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Lai S, Perrotta AM, Panebianco V, Mazzaferro S, Menè P, Pellicano C, Tinti F, Muscaritoli M, Cianci R, Gigante A. Parasympathetic activity and total fibrotic kidney in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease patients: a pilot study. Int Urol Nephrol 2023; 55:3153-3158. [PMID: 37043156 PMCID: PMC10611859 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-023-03551-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Renin-angiotensin system hyperactivation in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients leads to early hypertension. Cystic enlargement probably causes parenchymal hypoxia, renin secretion, and endothelial dysfunction. Sympathetic and parasympathetic balance is altered in this condition, especially during the night, also affecting blood pressure circadian rhythm. Aim of this study was to evaluate sympathetic/parasympathetic balance using heart rate variability (HRV) parameters and find a correlation between HRV and renal damage progression, as total kidney volume enlargement, in ADPKD patients. METHODS Sixteen adult ADPKD patients were enrolled in the study. Eleven patients (68.8%) were male, and the median age was 42 years (IQR 36-47.5). HRV parameters were calculated using 24 h-ECG Holter. A kidney magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan 3 Tesla was performed to evaluate total kidney volume (TKV) and total fibrotic volume (TFV). RESULTS A statistically significant positive linear correlation was observed between length of kidneys and frequency domain parameters as low frequency (LF) (r = 0.595, p < 0.05) and LFday (r = 0.587, p < 0.05). Moreover, a statistically significant positive linear correlation exists between high frequency (HF) and TFV (r = 0.804, p < 0.01) or height-adjusted (ha) TFV (r = 0.801, p < 0.01). Finally, we found a statistically significant positive linear correlation between HFnight and TKV (r = 0.608, p < 0.05), ha-TKV (r = 0.685, p < 0.01), TFV (r = 0.594, p < 0.05), and ha-TFV (r = 0.615, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION We suppose that the increase in TKV and TFV could lead to a parasympathetic tone hyperactivation, probably in response to hypoxic stress and vasoconstriction due to cystic enlargement.
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- Silvia Lai
- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomo-Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Nephrology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Sagar PS, Rangan GK. Cardiovascular Manifestations and Management in ADPKD. Kidney Int Rep 2023; 8:1924-1940. [PMID: 37850017 PMCID: PMC10577330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of mortality in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and contributes to significant burden of disease. The manifestations are varied, including left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), intracranial aneurysms (ICAs), valvular heart disease, and cardiomyopathies; however, the most common presentation and a major modifiable risk factor is hypertension. The aim of this review is to detail the complex pathogenesis of hypertension and other extrarenal cardiac and vascular conditions in ADPKD drawing on preclinical, clinical, and epidemiological evidence. The main drivers of disease are the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and polycystin-related endothelial cell dysfunction, with the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), nitric oxide (NO), endothelin-1 (ET-1), and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) likely playing key roles in different disease stages. The reported rates of some manifestations, such as LVH, have decreased likely due to the use of antihypertensive therapies; and others, such as ischemic cardiomyopathy, have been reported with increased prevalence likely due to longer survival and higher rates of chronic disease. ADPKD-specific screening and management guidelines exist for hypertension, LVH, and ICAs; and these are described in this review.
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- Priyanka S. Sagar
- Michael Stern Laboratory for Polycystic Kidney Disease, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Renal Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Renal Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Michael Stern Laboratory for Polycystic Kidney Disease, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Renal Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Rahbari-Oskoui FF. Management of Hypertension and Associated Cardiovascular Disease in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. ADVANCES IN KIDNEY DISEASE AND HEALTH 2023; 30:417-428. [PMID: 38097332 DOI: 10.1053/j.akdh.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most commonly inherited disease of the kidneys affecting an estimated 12,000,000 people in the world. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is a systemic disease, with a wide range of associated features that includes hypertension, valvular heart diseases, cerebral aneurysms, aortic aneurysms, liver cysts, abdominal hernias, diverticulosis, gross hematuria, urinary tract infections, nephrolithiasis, pancreatic cysts, and seminal vesicle cysts. The cardiovascular anomalies are somewhat different than in the general population and also chronic kidney disease population, with higher morbidity and mortality rates. This review will focus on cardiovascular diseases associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and their management.
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- Frederic F Rahbari-Oskoui
- Director of the PKD Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA.
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Ameer OZ. Hypertension in chronic kidney disease: What lies behind the scene. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:949260. [PMID: 36304157 PMCID: PMC9592701 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.949260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Hypertension is a frequent condition encountered during kidney disease development and a leading cause in its progression. Hallmark factors contributing to hypertension constitute a complexity of events that progress chronic kidney disease (CKD) into end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Multiple crosstalk mechanisms are involved in sustaining the inevitable high blood pressure (BP) state in CKD, and these play an important role in the pathogenesis of increased cardiovascular (CV) events associated with CKD. The present review discusses relevant contributory mechanisms underpinning the promotion of hypertension and their consequent eventuation to renal damage and CV disease. In particular, salt and volume expansion, sympathetic nervous system (SNS) hyperactivity, upregulated renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS), oxidative stress, vascular remodeling, endothelial dysfunction, and a range of mediators and signaling molecules which are thought to play a role in this concert of events are emphasized. As the control of high BP via therapeutic interventions can represent the key strategy to not only reduce BP but also the CV burden in kidney disease, evidence for major strategic pathways that can alleviate the progression of hypertensive kidney disease are highlighted. This review provides a particular focus on the impact of RAAS antagonists, renal nerve denervation, baroreflex stimulation, and other modalities affecting BP in the context of CKD, to provide interesting perspectives on the management of hypertensive nephropathy and associated CV comorbidities.
