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Tapia-Castillo A, Carvajal CA, Pérez JA, Sandoval A, Allende F, Solari S, Fardella CE. Low Cortisone as a Novel Predictor of the Low-Renin Phenotype. J Endocr Soc 2024; 8:bvae051. [PMID: 38586159 PMCID: PMC10998281 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvae051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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A large proportion of patients with low-renin hypertension (LRH) correspond to primary aldosteronism (PA). However, some of these subjects have low to normal aldosterone. Since low renin is driven by excessive mineralocorticoids or glucocorticoids acting on mineralocorticoid receptors (MRs), we hypothesize that a low-cortisone condition, associated classically with 11βHSD2 deficiency, is a proxy of chronic MR activation by cortisol, which can also lead to low renin, elevated blood pressure, and renal and vascular alterations. Objective To evaluate low cortisone as a predictor of low renin activity and its association with parameters of kidney and vascular damage. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out in 206 adult subjects. The subjects were classified according to low plasma renin activity (<1 ng/mL × hours) and low cortisone (<25th percentile). Results Plasma renin activity was associated with aldosterone (r = 0.36; P < .001) and cortisone (r = 0.22; P = .001). A binary logistic regression analysis showed that serum cortisone per ug/dL increase predicted the low-renin phenotype (OR 0.4, 95% CI 0.21-0.78). The receiver operating characteristic curves for cortisone showed an area under the curve of 0.6 to discriminate subjects with low renin activity from controls. The low-cortisone subjects showed higher albuminuria and PAI-1 and lower sodium excretion. The association study also showed that urinary cortisone was correlated with blood pressure and serum potassium (P < .05). Conclusion This is the first study showing that low cortisone is a predictor of a low-renin condition. Low cortisone also predicted surrogate markers of vascular and renal damage. Since the aldosterone to renin ratio is used in the screening of PA, low cortisone values should be considered additionally to avoid false positives in the aldosterone-renin ratio calculation.
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- Alejandra Tapia-Castillo
- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330077, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN-UC), Santiago 8330033, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330077, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN-UC), Santiago 8330033, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330077, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN-UC), Santiago 8330033, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330077, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN-UC), Santiago 8330033, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330077, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN-UC), Santiago 8330033, Chile
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Araujo-Castro M, Ruiz-Sánchez JG, Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Aguilera-Saborido A, Gómez Cerezo JF, López Lazareno N, Torregrosa Quesada ME, Gorrin Ramos J, Oriola J, Poch E, Oliveras A, Méndez Monter JV, Gómez Muriel I, Bella-Cueto MR, Mercader Cidoncha E, Runkle I, Hanzu FA. Screening and diagnosis of primary aldosteronism. Consensus document of all the Spanish Societies involved in the management of primary aldosteronism. Endocrine 2024:10.1007/s12020-024-03751-1. [PMID: 38448679 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-024-03751-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most frequent cause of secondary hypertension (HT), and is associated with a higher cardiometabolic risk than essential HT. However, PA remains underdiagnosed, probably due to several difficulties clinicians usually find in performing its diagnosis and subtype classification. The aim of this consensus is to provide practical recommendations focused on the prevalence and the diagnosis of PA and the clinical implications of aldosterone excess, from a multidisciplinary perspective, in a nominal group consensus approach by experts from the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN), Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC), Spanish Society of Nephrology (SEN), Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI), Spanish Radiology Society (SERAM), Spanish Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (SERVEI), Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQC(ML)), Spanish Society of Anatomic-Pathology, Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC).
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS)., Madrid, Spain.
