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P = 0.291). The multivariate logistic regression showed that AGTR1 genotype of GA or AA was independently associated with lower risk of LVH (OR = 0.344, 95%CI 160~0.696, P = 0.003) and arterial stiffness (OR = 0.371, 95%CI 0.155~0.885, P = 0.025) after adjusting for gender, age, and diabetes. CONCLUSION EH patients with the AGTR1 genotype of GA or AA were at lower risk for LVH and arterial stiffness than those with the GG genotype.
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- Hangjun Ou
- grid.452244.1Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou China
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- grid.452244.1Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou China
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- grid.452244.1Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou China
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- grid.452244.1Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou China
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- grid.452244.1Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou China
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- grid.452244.1Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou China
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Mabhida SE, Muhamed B, Sharma JR, Apalata T, Nomatshila S, Mabasa L, Benjeddou M, Masilela C, Ziqubu K, Shabalala S, Johnson R. Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphism (rs1801133) and the Risk of Hypertension among African Populations: A Narrative Synthesis of Literature. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13040631. [PMID: 35456437 PMCID: PMC9027465 DOI: 10.3390/genes13040631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In this review, we have gathered and analyzed the available genetic evidence on the association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR), rs1801133 and the risk of Hypertension (HTN) in African populations, which was further compared to the global data evidence. This review was reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol and Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet) guidelines. Literature was retrieved through major search databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and African Journal Online. We identified 64 potential studies, of which 4 studies were from the African continent and 60 studies were reported globally. Among the studies conducted in Africa, only two (n = 2) reported a significant association between the MTHFR (rs1801133) and the risk of developing HTN. Only one (n = 1) study population was purely composed of black Africans, while others were of other ethnicities. Among studies conducted in other continents (n = 60), forty-seven (n = 47) studies reported a positive association between MTHFR (rs1801133) and the risk of developing HTN, whereas the remaining studies (n = 14) did not show a significant association. Available literature suggests an apparent association between rs1801133 and HTN in global regions; however, such information is still scarce in Africa, especially in the black African population.
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- Sihle E. Mabhida
- Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Tygerberg 7505, South Africa; (S.E.M.); (J.R.S.); (L.M.); (S.S.)
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South Africa;
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- Division of Infections Disease, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC), Memphis, TN 38163, USA;
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- Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Tygerberg 7505, South Africa; (S.E.M.); (J.R.S.); (L.M.); (S.S.)
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- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory-Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, South Africa;
- National Health Laboratory Services, Mthatha 5100, South Africa
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- Division of Preventive Medicine and Health Behavior, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, South Africa;
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- Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Tygerberg 7505, South Africa; (S.E.M.); (J.R.S.); (L.M.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South Africa;
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- Department of Biochemistry, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa; (C.M.); (K.Z.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa; (C.M.); (K.Z.)
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- Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Tygerberg 7505, South Africa; (S.E.M.); (J.R.S.); (L.M.); (S.S.)
- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory-Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, South Africa;
- National Health Laboratory Services, Mthatha 5100, South Africa
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- Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Tygerberg 7505, South Africa; (S.E.M.); (J.R.S.); (L.M.); (S.S.)
- Centre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa, Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +27-21-938-0866
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Rahman F, Muthaiah N, Kumaramanickavel G. Current concepts and molecular mechanisms in pharmacogenetics of essential hypertension. Indian J Pharmacol 2021; 53:301-309. [PMID: 34414909 PMCID: PMC8411967 DOI: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_593_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Hypertension is a leading age-related disease in our society and if left untreated, leads to fatal cardiovascular complications. The prevalence of hypertension has increased and becomes a significant global health economic burden, particularly in lower-income societies. Many loci associated with blood pressure and hypertension have been reported by genome-wide association studies that provided potential targets for pharmacotherapy. Pharmacogenetic research had shown interindividual variations in drug efficacy, safety, and tolerability. This could be due to genetic polymorphisms in the pharmacokinetics (genes involved in a transporter, plasma protein binding, and metabolism) or pharmacodynamic pathway (receptors, ion channels, enzymes). Pharmacogenetics promises great hope toward targeted therapy, but challenges remain in implementing pharmacogenetic aided antihypertensive therapy in clinical practice. Using various databases, we analyzed the underlying mechanisms between the candidate gene polymorphisms and antihypertensive drug interactions and the challenges of implementing precision medicine. We review the emergence of pharmacogenetics and its relevance to clinical pharmacological practice.
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- Farhana Rahman
- Department of Pharmacology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Genomic Research Centre, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharat University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Soltész B, Pikó P, Sándor J, Kósa Z, Ádány R, Fiatal S. The genetic risk for hypertension is lower among the Hungarian Roma population compared to the general population. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0234547. [PMID: 32555714 PMCID: PMC7299387 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Estimating the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and risk factors among the Roma population, the largest minority in Europe, and investigating the role of genetic or environmental/behavioral risk factors in CVD development are important issues in countries where they are significant minority. This study was designed to estimate the genetic susceptibility of the Hungarian Roma (HR) population to essential hypertension (EH) and compare it to that of the general (HG) population. Twenty EH associated SNPs (in AGT, FMO3, MTHFR-NPPB, NPPA, NPPA-AS1, AGTR1, ADD1, NPR3-C5orf23, NOS3, CACNB2, PLCE1, ATP2B1, GNB3, CYP1A1-ULK3, UMOD and GNAS-EDN3) were genotyped using DNA samples obtained from HR (N = 1176) and HG population (N = 1178) subjects assembled by cross-sectional studies. Allele frequencies and genetic risk scores (unweighted and weighted genetic risk scores (GRS and wGRS, respectively) were calculated for the study groups and compared to examine the joint effects of the SNPs. The susceptibility alleles were more frequent in the HG population, and both GRS and wGRS were found to be higher in the HG population than in the HR population (GRS: 18.98 ± 3.05 vs. 18.25 ± 2.97, p<0.001; wGRS: 1.52 [IQR: 0.99–2.00] vs. 1.4 [IQR: 0.93–1.89], p<0.01). Twenty-seven percent of subjects in the HR population were in the bottom fifth (GRS ≤ 16) of the risk allele count compared with 21% of those in the HG population. Thirteen percent of people in the HR group were in the top fifth (GRS ≥ 22) of the GRS compared with 21% of those in the HG population (p<0.001), i.e., the distribution of GRS was found to be left-shifted in the HR population compared to the HG population. The Roma population seems to be genetically less susceptible to EH than the general one. These results support preventive efforts to lower the risk of developing hypertension by encouraging a healthy lifestyle.
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- Beáta Soltész
- Doctoral School of Health Sciences, Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Public Health Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- WHO Collaborating Centre on Vulnerability and Health, Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Health Visitor Methodology and Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Public Health Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- WHO Collaborating Centre on Vulnerability and Health, Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- WHO Collaborating Centre on Vulnerability and Health, Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Arif M, Sadayappan S, Becker RC, Martin LJ, Urbina EM. Epigenetic modification: a regulatory mechanism in essential hypertension. Hypertens Res 2019; 42:1099-1113. [PMID: 30867575 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-019-0248-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Essential hypertension (EH) is a multifactorial disease of the cardiovascular system that is influenced by the interplay of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. The molecular dynamics underlying EH etiopathogenesis is unknown; however, earlier studies have revealed EH-associated genetic variants. Nevertheless, this finding alone is not sufficient to explain the variability in blood pressure, suggesting that other risk factors are involved, such as epigenetic modifications. Therefore, this review highlights the potential contribution of well-defined epigenetic mechanisms in EH, specifically, DNA methylation, post-translational histone modifications, and microRNAs. We further emphasize global and gene-specific DNA methylation as one of the most well-studied hallmarks among all epigenetic modifications in EH. In addition, post-translational histone modifications, such as methylation, acetylation, and phosphorylation, are described as important epigenetic markers associated with EH. Finally, we discuss microRNAs that affect blood pressure by regulating master genes such as those implicated in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. These epigenetic modifications, which appear to contribute to various cardiovascular diseases, including EH, may be a promising research area for the development of novel future strategies for EH prevention and therapeutics.