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- Omar Z. Ameer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- *Correspondence: Omar Z. Ameer,
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Akpinar TS, Kucukdagli P, Ozer PK, Karaayvaz EB, Ince B, Bakkaloglu OK, Sarihan I, Medetalibeyoglu A, Altinkaynak M, Uzun DD, Bozbora E, Kose M, Ecder T, Yazici H. Subclinic arterial and left ventricular systolic impairment in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with preserved renal functions. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 38:271-278. [PMID: 34436702 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-021-02389-8] [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: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events are common even in young normotensive patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Our aim was to examine the relationship between serum fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) levels, left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS), arterial stiffness (AS), and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with ADPKD with preserved kidney function. The relationship between albuminuria, AS, LV-GLS, CIMT, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement, and FGF-23 was examined in 52 normotensive and hypertensive patients with ADPKD and a matched control group of 35 subjects. AS was assesed with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, LV-GLS was measured with speckle-tracking echocardiography. FGF-23 was measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The microalbumin/creatinine ratio was significantly higher in the ADPKD group than in the control group (p?<?0.001). Serum FGF-23 levels were similar between the study and control group. LV-GLS value tended to be impaired and CIMT to be higher in the ADPKD group compared to controls (?18.1?±?2.6 vs. -19.4?±?3.1?%, p?=?0.08; 0.75?±?0.1 vs. 0.68?±?0.1 mm, p?=?0.09, respectively). The augmentation index was significantly higher in the ADPKD group than in the control group (26.2?±?12.5 vs. 16.4?±?11.2 mmHg/mmHg, p?=?0.01). Our study supports subclinical impairment in arterial and cardiac functions in the early period of ADPKD. However, none of these factors was found to be associated with serum FGF-23 levels.
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- Timur Selcuk Akpinar
- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. .,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Topkapi Mahallesi, Turgut Ozal Millet Caddesi, Fatih/Istanbul, 34093, Turkey.
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hamzaoui M, Lamy G, Bellien J, Guerrot D. [Cardiovascular disorders in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease]. Nephrol Ther 2021; 17:18-29. [PMID: 33431311 DOI: 10.1016/j.nephro.2020.09.003] [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: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most frequent genetic kidney disease. Cardiovascular disorders associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease are multiple and may occur early in life. In autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are related both to the nonspecific consequences of chronic kidney disease and to the particular phenotype of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Compared to the general population, patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease present an increased prevalence of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, atrial fibrillation, valvular diseases, aneurisms and arterial dissections. This review article provides an update on cardiovascular disorders associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and recent pathophysiological developments.
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- Mouad Hamzaoui
- Inserm U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, UniRouen, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, France; Service de néphrologie, CHU de Rouen, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Inserm U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, UniRouen, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, France; Service de néphrologie, CHU de Rouen, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Inserm U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, UniRouen, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, France; Service de pharmacologie clinique, CHU de Rouen, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Inserm U1096, FHU REMOD-VHF, UniRouen, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, France; Service de néphrologie, CHU de Rouen, 76000 Rouen, France.
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Differential sympathetic response to lesion-induced chronic kidney disease in rabbits. Kidney Int 2020; 98:906-917. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Theodorakopoulou M, Raptis V, Loutradis C, Sarafidis P. Hypoxia and Endothelial Dysfunction in Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Semin Nephrol 2020; 39:599-612. [PMID: 31836042 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2019.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most prevalent inherited kidney disease, characterized by growth of bilateral renal cysts, hypertension, and multiple extrarenal complications that eventually can lead to renal failure. It is caused by mutations in PKD1 or PKD2 genes encoding the proteins polycystin-1 and polycystin-2, respectively. Over the past few years, studies investigating the role of primary cilia and polycystins, present not only on the surface of renal tubular cells but also on vascular endothelial cells, have advanced our understanding of the pathogenesis of ADPKD and have shown that mechanisms other than cyst formation also contribute to renal functional decline in this disease. Among them, increased oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and hypoxia may play central roles because they occur early in the disease process and precede the onset of hypertension and renal functional decline. Endothelial dysfunction is linked to higher asymmetric dimethylarginine levels and reduced nitric oxide bioavailability, which would cause regional vasoconstriction and impaired renal blood flow. The resulting hypoxia would increase the levels of hypoxia-inducible-transcription factor 1α and other angiogenetic factors, which, in turn, may drive cyst growth. In this review, we summarize the existing evidence for roles of endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and hypoxia in the pathogenesis of ADPKD.
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- Marieta Theodorakopoulou
- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece..
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Ruzicka M, Knoll G, Leenen FHH, Leech J, Aaron SD, Hiremath S. Effects of CPAP on Blood Pressure and Sympathetic Activity in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Resistant Hypertension. CJC Open 2020; 2:258-264. [PMID: 32695977 PMCID: PMC7365815 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have increased sympathetic activity and frequently also have resistant hypertension (HTN). Treatment of OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) decreases awake and sleep blood pressure (BP) and sympathetic activity. This study was designed to assess the effect of treatment of OSA with CPAP on sympathetic activity and BP in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and resistant HTN. Methods This was a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. Patients with DM, CKD, and resistant HTN were randomized to treatment with a therapeutic or subtherapeutic CPAP for 6 weeks. They underwent 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring and assessment of muscle sympathetic nerve activity before and after 6 weeks on treatment. Results Treatment with therapeutic CPAP caused significant decreases in awake systolic and diastolic BP from 144 to 136 mm Hg (P = 0.004) and from 79 to 74 mm Hg (P = 0.004) and in sleep BP from 135 to 119 mm Hg (P = 0.045) and from 75 to 65 mm Hg (P = 0.015) compared with treatment with subtherapeutic CPAP. In contrast, treatment with therapeutic CPAP did not decrease sympathetic activity as assessed from muscle sympathetic nerve activity. Conclusions Decrease in BP by treatment with CPAP in patients with DM, CKD, and OSA indicates the contribution of OSA to severity of HTN in this clinical scenario. Decrease in BP in the absence of changes in sympathetic activity is suggestive that other mechanisms induced by OSA play a larger role in the maintenance of HTN in these patients.