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Health Research Institute-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital (IIS-FJD, UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemical Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemical department, Laboratori de Referència de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, CDB. Hospital Clínic. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nephrology Department. Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nephrology Department. Hospital del Mar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, ES, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT-CERCA). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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- General Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Fellow European Board of Surgery -Endocrine Surgery, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic. IDIBAPS. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Lewandowski KC, Tadros-Zins M, Horzelski W, Krekora M, Lewinski A. Renin, Aldosterone, and Cortisol in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2023; 131:222-227. [PMID: 36807213 PMCID: PMC10101736 DOI: 10.1055/a-2025-0510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We aimed to assess renin, aldosterone, and cortisol in the early stages of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), i. e., at the time of diagnosis. METHODS During the postural test, we measured aldosterone, renin [Liason DiaSorin Inc. (Italy)], as well as cortisol, sodium, potassium, and 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion in 62 women with newly diagnosed PIH, 70 healthy women during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, and in 22 healthy non-pregnant women. RESULTS In all groups, there was a significant increase in aldosterone and renin in upright versus supine posture (p<0.01). Both supine and upright aldosterone concentrations were higher in healthy pregnant women than in women with PIH and the lowest in healthy not-pregnant [supine (median±intequartile range): 25.04±18.4 ng/dL, 18.03±12.58 ng/dL, and 7.48±4.78 ng/dL, p<0.001, upright: 31.60±21.32 ng/dL, 25.11±13.15 ng/dL, and 12.4±12.4 ng/dL, p<0.001, for healthy pregnant, pregnant with PIH, and non-pregnant, respectively]. Supine renin concentrations were higher only in healthy pregnant (p<0.001), while in the upright position, there was a difference only between healthy pregnant and women with PIH (p=0.002). Both in supine and upright positions, there was no difference in the aldosterone-to-renin ratio between healthy pregnant women and women with PIH, though, in both groups, the ratio was higher than in non-pregnant women (p<0.001). Morning cortisol concentrations and 24-h urinary sodium excretion were lower in women with PIH than in healthy pregnant (p<0.001, p=0.002, respectively). CONCLUSION Hyperaldosteronism is not involved in the etiology of PIH. In PIH, there is also a tendency towards lower sodium excretion and lower morning cortisol concentrations.
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- Krzysztof C Lewandowski
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.,Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland.,Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2nd Chair of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.,Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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Joseph JJ, Pohlman NK, Zhao S, Kline D, Brock G, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Sims M, Effoe VS, Wu WC, Kalyani RR, Wand GS, Kluwe B, Hsueh WA, Abdalla M, Shimbo D, Golden SH. Association of Serum Aldosterone and Plasma Renin Activity With Ambulatory Blood Pressure in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Circulation 2021; 143:2355-2366. [PMID: 33605160 PMCID: PMC8789344 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.050896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is an important driver of blood pressure (BP), but the association of the RAAS with ambulatory BP (ABP) and ABP monitoring phenotypes among African Americans has not been assessed. METHODS ABP and ABP monitoring phenotypes were assessed in 912 Jackson Heart Study participants with aldosterone and plasma renin activity (PRA). Multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the association of aldosterone and PRA with clinic, awake, and asleep systolic BP and diastolic BP (DBP) and ABP monitoring phenotypes, adjusting for important confounders. RESULTS The mean age of participants was 59±11 years and 69% were female. In fully adjusted models, lower log-PRA was associated with higher clinic, awake, and asleep systolic BP and DBP (all P<0.05). A higher log-aldosterone was associated with higher clinic, awake, and asleep DBP (all P<0.05). A 1-unit higher log-PRA was associated with lower odds of daytime hypertension (odds ratio [OR] 0.59 [95% CI, 0.49-0.71]), nocturnal hypertension (OR, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.58-0.79]), daytime and nocturnal hypertension (OR, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.48-0.71]), sustained hypertension (OR, 0.52 [95% CI, 0.39-0.70]), and masked hypertension (OR 0.75 [95% CI, 0.62-0.90]). A 1-unit higher log-aldosterone was associated with higher odds of nocturnal hypertension (OR, 1.38 [95% CI, 1.05-1.81]). Neither PRA nor aldosterone was associated with percent dipping, nondipping BP pattern, or white-coat hypertension. Patterns for aldosterone:renin ratio were similar to patterns for PRA. CONCLUSIONS Suppressed renin activity and higher aldosterone:renin ratios were associated with higher systolic BP and DBP in the office and during the awake and asleep periods as evidenced by ABP monitoring. Higher aldosterone levels were associated with higher DBP, but not systolic BP, in the clinic and during the awake and asleep periods. Further clinical investigation of novel and approved medications that target low renin physiology such as epithelial sodium channel inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists may be paramount in improving hypertension control in African Americans.