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- Mohammed Arif
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA.,Division of Preventive Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Preventive Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
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Theodotou M, Fokianos K, Mouzouridou A, Konstantinou C, Aristotelous A, Prodromou D, Chrysikou A. The effect of resveratrol on hypertension: A clinical trial. Exp Ther Med 2017; 13:295-301. [PMID: 28123505 PMCID: PMC5245087 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The aim of this clinical trial was to investigate the effects of Evelor, a micronized formulation of resveratrol (RESV; 3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene), in patients with primary hypertension. RESV is a stilbenoid and phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or attack by pathogens, such as bacteria and fungi. Patients included in the clinical trial were split into the following two groups, based on the severity of their disease: Group A (n=46), stage I hypertension [systolic blood pressure (SBP), 140-159 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure (DBP), 90-99 mmHg] and Group B (n=51), stage II hypertension (SBP, 160-179 mmHg; DBP, 100-109 mmHg). Each group was divided into two subgroups: A1 and B1, patients treated with standard antihypertensive therapy (A1, 10 mg Dapril; B1, 20 mg Dapril), and A2 and B2, patients treated with antihypertensive therapy (Dapril) plus Evelor. The present study aimed to determine the effects of Evelor, in addition to the standard hypertension treatment, and its effect on the hepatic enzymes serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT). Following the trial, which lasted two years (October 2010 to October 2012), the mean blood pressure of both groups lay within the normal range, indicating that blood pressure was efficiently controlled. The results of the present study demonstrate that the addition of RESV to standard antihypertensive therapy is sufficient to reduce blood pressure to normal levels, without the need for additional antihypertensive drugs. In addition, statistical analysis of the results identified a significant reduction in plasma concentration levels of SGPT (P<0.001) and gamma-GT (P<0.001) with the addition of RESV, indicating that RESV prevents liver damage.
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- Marios Theodotou
- Riegler, Ltd., Institute of Medical Clinical Trials, Limassol 3020, Cyprus
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 20537, Cyprus
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- Agios Efrem, Advanced Medical Diagnostic Center, Limassol 3020, Cyprus
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- Riegler, Ltd., Institute of Medical Clinical Trials, Limassol 3020, Cyprus
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The heritability of hypertension (HTN) is widely recognized and as a result, extensive studies ranging from genetic linkage analyses to genome-wide association studies are actively ongoing to elucidate the etiology of both monogenic and polygenic forms of HTN. Due to the complex nature of essential HTN, however, single genes affecting blood pressure (BP) variability remain difficult to isolate and identify and have rendered the development of single-gene targeted therapies challenging. The roles of other causative factors in modulating BP, such as gene-environment interactions and epigenetic factors, are increasingly being brought to the forefront. In this review, we discuss the various monogenic HTN syndromes and corresponding pathophysiologic mechanisms, the different methodologies employed in genetic studies of essential HTN, the mechanisms for epigenetic modulation of essential HTN, pharmacogenomics and HTN, and finally, recent advances in genetic studies of essential HTN in the pediatric population.
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- Sun-Young Ahn
- Department of Nephrology, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, United States.,The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, United States.,The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
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Genetic Analysis of the Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Gene Polymorphisms among Essential Hypertensive Patients in Malaysia. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:6712529. [PMID: 27413750 PMCID: PMC4931057 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6712529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) considerably influences blood pressure regulation through water and sodium homoeostasis. Several of the studies have utilized anonymous genetic polymorphic markers and made inconsequent claims about the ANP relevant disorders. Thus, we screened Insertion/Deletion (ID) and G191A polymorphisms of ANP to discover sequence variations with potential functional significance and to specify the linkage disequilibrium pattern between polymorphisms. The relationships of detected polymorphisms with EH with or without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) status were tested subsequently. Method. ANP gene polymorphisms (I/D and A191G) were specified utilizing mutagenically separated Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in 320 subjects including 163 EH case subjects and 157 controls. Result. This case-control study discovered a significant association between I/D polymorphisms of ANP gene in EH patient without T2DM. However, the study determined no association between G191A polymorphisms of ANP in EH with or without T2DM. In addition, sociodemographic factors in the case and healthy subjects exhibited strong differences (P < 0.05). Conclusion. As a risk factor, ANP gene polymorphisms may affect hypertension. Despite the small sample size in this study, it is the first research assessing the ANP gene polymorphisms in both EH and T2DM patients among Malaysian population.
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El Din Hemimi NS, Mansour AA, Abdelsalam MM. Prediction of the Risk for Essential Hypertension among Carriers of C825T Genetic Polymorphism of G Protein β3 (GNB3) Gene. Biomark Insights 2016; 11:69-75. [PMID: 27226707 PMCID: PMC4871163 DOI: 10.4137/bmi.s38321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 02/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The guanine nucleotide-binding protein beta polypeptide 3 (GNB3) 825T allele encodes a product that enhances the activation of heterotrimeric G proteins, which is associated with the occurrence of the splice variant Gβ3 s that could play a role in vascular reactivity and hyperproliferation of smooth muscle cells, that makes such proteins attractive candidate gene products for susceptibility to essential hypertension (EH). OBJECTIVE To predict the risk for EH in individuals with C825T genetic polymorphism of G protein β3 gene. METHODS The study consisted of 222 normotensive individuals and 216 hypertensive patients. Individuals were genotyped for C825T genetic polymorphism of G protein β3 gene rs5443 by using restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS Frequencies of C and T alleles were 58.1% and 41.9%, respectively, in the control group compared with 47.7% and 52.3%, respectively, in the hypertensive group. The carriers of rs5443 (T) allele exhibited a significant greater risk for EH compared with the carriers of rs5443 (C) allele (odds ratio = 1.5, 95% confidence interval = 1.2-2.0). CONCLUSION T allele is a risk factor for EH in the Egyptian population, which may be used as a prognostic and a therapeutic target of prophylaxis.
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- Neveen Salah El Din Hemimi
- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Endocrine Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Han L, Liu Y, Duan S, Perry B, Li W, He Y. DNA methylation and hypertension: emerging evidence and challenges. Brief Funct Genomics 2016; 15:460-469. [PMID: 27142121 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elw014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Hypertension is a multifactorial disease influenced by an interaction of environmental and genetic factors. The exact molecular mechanism of hypertension remains unknown. Aberrant DNA methylation is the most well-defined epigenetic modification that regulates gene transcription. However, studies on the association between DNA methylation and hypertension are still in their infancy. This review summarizes the latest evidence and challenges regarding the role of DNA methylation on hypertension.