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- Marcel Ruzicka
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Lai S, Mangiulli M, Perrotta AM, Di Lazzaro Giraldi G, Testorio M, Rosato E, Cianci R, Gigante A. Reduction in Heart Rate Variability in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney Blood Press Res 2019; 44:1142-1148. [PMID: 31550720 DOI: 10.1159/000502419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Autonomic dysfunction is associated with an increased risk for all cardiovascular events in the general population and can be evaluated with heart rate variability (HRV). OBJECTIVE To evaluate HRV in ADPKD patients with mild hypertension versus hypertensive patients with organ damage and healthy controls (HC). MATERIALS AND METHODS We have enrolled 65 patients: 21 ADPKD patients (10 males), 20 patients with hypertension (14 males), and 24 HC (10 males). Biochemical analysis, clinical evaluation, anthropometric data, intima-media thickness, 24-h ECG Holter recording, and echocardiography were investigated at the time of enrollment. RESULTS No significant differences in HRV parameters were found between ADPKD with mild hypertension and hypertensive patients with organ damage. The median of HRV variables in time domain as SDNN (global autonomic activity) was significantly lower in ADPKD and hypertensive patients than HC (p < 0.05). In the frequency domain analysis, low frequency (LF), which mainly reflects the sympathetic component, showed higher values in ADPKD and hypertensive patients than HC during the night (p < 0.01). During the night, the sympathovagal balance, LF/high frequency (HF), showed higher values in ADPKD and hypertensive patients than HC (p < 0.0001). Conversely, LF day was lower in ADPKD and hypertensive patients than HC (p < 0.01). HF, which mainly reflects the parasympathetic component, was lower in ADPKD and hypertensive patients during the night than HC (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS HRV reduction is present in ADPKD patients with mild hypertension in the absence of organ damage. The evaluation of sympathovagal balance can provide novel information on the cardiovascular risk in ADPKD patients in addition to classical risk factors.
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- Silvia Lai
- Nephrology Unit, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy,
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Gynecologic-Obstetrical Sciences and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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The pathobiology of polycystic kidney disease from a metabolic viewpoint. Nat Rev Nephrol 2019; 15:735-749. [PMID: 31488901 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-019-0183-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) affects an estimated 1 in 1,000 people and slowly progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in about half of these individuals. Tolvaptan, a vasopressin 2 receptor blocker, has been approved by regulatory authorities in many countries as a therapy to slow cyst growth, but additional treatments that target dysregulated signalling pathways in cystic kidney and liver are needed. Metabolic reprogramming is a prominent feature of cystic cells and a potentially important contributor to the pathophysiology of ADPKD. A number of pathways previously implicated in the pathogenesis of the disease, such as dysregulated mTOR and primary ciliary signalling, have roles in metabolic regulation and may exert their effects through this mechanism. Some of these pathways are amenable to manipulation through dietary modifications or drug therapies. Studies suggest that polycystin-1 and polycystin-2, which are encoded by PKD1 and PKD2, respectively (the genes that are mutated in >99% of patients with ADPKD), may in part affect cellular metabolism through direct effects on mitochondrial function. Mitochondrial dysfunction could alter the redox state and cellular levels of acetyl-CoA, resulting in altered histone acetylation, gene expression, cytoskeletal architecture and response to cellular stress, and in an immunological response that further promotes cyst growth and fibrosis.
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Rastogi A, Ameen KM, Al-Baghdadi M, Shaffer K, Nobakht N, Kamgar M, Lerma EV. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: updated perspectives. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2019; 15:1041-1052. [PMID: 31692482 PMCID: PMC6716585 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s196244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited multisystem disorder, characterized by renal and extra-renal fluid-filled cyst formation and increased kidney volume that eventually leads to end-stage renal disease. ADPKD is considered the fourth leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the United States and globally. Care of patients with ADPKD was, for a long time, limited to supportive lifestyle measures, due to the lack of therapeutic strategies targeting the main pathways involved in the pathophysiology of ADPKD. As the first FDA approved treatment of ADPKD, Vasopressin (V2) receptor blocking agent, tolvaptan, is an urgently awaited advance for ADPKD patients. In our review, we also shed some lights on what is beyond Tolvaptan as there are other medications in the pipeline and many medications have been or are currently being studied in clinical trials such as Tesevatinib, Metformin and Pravastatin, with the goal of slowing the rate of progression of ADPKD by reducing the increase in total kidney volume or maintaining eGFR. Here, we review updates in the perspectives and management of ADPKD.
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- Anjay Rastogi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Divison of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago/Advocate Christ Medical Center, Section of Nephrology, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
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Raptis V, Loutradis C, Sarafidis PA. Renal injury progression in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a look beyond the cysts. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018; 33:1887-1895. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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- Vasileios Raptis
- Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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De Rechter S, Breysem L, Mekahli D. Is Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Becoming a Pediatric Disorder? Front Pediatr 2017; 5:272. [PMID: 29326910 PMCID: PMC5742347 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) affects 1 in 400 to 1,000 live births, making it the most common monogenic cause of renal failure. Although no definite cure is available yet, it is important to affect disease progression by influencing modifiable factors such as hypertension and proteinuria. Besides this symptomatic management, the only drug currently recommended in Europe for selected adult patients with rapid disease progression, is the vasopressin receptor antagonist tolvaptan. However, the question remains whether these preventive interventions should be initiated before extensive renal damage has occurred. As renal cyst formation and expansion begins early in life, frequently in utero, ADPKD should no longer be considered an adult-onset disease. Moreover, the presence of hypertension and proteinuria in affected children has been reported to correlate well with disease severity. Until now, it is controversial whether children at-risk for ADPKD should be tested for the presence of the disease, and if so, how this should be done. Herein, we review the spectrum of pediatric ADPKD and discuss the pro and contra of testing at-risk children and the challenges and unmet needs in pediatric ADPKD care.