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- Joshua J. Joseph
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Carvajal CA, Tapia-Castillo A, Vecchiola A, Baudrand R, Fardella CE. Classic and Nonclassic Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5691192. [PMID: 31909799 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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CONTEXT Arterial hypertension (AHT) is one of the most frequent pathologies in the general population. Subtypes of essential hypertension characterized by low renin levels allowed the identification of 2 different clinical entities: aldosterone-mediated mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation and cortisol-mediated MR activation. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION This review is based upon a search of Pubmed and Google Scholar databases, up to August 2019, for all publications relating to endocrine hypertension, apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) and cortisol (F) to cortisone (E) metabolism. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS The spectrum of cortisol-mediated MR activation includes the classic AME syndrome to milder (nonclassic) forms of AME, the latter with a much higher prevalence (7.1%) than classic AME but different phenotype and genotype. Nonclassic AME (NC-AME) is mainly related to partial 11βHSD2 deficiency associated with genetic variations and epigenetic modifications (first hit) and potential additive actions of endogenous or exogenous inhibitors (ie, glycyrrhetinic acid-like factors [GALFS]) and other factors (ie, age, high sodium intake) (second hit). Subjects with NC-AME are characterized by a high F/E ratio, low E levels, normal to elevated blood pressure, low plasma renin and increased urinary potassium excretion. NC-AME condition should benefit from low-sodium and potassium diet recommendations and monotherapy with MR antagonists. CONCLUSION NC-AME has a higher prevalence and a milder phenotypical spectrum than AME. NC-AME etiology is associated to a first hit (gene and epigene level) and an additive second hit. NC-AME subjects are candidates to be treated with MR antagonists aimed to improve blood pressure, end-organ damage, and modulate the renin levels.
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- Cristian A Carvajal
- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII-ICM), Santiago, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII-ICM), Santiago, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII-ICM), Santiago, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII-ICM), Santiago, Chile
- Centro Traslacional de Endocrinología UC (CETREN), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Mild primary aldosteronism (PA) followed by overt PA are possibly the most common forms of low renin hypertension: a single-center retrospective study. J Hum Hypertens 2019; 34:633-640. [PMID: 31792441 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-019-0291-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Low renin hypertension (LRH) is a common condition in hypertensive patients, and mainly includes primary aldosteronism (PA) and low renin essential hypertension. To investigate the distributions and clinical manifestations of the main LRH forms, we reviewed 1267 hypertensive patients who underwent assessment for plasma renin activity (PRA) and plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) by standardized protocols in our specialized center. LRH was defined as PRA < 1.0 ng/mL/h. A saline infusion test (SIT) was performed when LRH patients showed positive screening results for PA. The main LRH forms were defined as follows: post-SIT PAC > 10 ng/dL as 'overt PA', post-SIT PAC 5-10 ng/dL as 'mild PA', and post-SIT PAC < 5 ng/dL or negative screening results as 'non-PA'. Overall, 760 patients were defined as LRH, with 160 classified as overt PA, 268 as mild PA, and 332 as non-PA. The total proportion of PA amounted to 56.3% with 21.0% overt PA and 35.3% mild PA. Compared with the mild PA, patients with overt PA had higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures, lower serum potassium, higher urine potassium excretion, more frequent incidence of stage 3 hypertension, hypokalemia, diabetes mellitus, and classical unilateral adenoma on computerized tomography (P < 0.05). PA including overt and mild forms is indeed a major form of LRH. Clinical manifestations in mild PA are less severe than those in overt PA. Nevertheless, mild PA is more prevalent than overt PA in LRH and should be recognized.