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Romano-Spica V, Mettimano M, Ianni A, Specchia ML, Ricciardi G, Savi L. Epidemiology of essential hypertension: the role of genetic polymorphism. Eur J Epidemiol 2016; 18:211-9. [PMID: 12800945 DOI: 10.1023/a:1023360410810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Over the past 20 years, the interest of the scientific community was increasingly placed in the field of genetic epidemiology and molecular genetics of blood pressure control. This paper explores references related to essential hypertension, gene and genetic epidemiology indexed in the MedLine health science database during the period 1980-2001. A systematic literature search was performed using selected keywords, such as 'genetic', 'genome' or a combination of words. We considered the study heading and evaluated the time profile of published articles. A total number of 3116 publications was collected and analyzed. Allelic distribution for the most studied polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system in different world populations was reviewed and reported together with a detection of their frequency in Italy: essential hypertensive patients (n = 90), healthy unrelated subjects (n = 300). Molecular variants at angiotensinogen (M and T), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (A and C) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (D and I) genes were analyzed by amplified fragment length polymorphism. A significant association was detected by chi2 analysis for angiotensinogen and angiotensin II-type I receptor allele distribution in hypertensive patients, in accordance with previous reports. Genetic data and methods are contributing more and more to epidemiological studies of complex diseases, and their application is influenced by information availability and Genome Project results.
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- V Romano-Spica
- Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, University Institute of Motor Sciences (IUSM), Rome, Italy.
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Chang TJ, Wang WC, Hsiung CA, He CT, Lin MW, Sheu WHH, Chang YC, Quertermous T, Chen I, Rotter J, Chuang LM. Genetic Variation in the Human SORBS1 Gene is Associated With Blood Pressure Regulation and Age at Onset of Hypertension: A SAPPHIRe Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e2970. [PMID: 26962801 PMCID: PMC4998882 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Essential hypertension is a complex disease involving multiple genetic and environmental factors. A human gene containing a sorbin homology domain and 3 SH3 domains in the C-terminal region, termed SORBS1, plays a significant role in insulin signaling. We previously found a significant association between the T228A polymorphism and insulin resistance, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. It has been hypothesized that a set of genes responsible for insulin resistance may be closely linked with genes susceptible to the development of hypertension. Identification of insulin resistance-related genetic factors may, therefore, enhance our understanding of essential hypertension. This study aimed to examine whether common SORBS1 genetic variations are associated with blood pressure and age at onset of hypertension in an ethnic Chinese cohort.We genotyped 9 common tagged single nucleotide polymorphisms of the SORBS1 gene in 1136 subjects of Chinese origin from the Stanford Asia-Pacific Program for Hypertension and Insulin Resistance family study. Blood pressure was measured upon enrolment. The associations of the SORBS1 single nucleotide polymorphisms with blood pressure and the presence of hypertension were analyzed with a generalized estimating equation model. We used the false-discovery rate measure Q value with a cutoff <0.1 to adjust for multiple comparisons. In the Cox regression analysis for hypertension-free survival, a robust sandwich variance estimator was used to deal with the within-family correlations with age at onset of hypertension. Gender, body mass index, and antihypertension medication were adjustment covariates in the Cox regression analysis.In this study, genetic variants of rs2281939 and rs2274490 were significantly associated with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. A genetic variant of rs2274490 was also significantly associated with the presence of hypertension. Furthermore, genetic variants of rs2281939 and rs2274490 were associated with age at onset of hypertension after adjustment for gender, body mass index, and antihypertension medication.In conclusion, we provide evidence for an association between common SORBS1 genetic variations and blood pressure, presence of hypertension, and age at onset of hypertension. The biological mechanism of genetic variation associated with blood pressure regulation needs further investigation.
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- Tien-Jyun Chang
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (T-JC, Y-CC, L-MC); The Ph.D. Program for Translational Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan (W-CW); Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan (W-CW, C-AH); Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (C-TH); Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (M-WL); Department of Medical Research & Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (M-WL); Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (WH-HS); Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan (Y-CC); Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Falk CVRC, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (TQ); Los Angles Biomedical Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA (IC, JR); Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (L-MC)
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Ghodsian N, Ismail P, Ahmadloo S, Heidari F, Haghvirdizadeh P, Ataollahi Eshkoor S, Etemad A. Novel Association of WNK4 Gene, Ala589Ser Polymorphism in Essential Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malaysia. J Diabetes Res 2016; 2016:8219543. [PMID: 27314050 PMCID: PMC4903125 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8219543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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With-no-lysine (K) Kinase-4 (WNK4) consisted of unique serine and threonine protein kinases, genetically associated with an autosomal dominant form of hypertension. Argumentative consequences have lately arisen on the association of specific single nucleotide polymorphisms of WNK4 gene and essential hypertension (EHT). The aim of this study was to determine the association of Ala589Ser polymorphism of WNK4 gene with essential hypertensive patients in Malaysia. WNK4 gene polymorphism was specified utilizing mutagenically separated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method in 320 subjects including 163 cases and 157 controls. Close relation between Ala589Ser polymorphism and elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) was recognized. Sociodemographic factors including body mass index (BMI), age, the level of fasting blood sugar (FBS), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglyceride (TG) in the cases and healthy subjects exhibited strong differences (p < 0.05). The distribution of allele frequency and genotype of WNK4 gene Ala589Ser polymorphism showed significant differences (p < 0.05) between EHT subjects with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and normotensive subjects, statistically. The WNK4 gene variation influences significantly blood pressure increase. Ala589Ser probably has effects on the enzymic activity leading to enhanced predisposition to the disorder.
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- Nooshin Ghodsian
- Genetic Research Group, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Genetic Research Group, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Genetic Research Group, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Genetic Research Group, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Genetic Research Group, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetic Research Group, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Morgado J, Sanches B, Anjos R, Coelho C. Programming of Essential Hypertension: What Pediatric Cardiologists Need to Know. Pediatr Cardiol 2015; 36:1327-37. [PMID: 26015087 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1204-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Hypertension is recognized as one of the major contributing factors to cardiovascular disease, but its etiology remains incompletely understood. Known genetic and environmental influences can only explain a small part of the variability in cardiovascular disease risk. The missing heritability is currently one of the most important challenges in blood pressure and hypertension genetics. Recently, some promising approaches have emerged that move beyond the DNA sequence and focus on identification of blood pressure genes regulated by epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modification and microRNAs. This review summarizes information on gene-environmental interactions that lead toward the developmental programming of hypertension with specific reference to epigenetics and provides pediatricians and pediatric cardiologists with a more complete understanding of its pathogenesis.
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- Joana Morgado
- Pediatrics Department, Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, Largo Senhor da Pobreza, 7000-811, Évora, Portugal.
