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Li M. Association between serum vitamin C and chronic kidney disease among adults in NHANES, 2017-2018. Postgrad Med 2023; 135:701-707. [PMID: 37668147 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2023.2255121] [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: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The current study evaluated the relationship between serum vitamin C and chronic kidney disease. METHODS The database from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2017-2018) was used to perform a cross-sectional study. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to analyze the relationship between serum vitamin C and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and stratified analysis by sex was performed to assess whether there were sex differences in the association between serum vitamin C and CKD. RESULTS Before stratified analysis, multivariate logistic regression showed that serum vitamin C was negatively associated with CKD in all models (All OR > 1, P< 0.05), the risk of CKD decreased by one quantile increase in serum vitamin C (P for trend< 0.001) and low vitamin C status was associated with a higher risk of CKD (All OR > 1, P< 0.05). Stratified analyses by sex showed that the association between serum vitamin C and CKD remained negative in men, but not in women. CONCLUSION There were a negative correlation between serum vitamin C and CKD, low levels of vitamin C were associated with a higher risk of CKD, and these associations were only found in men, but not in women.
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- Minhua Li
- Department of Surgical Teaching and Research, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Lin Z, Liang Y, Wang R, Hu B, He W, Li J, Ding Z, Lin Z, Zhang S. Dietary magnesium is able to influence the relationship between vitamin C and estimated glomerular filtration rate: A cross-sectional study. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:4773-4780. [PMID: 37576036 PMCID: PMC10420853 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a comprehensive index that is widely used to assess renal function. Although studies have confirmed a correlation between eGFR and dietary vitamin C, the impact of varying levels of vitamin C on eGFR remains unclear. Additionally, the interaction between dietary magnesium intake and vitamin C concentration on eGFR is not well understood. As such, the objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary magnesium intake and vitamin C in relation to eGFR. This study analyzed the data of consecutive NHANES from 2005 to 2018. We included 17,633 participants aged 20 or older and used multiple linear regression analysis to evaluate the relationship between dietary vitamin C and eGFR. Dietary Mg intake from experimental data was dichotomized into a low dietary Mg intake group (≤254 mg/day) and a normal dietary Mg intake group (>254 mg/day). To evaluate the impact of dietary magnesium intake on eGFR, a multivariable linear regression was conducted utilizing an interaction test between dietary vitamin C and eGFR. We discovered a positive association between dietary vitamin C content and eGFR. The relationship between dietary vitamin C levels and eGFR differed between individuals with low Mg intake and those with normal Mg intake (β: 2.96 95% CI:1.63 ~ 4.29 vs. β: 1.05 95% CI: -0.15 to 2.25), and the positive association of high dietary vitamin C content with eGFR was stronger in the low Mg intake group. Furthermore, we observed that dietary magnesium intake significantly altered the positive association between dietary vitamin C and eGFR (interaction value of 0.020). Our experimental study revealed that the interaction between dietary magnesium and dietary vitamin C can significantly impact eGFR. This finding carries significant implications for the treatment of diseases resulting from abnormal eGFR, as well as the selection of clinically relevant drugs.
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- Zheng‐yang Lin
- Department of Clinical MedicineThe Second Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Preventive MedicineSchool of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Medical ImagingThe Second Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Clinical MedicineThe Second Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Clinical MedicineThe Second Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Clinical MedicineThe Second Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Clinical MedicineThe First Clinical School of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Sutovska H, Molcan L, Majzunova M, Sykora M, Kopkan L, Zeman M. Mineralocorticoid receptor blockade protects the kidneys but does not affect inverted blood pressure rhythm in hypertensive transgenic (mRen-2)27 rats. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2023; 572:111967. [PMID: 37210027 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2023.111967] [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: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Aldosterone regulates blood pressure (BP) through water and sodium balance. In our study, we studied if continuous treatment with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, spironolactone (30 mg/kg/day) for 20 days can: 1) attenuate hypertension development and restore inverted 24-h BP rhythm in hypertensive transgenic (mRen-2)27 rats (TGR) measured by telemetry; 2) improve function of the kidneys and heart; 3) be protective against high salt load (1% in water) by mitigating oxidative injury and improving kidney function. Spironolactone decreased albuminuria and 8-isoprostane in normal and salt load conditions in BP-independent effects. Salt load increased BP, impaired autonomic balance, suppressed plasma aldosterone level and increased natriuresis, albuminuria and oxidative injury in TGR. Spironolactone did not restore the inverted 24-h rhythm of BP in TGR, therefore, mineralocorticoids are not crucial in regulation of BP daily profile. Spironolactone improved kidney function, decreased oxidative stress and was protective against high salt load in the BP-independent manner.