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Vascular Remodeling in Different Activity of Renin-Angiotenzin-Aldosterone System in Patients with Comorbidity of Arterial Hypertension and Obesity. Fam Med 2019. [DOI: 10.30841/2307-5112.3.2019.178575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Andersson C, Johnson AD, Benjamin EJ, Levy D, Vasan RS. 70-year legacy of the Framingham Heart Study. Nat Rev Cardiol 2019; 16:687-698. [DOI: 10.1038/s41569-019-0202-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Vecchiola A, Fuentes CA, Barros ER, Martínez-Aguayo A, García H, Allende F, Solari S, Olmos R, Carvajal C, Tapia-Castillo A, Campino C, Kalergis AM, Baudrand R, Fardella CE. The Aldosterone/Renin Ratio Predicts Cardiometabolic Disorders in Subjects Without Classic Primary Aldosteronism. Am J Hypertens 2019; 32:468-475. [PMID: 30753255 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpz023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aldosterone has been linked with obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS), pro-inflammatory, and prothrombotic states; however, most studies relate these indicators with primary aldosteronism (PA), excluding non-PA patients. OBJECTIVE To determine whether aldosterone, renin, or the plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ARR) are associated with metabolic disorders and inflammatory/vascular biomarkers in a non-PA population. METHODS We studied 275 patients including adolescents and adults of both genders and measured plasma and urinary aldosterone and determined the plasma renin activity. In all subjects, the presence of MetS was determined according to Adult Treatment Panel III. Renal, vascular, inflammatory, and mineralocorticoid activity biomarkers were evaluated. RESULTS The ARR correlated with the number of variables of MetS (r = 0.191, P = 0.002), body mass index (BMI; r = 0.136, P = 0.026), systolic blood pressure (r = 0.183, P = 0.002), diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.1917, P = 0.0014), potassium excreted fraction (r = 0.174, P = 0.004), low-density lipoprotein (r = 0.156, P = 0.01), plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (r = 0.158, P = 0.009), microalbuminuria (r = 0.136, P = 0.029), and leptin (r = 0.142, P = 0.019). In a linear regression model adjusted by age, BMI, and gender, only the ARR was still significant (r = 0.108, P = 0.05). In a logistic regression analysis, the ARR predicted MetS index (odds ratio (OR) = 1.07 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.011-1.131], P= 0.02) even after adjusting for age, BMI, and gender. On the other hand, aldosterone showed no association with MetS or inflammatory markers. CONCLUSION These results suggest a continuum of cardiometabolic risk beyond the classic PA threshold screening. The ARR could be a more sensitive marker of obesity, MetS, and endothelial damage in non-PA patients than aldosterone or renin alone. Prospective studies are needed to develop future screening cutoff values.
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- Andrea Vecchiola
- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Endocrinology Pediatrics Division, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Endocrinology Pediatrics Division, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Gentica Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
- Center of Translational Endocrinology (CETREN), Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Tapia-Castillo A, Baudrand R, Vaidya A, Campino C, Allende F, Valdivia C, Vecchiola A, Lagos CF, Fuentes CA, Solari S, Martínez-Aguayo A, García H, Carvajal CA, Fardella CE. Clinical, Biochemical, and Genetic Characteristics of "Nonclassic" Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019; 104:595-603. [PMID: 30239803 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-01197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Classical apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is a rare recessive disorder, caused by severe 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 enzyme (11β-HSD2) deficiency. AME manifests as low-renin pediatric hypertension, hypokalemia and high cortisol/cortisone (F/E) ratio. OBJECTIVE To evaluate nonclassic AME (NC-AME) due to partial 11β-HSD2 insufficiency and its association with hypertension, mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation, and inflammatory parameters. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Primary care cohort. PARTICIPANTS We recruited 127 adolescents and adults. Subjects with secondary hypertension were excluded. We measured clinical, biochemical, renal, vascular, and inflammatory variables. Sequencing of HSD11B2 gene was performed in all subjects. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE NC-AME. RESULTS Serum F/E ratio was positively associated with systolic blood pressure (BP), microalbuminuria, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). Serum cortisone correlated with MR activation parameters even when adjusted for age, body mass index, and sex: lower cortisone with higher potassium excretion (partial r = -0.29, P = 0.002) and with lower plasma renin activity (PRA) (partial r = 0.29, P = 0.001). Consistently, we identified 9 in 127 subjects (7.1%) with high F/E ratios (first quartile) and low cortisone (last quartile), suggestive of NC-AME. These subjects had higher systolic BP, 141.4 ± 25.7 mm Hg vs 127.3 ± 18.1 mm Hg, P = 0.03; lower PRA, 0.36 ± 0.19 ng/L*s vs 0.64 ± 0.47 ng/L*s, P < 0.0001; and greater potassium excretion, microalbuminuria, hs-CRP, and plasminogen activator inhibitor. We only found in 2 out of 9 subjects with NC-AME heterozygous mutations in the HSD11B2 gene. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest a spectrum of partial 11β-HSD2 insufficiency in a primary care cohort without the classic phenotype and genotype of AME. NC-AME may represent a phenotype of MR activation and cardiovascular risk, suggesting that these subjects could be treated with MR antagonists.