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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- Pediatric Cardiology Department, Hospital Santa Cruz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Genetics Laboratory, Environmental Health Institute, Lisbon Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal
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DING YU, XIA BOHOU, YU JINFANG, LENG JIANHANG, HUANG JINYU. Mitochondrial DNA mutations and essential hypertension (Review). Int J Mol Med 2013; 32:768-74. [DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2013.1459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Zhang YP, Zuo XC, Huang ZJ, Cai JJ, Wen J, Duan DD, Yuan H. CYP3A5 polymorphism, amlodipine and hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 2013; 28:145-9. [DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2013.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2013] [Revised: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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El Shamieh S, Visvikis-Siest S. Genetic biomarkers of hypertension and future challenges integrating epigenomics. Clin Chim Acta 2012; 414:259-65. [PMID: 23010416 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2012] [Revised: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Essential hypertension is a multifactorial disease, considered to be one of the world's greatest public health problems. Despite recent, major, technical advances aiming to elucidate its genetic component, the discovered biomarkers up to now were reported to have only small effects, explaining consequently a tiny fraction of its phenotypic variance and resulting in a large proportion of missing heritability. Likewise, little evidence is available with regard to the epigenetic regulation of essential hypertension, since no robust biomarkers have yet been reported. In the current review, we discuss the main approaches used exclusively to study the genetics and epigenetics of essential hypertension, the biomarkers identified, their clinical utility and the difficulties to be overcome. Furthermore, we propose a new category of functional genetic-epigenetic biomarkers, eMethSNPs, and we provide their hypothetical gene expression profiles for a genetic functional regulation of hypertension via DNA methylation. Though believed to be infrequent, eMethSNPs could constitute a new category of mechanistically-based genetic biomarkers predisposing to essential hypertension.
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- Said El Shamieh
- Université de Lorraine, Génétique Cardiovasculaire, EA-4373, Nancy 54000, France.
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Chiron S, Wei Z, Chen Y, Zhang K, Wen G, Fischer WH, Mahata SK, O'Connor DT. Proteomic analysis yields an unexpected trans-acting point in control of the human sympathochromaffin phenotype. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 4:437-45. [PMID: 21551321 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.110.957886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The secretory protein chromogranin A (CHGA) plays a necessary role in formation of catecholamine storage vesicles and gives rise to a catecholamine release-inhibitory fragment. Because genetic variation in the proximal human CHGA promoter predicts autonomic function and blood pressure, we explored how a common genetic variant alters transcription of the gene. METHODS AND RESULTS Bioinformatic analysis suggested that the common G-462A promoter variant (rs9658634) may disrupt as many as 3 transcriptional control motifs: LEF1, COUP-TF, and PPARγ-RXRα. During electrophoretic mobility shifts, chromaffin cell nuclear proteins bound specifically to the A (though not G) allele of CHGA promoter G-462A. On oligonucleotide affinity chromatography followed by electrospray ionization followed by 2-dimensional (tandem) mass spectrometry analysis of A allele eluates, the transcription factor LEF1 (lymphoid enhancer-binding factor-1) was identified. Interaction of LEF1 with the A allele at G-462A was confirmed by supershift. On cotransfection, LEF1 discriminated between the allelic variants, especially in chromaffin cells. Allele specificity of trans-activation by LEF1 was transferable to an isolated G-462A element fused to a heterologous (SV40) promoter. Because β-catenin (CTNNB1) can heterodimerize with LEF1, we tested the effect of cotransfection of this factor and again found A allele-specific perturbation of CHGA transcription. CONCLUSIONS Common genetic variation within the human CHGA promoter alters the interaction of specific factors in trans with the promoter, with LEF1 identified by proteomic analysis and confirmed by supershift. Coexpression experiments show functional effects of LEF1 and CTNNB1 on CHGA promoter. The findings document a novel role for components of the immune and WNT pathways in control of human sympathochromaffin phenotypes.
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- Stéphane Chiron
- Department of Medicine and Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, 92093–0838, USA
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Cabadak H, Orun O, Nacar C, Dogan Y, Guneysel O, Fak AS, Kan B. The role of G protein β3 subunit polymorphisms C825T, C1429T, and G5177A in Turkish subjects with essential hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens 2011; 33:202-8. [PMID: 21473734 DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2010.531855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hypertension is a multifactorial disorder that constitutes a major risk factor for the cardiovascular system. Heterotrimeric G-proteins, which couple receptors for diverse extracellular enzymes or ion channels, are correlated with disease mechanisms. Several studies have demonstrated an association between G protein polymorphisms and essential hypertension in some populations, although contradictive results also exist. In this study, we have investigated the potential role of the C825T, C1429T, and G5177A polymorphisms of the β3 subunit of G-proteins in essential hypertension in a group of Turkish subjects. Genomic DNA from 106 normotensive individuals (117.4 ± 13.1, 75.2 ± 10.5; systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels, respectively) and 101 hypertensive subjects (152.3 ± 18.0, 92.5 ± 11.6; SBP and DBP levels, respectively) were studied by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and direct sequencing methods for these polymorphisms. Allele frequencies of the polymorphisms were consistent with Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, except for the C825T polymorphism (χ(2) = 7.8). The frequencies of the 825T and 1429T variants were higher in hypertensive subjects compared to those of controls. Differences between hypertensives and controls were not statistically significant, though difference was very close to significance for C825T (p = 0.056 and 0.099 for 825T and 1429T, respectively). T allele frequency in overall population showed significant association with hypertension for C825T (0.0134). The prevalence of the 5177A-variant was very low and all subjects carrying it were heterozygotes in both groups.
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- Hulya Cabadak
- Department of Biophysics, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Exfoliation syndrome (ES) is an age-related disorder in which greyish-white flakes accumulate in different tissues in the anterior eye. Its pathogenesis is not completely known, but it results in electron-dense microfibrils. The finding that these can be seen outside the eye in many visceral organs inspired the theory that ES might be a part of a generalized disorder. It was postulated that ES might contribute to increased morbidity, mainly of systemic vascular diseases. This review is a summary of the existing knowledge. The prevalence of arterial hypertension (AHT) in elderly populations is > 30%. No differences have been found in the frequency of AHT among patients with ES or exfoliative glaucoma (EG) compared with those with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or no ES. There are conflicting reports of frequencies of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). A recent registry-based study that used uniform criteria for IHD found no difference in the rate of IHD between patients with EG and those with POAG. However, findings of elevated homocysteine levels in the plasma and aqueous humour of patients with ES or EG suggest an increased vascular risk. No studies have yet been conducted to assess possible links between ES and systemic vascular diseases. In a single-blind study, ES was associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm, but this was not found in a large, cross-sectional investigation. The frequency of ES in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is only about half of that when compared in patients with no ES or with POAG. This finding warrants further studies. Molecular genetics research has found no common denominator for ES and the vascular diseases. There is no evidence that ES or EG are related to increased mortality for cardiovascular diseases. Further large-scale, randomized clinical studies are required. At present there are no known medical indications that infer an increased systemic vascular risk or imply a need for the complete internal medical examination of a symptom-free patient with newly diagnosed ES in the eye.
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Schocken DD, Benjamin EJ, Fonarow GC, Krumholz HM, Levy D, Mensah GA, Narula J, Shor ES, Young JB, Hong Y. Prevention of heart failure: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Councils on Epidemiology and Prevention, Clinical Cardiology, Cardiovascular Nursing, and High Blood Pressure Research; Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group; and Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdisciplinary Working Group. Circulation 2008; 117:2544-65. [PMID: 18391114 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.188965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 378] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The increase in heart failure (HF) rates throughout the developed and developing regions of the world poses enormous challenges for caregivers, researchers, and policymakers. Therefore, prevention of this global scourge deserves high priority. Identifying and preventing the well-recognized illnesses that lead to HF, including hypertension and coronary heart disease, should be paramount among the approaches to prevent HF. Aggressive implementation of evidence-based management of risk factors for coronary heart disease should be at the core of HF prevention strategies. Questions currently in need of attention include how to identify and treat patients with asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction (Stage B HF) and how to prevent its development. The relationship of chronic kidney disease to HF and control of chronic kidney disease in prevention of HF need further investigation. Currently, we have limited understanding of the pathophysiological basis of HF in patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function and management techniques to prevent it. New developments in the field of biomarker identification have opened possibilities for the early detection of individuals at risk for developing HF (Stage A HF). Patient groups meriting special interest include the elderly, women, and ethnic/racial minorities. Future research ought to focus on obtaining a much better knowledge of genetics and HF, especially both genetic risk factors for development of HF and genetic markers as tools to guide prevention. Lastly, a national awareness campaign should be created and implemented to increase public awareness of HF and the importance of its prevention. Heightened public awareness will provide a platform for advocacy to create national research programs and healthcare policies dedicated to the prevention of HF.