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- Stéphanie De Rechter
- PKD Lab, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- PKD Lab, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Yu TM, Chuang YW, Yu MC, Huang ST, Chou CY, Lin CL, Chiu CC, Kao CH. New-onset Atrial Fibrillation is Associated With Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e2623. [PMID: 26825919 PMCID: PMC5291589 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular complications remain the major problems contributing to morbidity and mortality in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Therefore, the authors hypothesized that atrial fibrillation (AF) is closely associated with PKD. The authors conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study to investigate the risk of AF in patients with PKD. Using data from inpatient claims, the authors enrolled 7203 patients aged over 20 years who were diagnosed with PKD from 1998 to 2010 with no history of AF as the PKD cohort. They randomly selected 28,739 people without PKD as controls and frequency matched them with patients with PKD according to their age, sex, and baseline comorbidity. In total, 247 PKD patients were diagnosed with AF, representing an incidence of 7.08 per 1000 person-years, whereas 807 cases of AF occurred in the comparison cohort, yielding an incidence of 4.98 per 1000 person-y, with an adjusted HR (aHR) of 1.31 (95% CI = 1.14-1.51). The risk of AF increased from an aHR of 1.59 (95% CI = 1.15-2.21) to 3.64 (95% CI = 1.93-6.85) when the number of risk factors increased from 1 to more than 5 in comparison with patients without risk factors. A remarkably high incidence rate and risk was observed in patients with PKD when multiple risk factors were combined. A high index of suspicion should be maintained when examining PKD patients with irregular betas. Early prophylactic therapy is warranted in these patients.
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- Tung-Min Yu
- From the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University (T-MY, C-HK); Division of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung (T-MY, Y-WC); Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan (M-CY); Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung (C-LL); Neurology and Medical Intensive Care Unit, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua (C-CC); College of Medicine, China Medical University (C-LL); and Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (C-HK)
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The evaluation of causes of hypertension in young adults with a family history of hypertension needs to be methodical to identify potentially treatable causes. Renal- and renovascular imaging and measurement of plasma aldosterone and plasma renin activity are at the core of this evaluation in most patients. Pertinent aspects of hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease are discussed with a focus on the role of the endothelium in mediating early hypertension and a review of treatment strategies. Finally, the possibility that autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and primary aldosteronism are connected beyond coincidence is explored; evidence to support it is scant, although there is a likely role for aldosterone excess and the resultant hypokalemia in promoting cyst growth.
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- Aldo J Peixoto
- Section of Nephrology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Casteleijn NF, de Jager RL, Neeleman MP, Blankestijn PJ, Gansevoort RT. Chronic kidney pain in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a case report of successful treatment by catheter-based renal denervation. Am J Kidney Dis 2014; 63:1019-21. [PMID: 24518126 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chronic pain is a common concern in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). We report what to our knowledge is the first catheter-based renal denervation procedure in a patient with ADPKD resulting in successful management of chronic pain. The patient was a 43-year-old woman whose chronic pain could not be controlled by pain medication or splanchnic nerve blockade. Transluminal radiofrequency renal denervation was performed as an experimental therapeutic option with an excellent result, indicating that this procedure should be considered for chronic pain management in ADPKD.
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- Niek F Casteleijn
- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Pain Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Rahbari-Oskoui F, Williams O, Chapman A. Mechanisms and management of hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014; 29:2194-201. [PMID: 24463189 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most commonly inherited kidney disease, characterized by progressive cyst growth and renal enlargement, resulting in renal failure. Hypertension is common and occurs early, prior to loss of kidney function. Whether hypertension in ADPKD is a primary vasculopathy secondary to mutations in the polycystin genes or secondary to activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system by cyst expansion and intrarenal ischemia is unclear. Dysregulation of the primary cilium causing endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction is a component of ADPKD. In this article, we review the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical characteristics of hypertension in ADPKD and give specific recommendations for its treatment.
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Ecder T, Schrier RW. Hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 2:369-74. [PMID: 15151483 DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2.3.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hypertension is a common problem in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease affecting both renal and patient survival. Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system due to cyst expansion and local renal ischemia has been proposed to play an important role in the development of hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Left ventricular hypertrophy, a major cardiovascular risk factor, is also common in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Both hypertension and the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system play a role in the development of left ventricular hypertrophy in these patients. Prospective randomized results indicate that aggressive control of blood pressure is important for the optimal reversal of left ventricular hypertrophy, thereby diminishing a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. There is also substantial epidemiological support for aggressive control of blood pressure in slowing renal disease progression in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients. Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system should be the initial approach in the treatment of hypertension in these patients.
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- Tevfik Ecder
- Istanbul School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Helal I, Reed B, Schrier RW. Emergent early markers of renal progression in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease patients: implications for prevention and treatment. Am J Nephrol 2012; 36:162-7. [PMID: 22846584 DOI: 10.1159/000341263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common single cause of end-stage renal disease after diabetes, hypertension and glomerulonephritis. The clinical course of ADPKD is highly variable. Even with optimal care and therapy monitoring, currently the progression of ADPKD is slowed but not stopped. Newer treatments will no doubt become available in the future, but their side effect profiles will always need to be considered. Therefore, markers to distinguish ADPKD patients with a poor versus a good prognosis will be helpful. Several risk factors influencing kidney disease progression in ADPKD have been identified in the current era. The present review will discuss the spectrum of early markers of ADPKD renal disease progression. Specifically, the volume of total kidney, hypertension, glomerular hyperfiltration, renal blood flow, microalbuminuria, uric acid, and urinary molecular markers will be discussed. On this background, implications for the prevention and treatment of kidney disease progression in ADPKD are also discussed.
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- Imed Helal
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is common in dialysis patients accounting for up to 25% of all-cause mortality. Unlike in the general population, occlusive coronary artery disease is implicated in a minority of these deaths. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system is prevalent in the dialysis population and may underlie this high rate of SCD. β-blockers reduce SCD in the general population and, given their mode of action, β-blockers would seem to be an ideal class of agents to prevent SCD in dialysis patients. In this review, we will explore the etiology of SCD in dialysis patients and discuss the evidence supporting the use of β-blockers in patients with ESRD. We will also examine potential impediments to the use β-blocker in the dialysis population and outline directions for future trials in this area.
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Orscelik O, Kocyigit I, Baran O, Kaya C, Dogdu O, Zengin H, Karadavut S, Gedikli O, Kut E, Duran M, Calapkorur B, Tokgoz B, Kaya MG. Impairment of heart rate recovery index in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease patients without hypertension. Blood Press 2012; 21:300-5. [DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2012.680691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kidney disease is commonly associated with hypertension in dogs, cats and other species. There are multiple mechanisms underlying the development of renal hypertension including sodium retention, activation of the renin-angiotensin system and sympathetic nerve stimulation. The relative importance of these and other mechanisms may vary both between species and according to the type of kidney disease that is present. Consideration of underlying disease mechanisms may aid in the rational choice of therapy in hypertensive patients.