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- Hana Sutovska
- Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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- Centre of Experimental Medicine, Institute for Heart Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Yoshina S, Izuhara L, Kamatani N, Mitani S. Regulation of aging by balancing mitochondrial function and antioxidant levels. J Physiol Sci 2022; 72:28. [DOI: 10.1186/s12576-022-00853-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AbstractAging is the deterioration of physiological mechanisms that is associated with getting old. There is a link between aging and mitochondrial function. However, there is an unresolved relationship between ATP levels and aging. To address this issue, we administered febuxostat (FBX), an inhibitor of human xanthine oxidase (XO)/xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH), to C. elegans. We used C. elegans as a model to evaluate the effects of FBX and to challenge the enigma of the relationship between ATP and lifespan. In this study, we showed that FBX protects mitochondria and prevents age-related muscle deterioration in C. elegans. In addition, we showed that FBX administration could increase ATP levels without overloading the mitochondria while extending the lifespan. We also showed that the combination of FBX and an antioxidant as a protection against ROS prolongs lifespan more. We have shown that the antioxidant effects and increased ATP levels may lead to antiaging effects.
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Antihypertensive Effects of Aqueous Extract of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre (Euphorbiaceae) in Wistar Rat. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:3305733. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/3305733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ricinodendron heudelotii stem bark is commonly used in Cameroonian traditional medicine to treat cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. The present study was designed to investigate the antihypertensive and antioxidant properties of the aqueous extract of Ricinodendron heudelotii in salt-induced hypertensive rats. Analysis by HPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS was used to identify various chemical components of the extract. A total of thirty rats were used for each test. High-salt hypertension was induced in rats by oral administration of NaCl for 12 weeks. Mean blood pressure (MBP) and heart rate (HR) were monitored by noninvasive methods. Oral administration of Ricinodendron heudelotii significantly (
) reduced the increase of mean blood pressure (23.12%, 26.14%, and 24.34%) and heart rate (31.19%, 31.09%, and 26.98%), respectively, at the doses of 40, 20, and 6 mg/kg, compared to the hypertensive group. All the doses tested significantly reduced or/and ameliorated biochemical and oxidative stress parameters. Histological analysis showed that Ricinodendron heudelotii restored renal disorders induced by the administration of salt. The aqueous extract of Ricinodendron heudelotii exerts a cardioprotective effect, and the antihypertensive activity seems associated with an improvement in antioxidant status. Overall, the results justify and support the traditional use of Ricinodendron heudelotii.
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Zhang Y, Yang S, Liu M, Wu Q, Ye Z, Zhou C, He P, Zhang Y, Gan X, Qin X. Dietary vitamin E and tocopherol isoforms and incident chronic kidney disease: A 30-y follow-up study from young adulthood to midlife. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 190:284-291. [PMID: 35998793 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship of dietary vitamin E intake with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) was not clear as yet. We aimed to examine the associations of dietary total vitamin E and tocopherol isoforms intakes with incident CKD in a 30-year follow-up study from young adulthood to midlife. METHODS A total of 4038 American adults aged 18-30 years and without reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were enrolled from Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. Diet was evaluated by a validated dietary-history questionnaire at baseline, and after 7 and 20 years later. The study outcome was incident CKD, defined as an eGFR<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or a urinary albumin to creatinine ratio ≥30 mg/g. RESULTS During a 30-year follow-up, 642 (15.9%) participants developed incident CKD. Overall, there was a L-shaped relationship between dietary total vitamin E intake and incident CKD (P for non-linearity<0.001). When total vitamin E intake was assessed as quartiles, compared with those in the first quartile (<4.35 mg α-TE/1000 kcal), the adjusted HRs (95%CI) of incident CKD for participants in the fourth quartile (≥9.61 mg α-TE/1000 kcal) was 0.55 (0.40, 0.75). Moreover, higher intakes of beta-tocopherol and gamma-tocopherol were significantly associated with a lower incident CKD. Higher intake of delta-tocopherol was significantly related to a higher incident CKD. And there was no obvious association of alpha-tocopherol intake with incident CKD. CONCLUSIONS There were inverse associations of total vitamin E, beta-tocopherol and gamma-tocopherol intakes, a positive association of delta-tocopherol intake, and no obvious association of alpha-tocopherol intake, with incident CKD among American adults.