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Gu CC, Hunt SC, Kardia S, Turner ST, Chakravarti A, Schork N, Olshen R, Curb D, Jaquish C, Boerwinkle E, Rao DC. An investigation of genome-wide associations of hypertension with microsatellite markers in the family blood pressure program (FBPP). Hum Genet 2007; 121:577-90. [PMID: 17372766 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-007-0349-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Accepted: 02/26/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Family Blood Pressure Program (FBPP) has data on 387 microsatellite markers in 13,524 subjects from four major ethnic groups. We investigated genetic association with hypertension of the linkage markers. Family-based methods were used to test association of the 387 loci with resting blood pressures (BPs) [systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)] and the hypertension status (HT). We applied a vote-counting approach to pool results across the three correlated traits, network samples, and ethnic groups to refine the selection of susceptibility loci. The association analyses captured signals missed by previous linkage scans. We found 71 loci associated with at least one of the three traits in at least one of the four ethnic groups at the significance level of 0.01. After validation across multiple samples and related traits, we identified by vote-counting 21 candidate loci for hypertension. Two loci, D3S2459 and D10S1412 confirmed findings in Network-specific linkage scans (GENOA and SAPPHIRe). Many of the candidate loci were reported by others in linkage to BPs, body weight, heart disease, and diabetes. We also observed frequent presence of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) involved in autoimmune and neurological disorders (e.g., NOD2). The vote-counting method of pooling results recognizes the potential that a gene may be involved in varying ways among different samples, which we believe is responsible for identifying genes in the less explored inflammatory pathways to hypertension.
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- C Charles Gu
- Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8067, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Duong C, Charron S, Xiao C, Hamet P, Ménard A, Roy J, Deng AY. Distinct quantitative trait loci for kidney, cardiac, and aortic mass dissociated from and associated with blood pressure in Dahl congenic rats. Mamm Genome 2006; 17:1147-61. [PMID: 17143582 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-006-0086-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Blood pressure (BP) is largely determined by quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) rats. Little is known about QTLs controlling kidney (K), cardiac (C), and aortic (A) mass (i.e. Km, Cm, and Am, respectively) of DSS rats independent of BP. Their identification can facilitate our understanding of end organ damage. In this work, 36 congenic strains were employed to define QTLs for Km, Cm, and Am either independent of or associated with BP. Five new QTLs, i.e., KmQTLs, that influence Km independent of Cm, Am, and BP were defined. Four new CakmQTLs were defined for Cm, Am, and Km independent of BP. Among them, the CakmC10QTL1 interval contained 13 genes and undefined loci, and none was known to influence the phenotypes in question, paving the way for a novel gene discovery. Among 17 individual QTLs for BP, 14 also affected Cm, Km, and Am, i.e., they are BpcakmQTLs. In contrast, one BpQTL had no effect on Cm, Am, and Kam. Therefore, BP and Cm, Am, and Km have distinct and shared genetic determinants. The discovery of individual Km and Cakm QTLs will likely facilitate the identification of mechanisms underlying renal, cardiac, and/or aortic hypertrophy independent of hypertension.
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- Chenda Duong
- Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Kunes J, Zicha J. Developmental windows and environment as important factors in the expression of genetic information: a cardiovascular physiologist's view. Clin Sci (Lond) 2006; 111:295-305. [PMID: 17034366 DOI: 10.1042/cs20050271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Genetic studies in humans and rodent models should help to identify altered genes important in the development of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension. Despite the considerable research effort, it is still difficult to identify all of the genes involved in altered blood pressure regulation thereby leading to essential hypertension. We should keep in mind that genetic hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases might develop as a consequence of early errors in well-co-ordinated systems regulating cardiovascular homoeostasis. If these early abnormalities in the ontogenetic cascade of expression of genetic information occur in critical periods of development (developmental windows), they can adversely modify subsequent development of the cardiovascular system. The consideration that hypertension and/or other cardiovascular diseases are late consequences of abnormal ontogeny of the cardiovascular system could explain why so many complex interactions among genes and environmental factors play such a significant role in the pathogenesis of these diseases. The detailed description and precise time resolution of major developmental events occurring during particular stages of ontogeny in healthy individuals (including advanced knowledge of gene expression) could facilitate the detection of abnormalities crucial for the development of cardiovascular alterations characteristic of the respective diseases. Transient gene switch-on or switch-off in specific developmental windows might be a useful approach for in vivo modelling of pathological processes. This should help to elucidate the mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases (including hypertension) and to develop strategies to prevent the development of such diseases.
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- Jaroslav Kunes
- Cardiovascular Research Centre and Institute of Physiology, AS CR, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Pitsavos C, Papadimitriou L, Panagiotakos D, Chrysohoou C, Skoumas J, Dedoussis G, Stefanadis C. Lack of association between the C825T polymorphism in G-protein beta-3 subunit and arterial blood pressure levels in cardiovascular disease free individuals: the ATTICA epidemiological study. J Hum Hypertens 2006; 20:303-5. [PMID: 16424860 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gu D, Su S, Ge D, Chen S, Huang J, Li B, Chen R, Qiang B. Association Study With 33 Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in 11 Candidate Genes for Hypertension in Chinese. Hypertension 2006; 47:1147-54. [PMID: 16636198 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000219041.66702.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Essential hypertension is considered to be a typical complex disease with multifactorial etiology, which leads to inconsistent findings in genetic studies. One possibility of failure to replicate some single-locus results is that the underlying genetics of hypertension are not only based on multiple genes with minor effects but also on gene-gene interactions. To test this hypothesis, a case-control study was constructed in Chinese subjects, detecting both single locus and multilocus effects. Eleven candidate genes were selected from biochemical pathways that have been implicated in the development and progression of hypertension, and 33 polymorphisms were evaluated in 503 hypertension patients and 490 age- and gender-matched controls. Single-locus associations, using traditional logistic regression analyses, and multilocus associations, using classification and regression trees and multivariate adaptive regression splines, were both explored in this study. Final models were selected using either Bonferroni correction or cross-validation. Three polymorphisms, TH*rs2070762, ADRB2*Q27E, and GRK4*A486V, were found to be independently associated with essential hypertension in Chinese subjects. In addition to these individual predictors, a potential interaction of CYP11B2-AGTR1 is also involved in the etiology of hypertension. These findings support the multigenic nature of the etiology of essential hypertension and propose a potential gene-gene interactive model for future studies.