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- Harriet Syme
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
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Harrison JL, Hildreth CM, Callahan SM, Goodchild AK, Phillips JK. Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in a novel rodent model of polycystic kidney disease. Auton Neurosci 2010; 152:60-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2009.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2009] [Revised: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 09/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Schrier RW. Renal volume, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, hypertension, and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 20:1888-93. [PMID: 19696226 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2008080882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The relationship between renal volume and hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) occurs in childhood. Hypertension is associated not only with increased kidney volume but also with significantly increased left ventricular mass index. Moreover, this increase in left ventricular mass index occurs in children who have ADPKD with borderline hypertension (75th to 95th percentile) and is prevented with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) monotherapy. Progression from borderline to overt hypertension (> or =95th percentile) occurs during a 5-yr follow-up in approximately 50% of children with ADPKD and borderline hypertension. Renal cyst enlargement in ADPKD in adults is associated with stimulation of both the circulating and intrarenal renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. In addition to hypertension, the resultant angiotensin in ADPKD is a pivotal factor in cyst proliferation and expansion, increased sympathetic and endothelin activity, oxidant injury, and fibrosis. There is a close correlation between the level of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, deterioration of GFR, and the progressive enlargement of the cystic kidneys in adult ADPKD. Randomized clinical investigation indicates that ACEI and a BP goal of 120/80 mmHg are associated in a 7-yr study to reverse left ventricular hypertrophy. The effect of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibition with dual blockade, ACEI and angiotensin receptor antagonists, on renal volume and kidney function is under study in the Halt Progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease (HALT PKD) trial.
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- Robert W Schrier
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Schlaich MP, Socratous F, Hennebry S, Eikelis N, Lambert EA, Straznicky N, Esler MD, Lambert GW. Sympathetic activation in chronic renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; 20:933-9. [PMID: 18799718 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2008040402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The potential involvement of sympathetic overactivity has been neglected in this population despite accumulating experimental and clinical evidence suggesting a crucial role of sympathetic activation for both progression of renal failure and the high rate of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease. The contribution of sympathetic neural mechanisms to the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias, the development of hypertension, and the progression of heart failure are well established; however, the exact mechanisms contributing to heightened sympathetic tone in patients with chronic kidney disease are unclear. This review analyses potential mechanisms underlying sympathetic activation in chronic kidney disease, the range of adverse consequences associated with this activation, and potential therapeutic implications resulting from this relationship.
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- Markus P Schlaich
- Neurovascular Hypertension & Kidney Disease Laboratory, Baker Heart Research Institute, P.O. Box 6492 St. Kilda Road Central, Melbourne VIC 8008, Australia.
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Li Vecchi M, Buscemi S, Nardi E, Azzolina V, Provenzano R. A case of cardiac compression by hepatic cyst in a woman with polycystic kidney disease. Intern Emerg Med 2008; 3:69-71. [PMID: 18256888 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-008-0096-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nunes ACF, Milani V, Porsch DB, Rossato LB, Mattos CB, Roisenberg I, Barros EJG. Frequency and clinical profile of patients with polycystic kidney disease in southern Brazil. Ren Fail 2008; 30:169-73. [PMID: 18300116 DOI: 10.1080/08860220701810265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common genetic nephropathies, affecting one in every 800-1000 individuals in the worldwide general population and 5-10% of hemodialysis patients. Little data concerning the prevalence of ADPKD in Brazil are available. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate both the frequency and clinical profile of ADPKD among hemodialysis patients in south of Brazil. METHODS This cross-sectional study consisted of patients from 24 hemodialysis centers. Patients were screened for ADPKD by clinical, laboratorial, and image examination in medical records. RESULTS Of 1326 patients on hemodialysis in the south of Brazil that composed this study, 99 (7.5%) had polycystic kidney as primary cause for chronic renal failure. Comparisons between ADPKD and non-ADPKD patients revealed no differences regarding mean age, gender, and ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS Our data revealed that ADPKD is prevalent among patients on hemodialysis in the south of Brazil. In addition, the clinical profile of ADPKD is similar to reported data from North America and Europe, putatively due to the similar ethnic composition mainly based on European descents.
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- Ane Cláudia Fernandes Nunes
- Laboratory of Cellular, Genetics and Molecular Nephrology/ LIM-29, Division of Nephrology, São Paulo University Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Masoumi A, Reed-Gitomer B, Kelleher C, Schrier RW. Potential pharmacological interventions in polycystic kidney disease. Drugs 2008; 67:2495-510. [PMID: 18034588 DOI: 10.2165/00003495-200767170-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Polycystic kidney diseases (autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive) are progressive renal tubular cystic diseases, which are characterised by cyst expansion and loss of normal kidney structure and function. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common life- threatening, hereditary disease. ADPKD is more prevalent than Huntington's disease, haemophilia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, myotonic dystrophy and Down's syndrome combined. Early diagnosis and treatment of hypertension with inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and its potential protective effect on left ventricular hypertrophy has been one of the major therapeutic goals to decrease cardiac complications and contribute to improved prognosis of the disease. Advances in the understanding of the genetics, molecular biology and pathophysiology of the disease are likely to facilitate the improvement of treatments for these diseases. Developments in describing the role of intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) and its correlation with cellular signalling systems, Ras/Raf/mitogen extracellular kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK), and interaction of these pathways with cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, provide new insights on treatment strategies. Blocking the vasopressin V(2) receptor, a major adenylyl cyclase agonist, demonstrated significant improvements in inhibiting cytogenesis in animal models. Because of activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, the use of sirolimus (rapamycin) an mTOR inhibitor, markedly reduced cyst formation and decreased polycystic kidney size in several animal models. Caspase inhibitors have been shown to decrease cytogenesis and renal failure in rats with cystic disease. Cystic fluid secretion results in cyst enlargement and somatostatin analogues have been shown to decrease renal cyst progression in patients with ADPKD. The safety and efficacy of these classes of drugs provide potential interventions for experimental and clinical trials.