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- Alejandra Tapia-Castillo
- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Center for Genetics and Genomics, School of Medicine, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Lo Barnechea, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Adrenal Disorders, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
- Department of Clinical Laboratories, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Campus Los Leones, Santiago, Chile
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- Endocrinology Pediatrics Division, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Endocrinology Pediatrics Division, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII), Santiago, Chile
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Primary aldosteronism (PA) is now considered as one of leading causes of secondary hypertension, accounting for 5-10% of all hypertensive patients and more strikingly 20% of those with resistant hypertension. Importantly, those with the unilateral disease could be surgically cured when diagnosed appropriately. On the other hand, only a very limited portion of those suspected to have PA has been screened, diagnosed, or treated to date. With current advancement in medical technologies and genetic research, expanding knowledge of PA has been accumulated and recent achievements have also been documented in the care of those with PA. This review is aimed to have focused description on updated topics of the following; importance of PA screening both in the general and specialized settings and careful interpretation of screening data, recent achievements in hormone assays and sampling methods and their clinical relevance, and expanding knowledge on PA genetics. Improvement in workup processes and novel treatment options, as well as better understanding of the PA pathogenesis based on genetic research, might be expected to result in increased cure and better care of the patients.
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- Ryo Morimoto
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Division of Clinical Hypertension, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Division of Clinical Hypertension, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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The Low-Renin Hypertension Phenotype: Genetics and the Role of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020546. [PMID: 29439489 PMCID: PMC5855768 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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A substantial proportion of patients with hypertension have a low or suppressed renin. This phenotype of low-renin hypertension (LRH) may be the manifestation of inherited genetic syndromes, acquired somatic mutations, or environmental exposures. Activation of the mineralocorticoid receptor is a common final mechanism for the development of LRH. Classically, the individual causes of LRH have been considered to be rare diseases; however, recent advances suggest that there are milder and "non-classical" variants of many LRH-inducing conditions. In this regard, our understanding of the underlying genetics and mechanisms accounting for LRH, and therefore, potentially the pathogenesis of a large subset of essential hypertension, is evolving. This review will discuss the potential causes of LRH, with a focus on implicated genetic mechanisms, the expanding recognition of non-classical variants of conditions that induce LRH, and the role of the mineralocorticoid receptor in determining this phenotype.