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- Dongfeng Gu
- Division of Population Genetics and Prevention, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Marcun Varda N, Zagradisnik B, Herodez SS, Kokalj Vokac N, Gregoric A. Polymorphisms in four candidate genes in young patients with essential hypertension. Acta Paediatr 2006; 95:353-8. [PMID: 16497648 DOI: 10.1080/08035250500434777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIM To determine whether four potential genetic factors (polymorphisms in genes for alpha-adducin, beta-adducin, the G-protein beta-3 subunit and nitric oxide synthase) are important for the development of essential hypertension (EH) in Slovenian children and young adults with EH. METHODS Both a nuclear families approach and case-control study have been performed. Genotyping of common polymorphisms in these genes using polymerase chain reaction was carried out in 104 nuclear families (an affected child, both parents) and in 200 control patients. RESULTS Using the transmission disequilibrium test, no statistically significant differences were found between the frequencies of transmitted and non-transmitted alleles in nuclear families for all four investigated polymorphisms. In addition, the distributions of genotypes and alleles for the four polymorphisms did not differ significantly between our children and 200 healthy control patients. The allele frequencies of all polymorphisms were concordant with those observed in some other Caucasian populations. CONCLUSION We found no association between the investigated gene variants and EH, so we conclude that they do not confer a significantly increased risk of the development of EH in the Slovenian population of hypertensive children.
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The search for susceptibility genes for bipolar disorder (BD) depends on appropriate definitions of the phenotype. In this paper, we review data on diagnosis and clinical features of BD that could be used in genetic studies to better characterize patients or to define homogeneous subgroups. Clinical symptoms, long-term course, comorbid conditions, and response to prophylactic treatment may define groups associated with more or less specific loci. One such group is characterized by symptoms of psychosis and linkage to 13q and 22q. A second group includes mainly bipolar II patients with comorbid panic disorder, rapid mood switching, and evidence of chromosome 18 linkage. A third group comprises typical BD with an episodic course and favourable response to lithium prophylaxis. Reproducibility of cognitive deficits across studies raises the possibility of using cognitive profiles as endophenotypes of BD, with deficits in verbal explicit memory and executive function commonly reported. Brain imaging provides a more ambiguous data set consistent with heterogeneity of the illness.
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- G M MacQueen
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Alda M, Grof P, Rouleau GA, Turecki G, Young LT. Investigating responders to lithium prophylaxis as a strategy for mapping susceptibility genes for bipolar disorder. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2005; 29:1038-45. [PMID: 15946781 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Attempts to map susceptibility genes for bipolar disorder have been complicated by genetic complexity of the illness and, above all by heterogeneity. This paper reviews the genetic research of bipolar disorder aiming to reduce the heterogeneity by focusing on definite responders to long-term lithium treatment. The available evidence strongly suggests that lithium-responsive bipolar disorder is the core bipolar phenotype, characterized by a more prominent role of genetic factors. Responders to lithium have typically a family history of bipolar disorder (often responsive to lithium). They differ from responders to other mood stabilizing drugs in their family histories as well as in other clinical characteristics. The molecular genetic investigations of bipolar disorder responsive to lithium indicate possibly several loci linked to and/or associated with the illness. A combination of research strategies employing multiple methods such as linkage, association, and gene-expression studies will be needed to clarify which of these represent true susceptibility loci.
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- Martin Alda
- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, 5909 Jubilee Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2E2.
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Silverman LM, Mifflin TM. Genotype–Phenotype Correlations (II): Assessing the Influence of Sequence Variants on the Clinical Phenotype in Multifactorial Disorders. Clin Chem 2005; 51:929-30. [PMID: 15914782 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.050179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hypertension is a complex multifactorial disorder with genetic, environmental and demographic factors contributing to its prevalence. The genetic element contribution to blood pressure variation ranges from 30 to 50%. Therefore, identifying hypertension susceptibility genes will help understanding the pathophysiology of the disease. In addition to the potential impact of genomic information in selecting antihypertensive drug therapy, it may also help in recognizing those at risk of developing the disease, which may lead to new preventive approaches. Several strategies and methods have been used to identify hypertension susceptibility genes. Currently, genetic analysis of such data produced complex results, which makes it difficult to draw final conclusion on the use of genomic data in management of hypertension. This review attempts to summarize present known genetic variations that may be implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension and to discuss various research strategies used to identify them. It also highlights some of the opportunities and challenges, which may be encountered in interpreting the value of these genetic variations to improve management of hypertension.
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- M O M Tanira
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW During the past few years, genomics, proteomics and other "omics" fields have been applied extensively to several areas of biomedical research. This review provides an overview and summarizes the current status of applications of these omics fields to essential and secondary hypertension. Some perspectives of these fields for future hypertension research are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS Genome-wide scans applying to essential hypertension have demonstrated numerous chromosomal regions with significant and/or suggestive evidence of linkage. The consistency of these results among several different studies is, however, problematic; probably because of the variability in number of families, ethnicity, family types, phenotyping strategy, study design and statistical analyses in those studies. Findings from such studies will be more valuable when more-complete sets of data and their integration are available. Proteomics is in its early phase in hypertension research, but has shown some significant data on the pathophysiology of hypoxia-induced and renovascular hypertension. Recently, integrative omics and systems biology have been emerging and seem to be the ideal approach for future hypertension research. SUMMARY Genomics, proteomics and integrative omics have demonstrated their potential in hypertension research to better understand the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of hypertension. In addition, they may contribute to identification of new therapeutic targets, biomarker discovery, prediction of therapeutic response, personalized treatment regimens, better therapeutic outcome and ultimately prevention of the disease.
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- Visith Thongboonkerd
- Siriraj Proteomics Center, Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Office for Research and Development, Mahidol University, Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, 2 Prannok Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
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Ho H, Pinto A, Hall SD, Flockhart DA, Li L, Skaar TC, Cadman P, O'Connor DT, Wagner U, Fineberg NS, Weinberger MH. Association Between the CYP3A5 Genotype and Blood Pressure. Hypertension 2005; 45:294-8. [PMID: 15596575 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000151361.31736.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a
CYP3A5
*
1
allele is associated with increases in blood pressure in 2 studies of subjects with a total of 683 participants. The first study involving 271 subjects was part of a longitudinal study conducted at Indiana University Medical Center that consisted of 2 phases. The first phase studied the relationship of salt sensitivity with blood pressure, whereas the second phase, conducted ≈26 years later, studied the relationship between blood pressure, carbohydrate intolerance, and vascular compliance in the same subjects. The second study was a cross-sectional evaluation of 412 normotensive and hypertensive subjects conducted at the University of California San Diego. The second study (Mantel–Haenszel χ
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test;
P
=0.05) showed that a greater proportion of black participants with poor blood pressure control had
CYP3A5
*
1
/*
1
genotype. Evaluation of the untreated blood pressure from phase 1 of the first study showed that the blacks with
CYP3A5
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3
/*
3
(146±35 mm Hg) had a higher systolic blood pressure than those with the *
1
/*
3
(119±14.1 mm Hg;
P
=0.0006) and *
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(125±17.4 mm Hg;
P
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CYP3A5
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allele was more common in hypertensives (Fisher exact test;
P
=0.025) than normotensives. In whites there was no association between
CYP3A5
genotype and blood pressure in either study. We conclude that although untreated blood pressure may be higher in blacks with the
CYP3A5
*
3
/*
3
genotype, the
CYP3A5
*
1
allele may be associated with hypertension that is more refractory to treatment in this ethnic group.