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- Amirali Masoumi
- Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Phillips JK, Hopwood D, Loxley RA, Ghatora K, Coombes JD, Tan YS, Harrison JL, McKitrick DJ, Holobotvskyy V, Arnolda LF, Rangan GK. Temporal relationship between renal cyst development, hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy in a new rat model of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Blood Press Res 2007; 30:129-44. [PMID: 17446713 DOI: 10.1159/000101828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/METHODS We have examined the hypothesis that cyst formation is key in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in a Lewis polycystic kidney (LPK) model of autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), by determining the relationship between cyst development and indices of renal function and cardiovascular disease. RESULTS In the LPK (n = 35), cysts appear at week 3 (1.1 +/- 0.1 mm) increasing to week 24 (2.8 +/- 2 mm). Immunostaining for nephron-specific segments indicate cysts develop predominantly from the collecting duct. Cyst formation preceded hypertension (160 +/- 22 vs. Lewis control 105 +/- 20 mm Hg systolic blood pressure (BP), n = 12) at week 6, elevated creatinine (109 +/- 63 vs. 59 +/- 6 micromol/l, n = 16) and cardiac mass (0.7 vs. 0.4% bodyweight, n = 15) at week 12, and left ventricular hypertrophy (2,898 +/- 207 vs. 1,808 +/- 192 mum, n = 14) at week 24 (all p < or = 0.05). Plasma-renin activity and angiotensin II were reduced in 10- to 12-week LPK (2.2 +/- 2.9 vs. Lewis 11.9 +/- 4.9 ng/ml/h, and 25.0 +/- 19.1 vs. 94.9 +/- 64.4 pg/ml, respectively, n = 26, p < or = 0.05). Ganglionic blockade (hexamethonium 3.3 mg/kg) significantly reduced mean BP in the LPK (52 vs. Lewis 4%, n = 9, p < or = 0.05). CONCLUSION Cyst formation is a key event in the genesis of hypertension while the sympathetic nervous system is important in the maintenance of hypertension in this model of ARPKD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Creatinine/blood
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Hypertension, Renal/etiology
- Hypertension, Renal/genetics
- Hypertension, Renal/pathology
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/etiology
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/genetics
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/pathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Kidney Cortex/innervation
- Kidney Cortex/metabolism
- Kidney Cortex/pathology
- Kidney Medulla/innervation
- Kidney Medulla/metabolism
- Kidney Medulla/pathology
- Kidney Tubules, Distal/innervation
- Kidney Tubules, Distal/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Distal/pathology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/innervation
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/pathology
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/pathology
- Male
- Myocardium/metabolism
- Myocardium/pathology
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Recessive/complications
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Recessive/genetics
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Recessive/pathology
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Lew
- Rats, Mutant Strains
- Renin-Angiotensin System/physiology
- Sympathetic Nervous System/drug effects
- Sympathetic Nervous System/physiology
- Sympatholytics/pharmacology
- Time Factors
- Urea/blood
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacqueline K Phillips
- Division of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
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Reiterová J, Merta M, Stekrová J, Cabartová Z, Cibulka R, Maixnerová D, Rysavá R, Ríhová Z, Tesar V, Motán J. Influence of endothelin-1 gene polymorphisms on the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Blood Press Res 2006; 29:182-8. [PMID: 16943682 DOI: 10.1159/000095504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2005] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM A significant phenotypical variability is observed in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The variability cannot be fully explained by the genetic heterogeneity of the disease. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) has been suggested to be a major promoting factor in renal diseases. The role of the ET-1 gene locus (EDN1) in the renal function in the general nondiabetic population was evaluated. We examined the influence of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the ET-1 gene (EDN1)--K198N, 3A/4A, and T-1370G--on the progression of ADPKD towards end-stage renal disease (ESRD). METHODS Two hundred and five ADPKD patients (113 males and 92 females) who had reached ESRD were analyzed. The patients were divided into three groups: (1) 48 patients (23 males and 25 females) with ESRD later than 63 years of age (slow progressors), (2) 74 patients (41 males and 33 females) with ESRD before 45 years of age (rapid progressors), and (3) 83 patients (49 males and 34 females) with ESRD between 45 and 63 years old. DNA samples from collected blood were genotyped for three single-nucleotide polymorphisms of EDN1: K198N, 3A/4A, and T-1370G. Haplotype analysis was also done in 200 healthy individuals. We compared the frequencies of the different genotypes between the groups of slow and rapid progressors and the ages at the time of ESRD regarding the EDN1 genotypes. RESULTS The EDN1 genotype distribution showed no differences among the groups of slow progressors, rapid progressors, the ADPKD group with ESRD between 45 and 63 years old, and the control group. Comparing the ages of ESRD of all patients, we did not find significant differences with regard to the different genotypes. Furthermore, we compared the combinations of the different haplotypes and the ages at the time of ESRD. We found no differences in ages at the time of ESRD in patients with different haplotypes in the endothelin promoter (T-1370G) in combination with 3A/4A or K198N polymorphisms. Comparing the ages at the time of ESRD in patients with different 3A/4A and K198N haplotypes, we found a significantly lower age at the time of ESRD (47.1 +/- 8.7 years) in the carriers of the 4A allele in combination with the 198N allele (4A/4A, 3A/4A + 198KN,NN) than in the carriers of the 4A allele homozygous for the K198 allele (52.9 +/- 10.9 years; 4A/4A, 3A/4A + 198KK; t test: p < 0.01) and in the carriers of the 198N allele homozygous for the 3A allele (53 +/- 11.2 years; 3A/3A + 198KN,NN; t test: p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We excluded an effect of K198N, 3A/4A, and T-1370G polymorphisms of EDN1 on the progression of ADPKD. However, a deleterious effect of the combination of 4A and 198N alleles of EDN1 was observed in APKDK individuals.