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Brown JM, Robinson-Cohen C, Luque-Fernandez MA, Allison MA, Baudrand R, Ix JH, Kestenbaum B, de Boer IH, Vaidya A. The Spectrum of Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism and Incident Hypertension: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med 2017; 167:630-641. [PMID: 29052707 PMCID: PMC5920695 DOI: 10.7326/m17-0882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary aldosteronism is recognized as a severe form of renin-independent aldosteronism that results in excessive mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether a spectrum of subclinical renin-independent aldosteronism that increases risk for hypertension exists among normotensive persons. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING National community-based study. PARTICIPANTS 850 untreated normotensive participants in MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) with measurements of serum aldosterone and plasma renin activity (PRA). MEASUREMENTS Longitudinal analyses investigated whether aldosterone concentrations, in the context of physiologic PRA phenotypes (suppressed, ≤0.50 µg/L per hour; indeterminate, 0.51 to 0.99 µg/L per hour; unsuppressed, ≥1.0 µg/L per hour), were associated with incident hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or initiation of antihypertensive medications). Cross-sectional analyses investigated associations between aldosterone and MR activity, assessed via serum potassium and urinary fractional excretion of potassium. RESULTS A suppressed renin phenotype was associated with a higher rate of incident hypertension than other PRA phenotypes (incidence rates per 1000 person-years of follow-up: suppressed renin phenotype, 85.4 events [95% CI, 73.4 to 99.3 events]; indeterminate renin phenotype, 53.3 events [CI, 42.8 to 66.4 events]; unsuppressed renin phenotype, 54.5 events [CI, 41.8 to 71.0 events]). With renin suppression, higher aldosterone concentrations were independently associated with an increased risk for incident hypertension, whereas no association between aldosterone and hypertension was seen when renin was not suppressed. Higher aldosterone concentrations were associated with lower serum potassium and higher urinary excretion of potassium, but only when renin was suppressed. LIMITATION Sodium and potassium were measured several years before renin and aldosterone. CONCLUSION Suppression of renin and higher aldosterone concentrations in the context of this renin suppression are associated with an increased risk for hypertension and possibly also with increased MR activity. These findings suggest a clinically relevant spectrum of subclinical primary aldosteronism (renin-independent aldosteronism) in normotension. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE National Institutes of Health.
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- Jenifer M Brown
- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- From Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and University of California San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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Martinez J, Kellogg C, Iazbik MC, Couto CG, Pressler BM, Hoepf TM, Radin MJ. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Greyhounds and Non-Greyhound Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2017; 31:988-993. [PMID: 28488321 PMCID: PMC5508314 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.14720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 02/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background The renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates blood pressure, electrolyte homeostasis, and renal function. Blood pressure, serum sodium concentrations, and urinary albumin excretion are higher in Greyhounds than other purebred and mixed‐breed dogs. Hypothesis Alterations in the RAAS in Greyhounds are associated with hemodynamic and clinicopathologic differences observed in the breed. Animals Clinically healthy Greyhound and non‐Greyhound dogs consecutively enrolled as blood donors (n = 20/group). Methods Prospective study. Standard chemical analysis was performed on serum and urine. Serum angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) activity was determined by fluorometric assay. All other RAAS hormones were determined by radioimmunoassay. Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) was measured by immunoassay. Measurements were compared to blood pressure and urine albumin concentration. Data are presented as mean ± SD or median, range. Results Serum creatinine (1.5 ± 0.2 vs 1.0 ± 0.1 mg/dL, P < .001), sodium (149, 147–152 vs 148, 146–150 mEq/L, P = .017), and SDMA (16.1 ± 2.9 vs 12.2 ± 1.8 μg/dL, P < .001) were significantly higher in Greyhounds versus non‐Greyhounds, respectively. Plasma renin activity (0.69, 0.10–1.93 vs 0.65, 0.27–2.93 ng/mL/h, P = .60) and ACE activity (4.5, 2.1–8.5 vs 4.6, 2.1–11.4 activity/mL; P = .77) were similar between groups and did not correlate with higher systolic pressures and albuminuria in Greyhounds. Plasma aldosterone concentration was significantly lower in Greyhounds versus non‐Greyhounds (11, 11–52 vs 15, 11–56 pg/mL, respectively, P = .002). Conclusions and clinical importance Basal RAAS activation did not differ between healthy Greyhounds and non‐Greyhounds. Lower aldosterone concentration in Greyhounds is an appropriate physiologic response to higher serum sodium concentration and blood pressure, suggesting that angiotensin II effects in the renal tubule predominate over those of aldosterone.
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- J Martinez
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH
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