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- Herbert Ho
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1001 W Tenth St, WD Myers Room W7123, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Nürnberger J, Opazo Saez A, Mitchell A, Bührmann S, Wenzel RR, Siffert W, Philipp T, Schäfers RF. The T-allele of the C825T polymorphism is associated with higher arterial stiffness in young healthy males. J Hum Hypertens 2004; 18:267-71. [PMID: 15037876 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001665] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Arterial stiffening is the major cause of increasing systolic blood pressure in arterial hypertension. Increased arterial stiffness is one major mechanism responsible for morbidity and mortality in hypertension. A C825T polymorphism was identified in the gene encoding the G-protein beta3 subunit (GNB3), and an association of the T-allele with hypertension was demonstrated in several studies. In order to identify a pathogenetic link between hypertension and arterial stiffness, we compared two indices of arterial stiffness, pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index, in young, healthy men with and without the 825T-allele under resting conditions. PWV was determined from pressure tracing over carotid and femoral arteries in 99 subjects (CC: n=43; CT&TT: n=56). Augmentation index was derived in 72 subjects (CC: n=30; CT&TT: n=42) by pulse wave analysis using radial applanation tonometry. Carriers of the 825T-allele exhibited a significantly higher PWV compared to subjects with the CC genotype (6.0+/-0.1 m/s (TC&TT) vs 5.7+/-0.1 m/s (CC); P=0.0251). There was also a significant difference (P = 0.0448) in augmentation index between carriers of the T-allele (CT&TT: 3.4+/-2.9%) and controls with the CC -genotype (-5.0+/-4.1 %). There was no difference in any other anthropometric (age, height, weight, body mass index) or haemodynamic (heart rate, peripheral and central blood pressure). In summary, the C825T polymorphism is associated with higher arterial stiffness in young, healthy males. Arterial stiffening may pathogenetically contribute to the development of hypertension in carriers of the T-allele.
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- J Nürnberger
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Essen, Germany.
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Wen G, Mahata SK, Cadman P, Mahata M, Ghosh S, Mahapatra NR, Rao F, Stridsberg M, Smith DW, Mahboubi P, Schork NJ, O’Connor DT, Hamilton BA. Both rare and common polymorphisms contribute functional variation at CHGA, a regulator of catecholamine physiology. Am J Hum Genet 2004; 74:197-207. [PMID: 14740315 PMCID: PMC1181918 DOI: 10.1086/381399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2003] [Accepted: 11/11/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The chromogranin/secretogranin proteins are costored and coreleased with catecholamines from secretory vesicles in chromaffin cells and noradrenergic neurons. Chromogranin A (CHGA) regulates catecholamine storage and release through intracellular (vesiculogenic) and extracellular (catecholamine release-inhibitory) mechanisms. CHGA is a candidate gene for autonomic dysfunction syndromes, including intermediate phenotypes that contribute to human hypertension. Here, we show a surprising pattern of CHGA variants that alter the expression and function of this gene, both in vivo and in vitro. Functional variants include both common alleles that quantitatively alter gene expression and rare alleles that qualitatively change the encoded product to alter the signaling potency of CHGA-derived catecholamine release-inhibitory catestatin peptides.
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- Gen Wen
- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biology, Department of Psychiatry, and John and Rebecca Moores University of California San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla; VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego; and Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Poisson LM, Coon SW, Chase GA, Rybicki BA. Analysis of gene x environment interactions in sibships using mixed models. BMC Genet 2003; 4 Suppl 1:S18. [PMID: 14975086 PMCID: PMC1866452 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-4-s1-s18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gene x environment models are widely used to assess genetic and environmental risks and their association with a phenotype of interest for many complex diseases. Mixed generalized linear models were used to assess gene x environment interactions with respect to systolic blood pressure on sibships adjusting for repeated measures and hierarchical nesting structures. A data set containing 410 sibships from the Framingham Heart Study offspring cohort (part of the Genetic Analysis Workshop 13 data) was used for all analyses. Three mixed gene x environment models, all adjusting for repeated measurement and varying levels of nesting, were compared for precision of estimates: 1) all sibships with adjustment for two levels of nesting (sibs within sibships and sibs within pedigrees), 2) all sibships with adjustment for one level of nesting (sibs within sibships), and 3) 100 data sets containing random draws of one sibship per extended pedigree adjusting for one level of nesting. RESULTS The main effects were: gender, baseline age, body mass index (BMI), hypertensive treatment, cigarettes per day, grams of alcohol per day, and marker GATA48G07A. The interaction fixed effects were: baseline age by gender, baseline age by cigarettes per day, baseline age by hypertensive treatment, baseline age by BMI, hypertensive treatment by BMI, and baseline age by marker GATA48G07A. The estimates for all three nesting techniques were not widely discrepant, but precision of estimates and determination of significant effects did change with the change in adjustment for nesting. CONCLUSION Our results show the importance of the adjustment for all levels of hierarchical nesting of sibs in the presence of repeated measures.
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- Jill S Barnholtz-Sloan
- Department of Internal Medicine (Oncology), Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, 110 East Warren, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, One Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, One Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, One Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, One Ford Place, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Moreno C, Dumas P, Kaldunski ML, Tonellato PJ, Greene AS, Roman RJ, Cheng Q, Wang Z, Jacob HJ, Cowley AW. Genomic map of cardiovascular phenotypes of hypertension in female Dahl S rats. Physiol Genomics 2003; 15:243-57. [PMID: 14532335 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00105.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Genetic linkage analyses in human populations have traditionally combined male and female progeny for determination of quantitative trait loci (QTL). In contrast, most rodent studies have focused primarily on males. This study represents an extensive female-specific linkage analysis in which 236 neuroendocrine, renal, and cardiovascular traits related to arterial pressure (BP) were determined in 99 female F2 rats derived from a cross of Dahl salt-sensitive SS/JrHsdMcwi (SS) and Brown Norway normotensive BN/SsNHsdMcwi (BN) rats. We identified 126 QTL for 96 traits on 19 of the 20 autosomal chromosomes of the female progeny. Four chromosomes (3, 6, 7, and 11) were identified as especially important in regulation of arterial pressure and renal function, since aggregates of 8–11 QTL mapped together on these chromosomes. BP QTL in this female population differed considerably from those previously found in male, other female, or mixed sex population linkage analysis studies using SS rats. Kidney weight divided by body weight was identified as an intermediate phenotype that mapped to the same region of the genome as resting diastolic blood pressure and was correlated with that same BP phenotype. Seven other phenotypes were considered as “potential intermediate phenotypes, ” which mapped to the same region of the genome as a BP QTL but were not correlated with BP. These included renal vascular responses to ANG II and ACh and indices of baroreceptor responsiveness. Secondary traits were also identified that were likely to be consequences of hypertension (correlated with BP but not mapped to a BP QTL). Seven such traits were found, notably heart rate, plasma cholesterol, and renal glomerular injury. The development of a female rat systems biology map of cardiovascular function represents the first attempt to prioritize those regions of the genome important for development of hypertension and end organ damage in female rats.