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- J Reiterová
- Department of Nephrology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Phillips JK. Pathogenesis of hypertension in renal failure: role of the sympathetic nervous system and renal afferents. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2006; 32:415-8. [PMID: 15854151 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04204.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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1. The kidney receives a dense innervation of sympathetic and sensory fibres and can be both a target of sympathetic activity and a source of signals that drive sympathetic tone. In the normal state, interactions between the kidney and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) serve to maintain blood pressure and glomerular filtration rate within tightly controlled levels. In renal failure, a defect in renal sodium excretory function leads to an abnormal pressure natriuresis relationship and activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, contributing to the development of hypertension and progression of kidney disease. 2. Evidence now strongly indicates a role for the SNS in the pathogenesis of hypertension in renal failure. Hypertension occurs commonly and early in renal disease and is paralleled by increases in SNS activity, as indicated by increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity and circulating catecholamines. This appears to be driven by the diseased kidneys, because nephrectomy or denervation has been shown to correct blood pressure and SNS activity in human and animal studies. 3. Afferent signals from the kidney, detected by chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors, feed directly into central nuclei of the SNS, including the hypothalamus and circumventricular organs, in addition to the stimulus provided by circulating and brain-derived angiotensin II. Therefore, the pathogenesis of hypertension in renal failure is complex and arises from the interaction of haemodynamic and neuroendocrine factors. 4. Increased SNS activity has significant implications with regard to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and is an important consideration in the treatment of renal failure.
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- Jacqueline K Phillips
- Division of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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Hypertension is present in the majority of patients with chronic renal failure and constitutes a major risk factor for the very high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in this patient population. Furthermore hypertension is known to be a substantial progression factor in renal disease. In the past, it had been presumed that hypertension in chronic renal failure is due to enhanced sodium retention, chronic hypervolemia and increased activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system. Recent studies now provide evidence that sympathetic overactivity plays an additional important role and also promotes progression of renal failure. The treatment goal in renal patients is to delay or even prevent progression of renal failure and to reduce the cardiovascular risk. Recent studies have investigated the respective impact of sympatholytic drugs, e.g. inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system, beta-blockers or I1-Imidazolin-receptor-agonists in fulfilling these aims. The present report will review experimental and clinical studies on the role of sympathetic overactivity in hypertension and chronic renal failure and possible new therapeutic options.
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- Antje Habicht
- Klinische Abteilung für Nephrologie und Dialyse, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Wien, Osterreich
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King BF, Torres VE, Brummer ME, Chapman AB, Bae KT, Glockner JF, Arya K, Felmlee JP, Grantham JJ, Guay-Woodford LM, Bennett WM, Klahr S, Hirschman GH, Kimmel PL, Thompson PA, Miller JP. Magnetic resonance measurements of renal blood flow as a marker of disease severity in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease11Thomas Andreoli, M.D., served as Guest Editor for this paper. Kidney Int 2003; 64:2214-21. [PMID: 14633145 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited disorder characterized by renal cyst growth, early development of hypertension, and late occurrence of renal insufficiency. Despite evidence for the importance of nephroangiosclerosis in the progression of renal insufficiency in ADPKD, evaluation of renal blood flow (RBF) as a surrogate marker of disease severity has received little attention. METHODS Flow phantoms and repeat RBF measurements assessed accuracy and reproducibility. One hundred twenty-seven ADPKD subjects with creatinine clearances >70 mL/min underwent measurements of RBF, total, and cyst renal volumes, and % cyst volumes by magnetic resonance (MR) and of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Renal vascular resistance (RVR) was calculated. MR blood flow sequences utilized a two-dimensional cine phase-contrast breath-hold pulse sequence perpendicular to the renal arteries. Flow rates were calculated utilizing FLOW software. Volumetric analysis was performed using stereology and region-based thresholding. RESULTS Excellent accuracy and intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility were demonstrated. Anatomic (total kidney volume, total cyst volume, and % cyst volume), hemodynamic (RBF and RVR), and functional (GFR) parameters were strongly correlated. Left polycystic kidneys were larger and had more severe disease. Regression analysis showed that age, diagnosis of hypertension, anatomic parameters and hemodynamic parameters were significant predictors of GFR. Multiple linear regression analysis identified age and hemodynamic parameters only as separate predictors of GFR. Anatomic, hemodynamic, and functional parameters discriminated between normotensive and hypertensive subjects despite antihypertensive treatments. CONCLUSION Renal hemodynamic parameters measured by MR correlate with anatomic and functional indices of disease severity, are the strongest predictors of renal function, and deserve further consideration as an outcome measure in clinical trials to guide therapy in ADPKD.
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- Bernard F King
- Department of Medicine (Renal Division), University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Al-Nimri MA, Komers R, Oyama TT, Subramanya AR, Lindsley JN, Anderson S. Endothelial-derived vasoactive mediators in polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Int 2003; 63:1776-84. [PMID: 12675853 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00913.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by hypertension and renal vasoconstriction. Mediators of these hemodynamic changes are not well understood, but evidence suggests that endothelial-derived mediators may participate. METHODS Baseline measurements of blood pressure, proteinuria, and urinary nitrite/nitrate excretion were performed in control and cystic male Han:SPRD rats (6 weeks of age). They were then treated with the nitric oxide (NO), nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), or vehicle, for 6 weeks. After repeat systemic measurements, renal function was determined using inulin and para-aminohippurate (PAH) clearances. Levels of renal endothelin-1 (ET-1) and renal endothelial NOS (eNOS) proteins were determined, and immunohistochemistry localized renal eNOS and neuronal NOS (nNOS). RESULTS Administration of L-NAME aggravated systemic hypertension and renal vasoconstriction in the cystic rats, but did not affect the progression of proteinuria or cystic expansion. Cystic rats demonstrated marked increases in renal ET-1 and eNOS levels. L-NAME reduced eNOS expression in the membrane compartment, but increased eNOS in the cytosol. Localization studies indicated that renal eNOS was abundant in nonvascular compartments, but not in renal vascular and glomerular structures, whereas renal nNOS was diffusely diminished. CONCLUSION These alterations of endothelial-derived mediators (up-regulation of ET-1, and dysfunction of the NO system) contribute to vasoconstriction, and thereby are likely to contribute to the progressive loss of renal function in polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
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- Muna A Al-Nimri
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Oregon Health and Science University, and Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
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Klein IHHT, Ligtenberg G, Oey PL, Koomans HA, Blankestijn PJ. Sympathetic activity is increased in polycystic kidney disease and is associated with hypertension. J Am Soc Nephrol 2001; 12:2427-2433. [PMID: 11675419 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v12112427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Hypertension is common in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). This study addresses the hypothesis that sympathetic activity is enhanced in hypertensive PKD patients, not only when renal function is impaired but also when renal function is still normal. Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA, peroneal nerve), plasma renin activity (PRA), heart rate, and BP were studied in PKD patients with normal and with impaired renal function and in matched controls. In hypertensive patients with normal renal function, MSNA and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were higher than in normotensive patients (23 +/- 5 versus 15 +/- 7 bursts/min; 110 +/- 10 versus 90 +/- 3 mmHg; P < 0.05), whereas PRA and heart rate did not differ. In PKD with chronic renal failure (CRF) (creatinine clearance rate, 39 +/- 19 ml/min), MAP, MSNA and PRA were higher than in controls (resp, 116 +/- 7 versus 89 +/- 9 mmHg; 34 +/- 14 versus 19 +/- 9 bursts/min; 405 [20 to 1640] versus 120 [40 to 730] fmol/L per sec; all P < 0.05). Heart rate in PKD CRF did not differ from controls. MSNA correlated with MAP (r = 0.42; P = 0.01) and age with MSNA (r = 0.45; P < 0.01). Regression line of age and MSNA in patients was steeper than that in controls. This study indicates that MSNA is increased in hypertensive PKD patients regardless of renal function. The data support the idea that sympathetic hyperactivity contributes to the pathogenesis of hypertension in PKD.
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- Inge H H T Klein
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Boero R, Pignataro A, Ferro M, Quarello F. Sympathetic nervous system and chronic renal failure. Clin Exp Hypertens 2001; 23:69-75. [PMID: 11270590 DOI: 10.1081/ceh-100001198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The aim of this work was to review evidence on the role of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in chronic renal failure (CRF). Three main points are discussed: 1) SNS and pathogenesis of arterial hypertension; 2) SNS and cardiovascular risk; 3) implication of SNS in arterial hypotension during hemodialysis. Several lines of evidence indicate the presence of a sympathetic hyperactivity in CRF, and its relationship with arterial hypertension. It is suggested that diseased kidneys send afferent nervous signals to central integrative sympathetic nuclei, thus contributing to the development and maintenance of arterial hypertension. The elimination of these impulses with nephrectomy could explain the concomitant reduction of blood pressure. Several experiments confirmed this hypothesis. Regarding SNS and cardiovascular risk, some data suggest that reduced heart rate variability identifies an increased risk for both all causes and sudden death, independently from other recognized risk factors. Symptomatic hypotension is a common problem during hemodialysis treatment, occurring in approximately 20-30% of all hemodialysis sessions and is accompanied by acute withdrawal of sympathetic activity, vasodilation and relative bradicardia. This reflex is thought to be evoked by vigorous contraction of a progressively empty left ventricle, activating cardiac mechanoceptors. This inhibits cardiovascular centers through vagal afferents, and overrides the stimulation by baroreceptor deactivation. Alternative explanations include cerebral ischemia and increased production of nitric oxide, which inhibit central sympathetic activity. It is hoped that therapies aimed at modulating sympathetic nerve activity in patients with CRF will ameliorate their prognosis and quality of life.
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- R Boero
- Divisione di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy.
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Ecder T, Schrier RW. Hypertension in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease: early occurrence and unique aspects. J Am Soc Nephrol 2001; 12:194-200. [PMID: 11134267 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v121194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Tevfik Ecder
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
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Rump LC, Amann K, Orth S, Ritz E. Sympathetic overactivity in renal disease: a window to understand progression and cardiovascular complications of uraemia? Nephrol Dial Transplant 2000; 15:1735-8. [PMID: 11071955 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/15.11.1735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Martinez-Vea A, Valero FA, Bardaji A, Gutierrez C, Broch M, Garcia C, Richart C, Oliver JA. Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: influence of blood pressure and humoral and neurohormonal factors. Am J Nephrol 2000; 20:193-200. [PMID: 10878400 DOI: 10.1159/000013583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common finding in hypertensive autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients. There are few studies on the influence of blood pressure (BP) and nonhemodynamic factors on LVH in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between BP, humoral and neurohormonal factors and left ventricular mass (LVM) in hypertensive ADPKD patients. In 20 hypertensive ADPKD patients, ambulatory BP was monitored for 24 h, left ventricular dimensions were estimated by echocardiography, and plasma renin activity (PRA), plasma noradrenaline (NA), angiotensin II (Ang II), aldosterone, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were also determined. Twenty age- and sex-matched essential hypertensive subjects served as controls. Ambulatory BP and LVM index were similar in the two groups, although male ADPKD patients had higher LVM indices than their matched controls. Eight ADPKD patients (40%) and 6 essential hypertensives (30%) showed LVH. PRA, Ang II, aldosterone, ANP and IGF-I levels were similar in the two groups, but plasma NA levels were higher in ADPKD patients than in controls (281 +/- 158 vs. 160 +/- 62 pg/ml, p = 0.004). ADPKD patients with LVH did not differ from those without LVH with regard to humoral and neurohormonal parameters, but had higher ambulatory BP levels. In ADPKD patients, correlation analysis revealed a significant association between LVM index and 24-hour systolic and diastolic BP, but not with any of the hormonal factors evaluated. On multiple regression analysis, 24-hour diastolic BP was the only independent variable linked to LVM index. In conclusion, ambulatory BP is one of the most important determinants of LVM in hypertensive ADPKD patients. Further studies are warranted to elucidate the role of nonhemodynamic factors in the pathogenesis of LVH in this population.
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- A Martinez-Vea
- Nephrology Service, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
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