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- Carol Moreno
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226-0509, USA
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Sartori M, Semplicini A, Siffert W, Mormino P, Mazzer A, Pegoraro F, Mos L, Winnicki M, Palatini P. G-protein beta3-subunit gene 825T allele and hypertension: a longitudinal study in young grade I hypertensives. Hypertension 2003; 42:909-14. [PMID: 14557282 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000097600.58083.ee] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The 825T allele of the GNB3 gene has been associated with essential hypertension and obesity in cross-sectional studies. We have therefore planned a longitudinal cohort study to assess whether the GNB3 825T allele is predictive of blood pressure increase in young subjects with grade I hypertension. We genotyped at the GNB3 825 locus 461 participants of the Hypertension and Ambulatory Recording Venetia Study (HARVEST) study (age, 18 to 45 years) at low cardiovascular risk, according to 1999 ISH/WHO criteria. The study end point was eligibility for antihypertensive medication, that is, progression to grade II hypertension during the first year of observation or office systolic blood pressure > or =150 mm Hg and/or office diastolic blood pressure > or =95 mm Hg in two later consecutive visits during follow-up. At baseline, there was no statistically significant difference among genotypes with respect to body mass index, blood pressure, and heart rate. During follow-up (mean, 4.7 years), 113 (51.1%) patients with CC genotype and 145 (60.4%) patients with TT/TC genotype reached the end point. According to survival analysis, the patients carrying the 825T allele had an increased risk of reaching the blood pressure end point (CI, 1.108 to 1.843; P=0.006). In young patients with grade I hypertension, the 825T allele is associated with increased risk of progression to more severe hypertension requiring antihypertensive therapy. The GNB3 825T allele may be considered a genetic marker of predisposition for hypertension.
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- Michelangelo Sartori
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Nürnberger J, Dammer S, Philipp T, Wenzel RR, Schäfers RF. Metabolic and haemodynamic effects of oral glucose loading in young healthy men carrying the 825T-allele of the G protein beta3 subunit. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2003; 2:7. [PMID: 12890290 PMCID: PMC169176 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2003] [Accepted: 06/25/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A C825T polymorphism was recently identified in the gene encoding the beta3 subunit of heterotrimeric G-proteins (GNB3). The T-allele is significantly associated with essential hypertension and obesity. In order to further explore a possible pathogenetic link between the T-allele and impaired glucose tolerance we studied metabolic and haemodynamic responses to oral glucose loading in young, healthy subjects with and without the 825T-allele. METHODS Twelve subjects with and 10 without the 825T-allele were investigated at rest and following glucose ingestion (75 g). Blood glucose, serum insulin and haemodynamics were determined prior to and over 2 hours following glucose ingestion. We non-invasively measured stroke volume (SV, by impedance-cardiography), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and systolic-time-intervals. Cardiac output (CO) was calculated from HR and SV. Total peripheral resistance was calculated from CO and BP. Metabolic and haemodynamic changes were quantified by maximal responses and by calculation of areas under the concentration time profile (AUC). Significances of differences between subjects with and without the T-allele were determined by unpaired two-tailed t-tests. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Metabolic and haemodynamic parameters at baseline were very similar between both groups. The presence of the T-allele did not alter the response of any metabolic or haemodynamic parameter to glucose loading. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, this study does not support the hypothesis that the C825T polymorphism may serve as a genetic marker of early impaired glucose tolerance.
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- Jens Nürnberger
- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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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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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Defective transduction of the dopamine receptor signal in the kidney has been shown to be important in the pathogenesis of hypertension This review will discuss the genetic mechanism for the defective renal dopaminergic function and the interaction with other gene variant products in the pathogenesis of salt sensitivity and essential hypertension. RECENT FINDINGS Single nucleotide polymorphisms of G protein-coupled receptor kinase type 4 (GRK4) phosphorylate, desensitize, and diminish the inhibitory action of D receptors on sodium transport in the kidney. Inhibition of GRK4 expression normalizes renal proximal tubule D receptor function in humans and rodents and ameliorates the hypertension in genetically hypertensive rats. Expression of the GRK4 variant, GRK4gammaA142V, produces hypertension and impairs the natriuretic effect of D receptor stimulation in mice. In humans, GRK4 single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with essential hypertension, particularly salt sensitive hypertension. The prediction of the hypertensive phenotype is most accurate when elements of the renin-angiotensin system and GRK4 are included in the analysis. SUMMARY GRK4 single nucleotide polymorphisms, by preventing the natriuretic function of the dopaminergic system and by allowing the antinatriuretic function of angiotensin II type 1 receptors to predominate, may be responsible for salt sensitivity. Hypertension develops with additional perturbations caused by the variants of other genes (e.g., alpha-adducin, angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensinogen, angiotensin II type 1 receptor, aldosterone synthase, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2), the quantitative interaction of which may vary depending upon the genetic background.
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- Pedro A Jose
- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
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Discussion. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003. [DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000041537.30632.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Angius A, Petretto E, Maestrale GB, Forabosco P, Casu G, Piras D, Fanciulli M, Falchi M, Melis PM, Palermo M, Pirastu M. A new essential hypertension susceptibility locus on chromosome 2p24-p25, detected by genomewide search. Am J Hum Genet 2002; 71:893-905. [PMID: 12228842 PMCID: PMC378544 DOI: 10.1086/342929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2002] [Accepted: 07/10/2002] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Essential hypertension (EH) is a complex disorder that results from the interaction of a number of susceptibility genes and environmental factors. We studied an isolated Sardinian village (Talana) in which the prevalence of hypertension is comparable to that in most Western populations. Talana exhibits features, such as slow demographic growth, high inbreeding, a low number of founders, stable lifestyle and culture, and accurate genealogical records, that make it suitable for the study of complex disorders. Clinical assessment of the entire adult population (N= approximately 1,000) identified approximately 100 hypertensive subjects. For our study, we selected the individuals with the most-severe EH (i.e., diastolic blood pressure >100 mm Hg), belonging to a single deep-rooted pedigree (12 generations), whose common ancestors lived in the 17th century. We performed a three-stage genomewide search using 36 affected individuals, by means of parametric linkage and allele-sharing approaches. LOD scores >1 were observed on chromosomes 1, 2, 13, 15, 17, and 19 (stage I). The most striking result was found in a 7.57-cM region on chromosome 2p24-p25. All five nonparametric linkage statistics estimated by the SimWalk2 program lie above the significance threshold of P<.008 for the whole region. Similar significance was obtained for 2p24-25 when parametric linkage (LOD score 1.99) and linkage disequilibrium mapping (P=.00006) were used, suggesting that a hypertension-susceptibility locus is located between D2S2278 and D2S168. This finding is strengthened by a recent report of linkage with marker D2S168 in a hypertensive sib-pair sample from China.
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- Andrea Angius
- Istituto di Genetica delle Popolazioni, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Alghero, Italy.
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Recent studies demonstrate major effects of adrenal medullary and catecholaminergic pathways on a wide variety of normal physiologic and regulatory events. Alterations in these pathways, involving changes in catecholamines or in proteins and peptides costored and coreleased with catecholamines, may lead to profound changes in autonomic, cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, metabolic, nociceptive, and immune function. These findings have important implications for a variety of human disease states. In addition, molecules associated with catecholaminergic function may provide novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for human disease and suggest specific genetic loci as important and fruitful targets for further genetic and pharmacogenetic studies.
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- Robert J Parmer
- Department of Medicine, University of California, and San Diego VA Healthcare System, San Diego, California 92161, USA.
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