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- Yanjun Zhang
- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Pham KO, Hara A, Tsujiguchi H, Suzuki K, Suzuki F, Miyagi S, Kannon T, Sato T, Hosomichi K, Tsuboi H, Nguyen TTT, Shimizu Y, Kambayashi Y, Nakamura M, Takazawa C, Nakamura H, Hamagishi T, Shibata A, Konoshita T, Tajima A, Nakamura H. Association between Vitamin Intake and Chronic Kidney Disease According to a Variant Located Upstream of the PTGS1 Gene: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Shika Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:2082. [PMID: 35631221 PMCID: PMC9143472 DOI: 10.3390/nu14102082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have been advised to take vitamins; however, the effects have been controversial. The individual differences in developing CKD might involve genetic variants of inflammation, including variant rs883484 located upstream of the prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1 (PTGS1) gene. We aimed to identify whether the 12 dietary vitamin intake interacts with genotypes of the rs883484 on developing CKD. The population-based, cross-sectional study had 684 Japanese participants (≥40 years old). The study used a validated, brief, self-administered diet history questionnaire to estimate the intake of the dietary vitamins. CKD was defined as estimated glomerular filtration < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. The study participants had an average age of 62.1 ± 10.8 years with 15.4% minor homozygotes of rs883484, and 114 subjects had CKD. In the fully adjusted model, the higher intake of vitamins, namely niacin (odds ratio (OR) = 0.74, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.57−0.96, p = 0.024), α-tocopherol (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.26−0.95, p = 0.034), and vitamin C (OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.95−1.00, p = 0.037), was independently associated with lower CKD tendency in the minor homozygotes of rs883484. The results suggested the importance of dietary vitamin intake in the prevention of CKD in middle-aged to older-aged Japanese with minor homozygous of rs883484 gene variant.
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- Kim-Oanh Pham
- Information Management Department, Asia Center for Air Pollution Research, Niigata City 950-2144, Japan
- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
- Community Medicine Support Dentistry, Faculty of Dentist, Ohu University Hospital, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan
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- Innovative Clinical Research Center, Takaramachi Campus, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan;
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (T.K.); (T.S.); (K.H.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (T.K.); (T.S.); (K.H.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (T.K.); (T.S.); (K.H.); (A.T.)
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- Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kakuma Campus, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-1192, Japan;
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- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Haiphong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hai Phong 180000, Vietnam;
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Komatsu University, Komatsu City 923-0961, Japan;
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari 794-8555, Japan;
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Tsuruga 914-0055, Japan;
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (T.K.); (T.S.); (K.H.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa City 920-8640, Japan; (A.H.); (H.T.); (K.S.); (F.S.); (M.N.); (C.T.); (H.N.); (T.H.); (A.S.); (H.N.)
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Kawakami K, Matsuo H, Yamada T, Matsumoto KI, Sasaki D, Nomura M. Effects of hydrogen-rich water and ascorbic acid treatment on spontaneously hypertensive rats. Exp Anim 2022; 71:347-355. [PMID: 35264492 PMCID: PMC9388348 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.21-0187] [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] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Hydrogen-rich water (HW) has been suggested to possess antioxidant properties of value in treatments of lifestyle diseases and for prevention of latent pathologies. To date, the potential
benefits of HW against the deleterious effects of excessive salt intake and hypertension have not been investigated. Here, we first examined the effects of HW or HW supplemented with 0.1%
ascorbic acid (HWA) on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) that had been fed a normal diet. In comparison to control rats given distilled water (DW), we found that HW did not significantly
influence systolic blood pressure (SBP) or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in SHR; however, the increase in SBP and DBP were inhibited in the HWA group. Next, four groups of SHR were given
DW, 0.1% ascorbic acid-added DW (DWA), HW, or HWA in combination with a 4% NaCl-added diet. SHR fed the 4% NaCl-added diet showed increased hypertension; HWA treatment resulted in a
significant reduction in blood pressure. The HWA group tended to have lower plasma angiotensin II levels than the DW group. In addition, urinary volumes and urinary sodium levels were
significantly lower in the HWA group than the DW group. Urinary isoprostane, an oxidative stress marker, was also significantly lower in the HWA group, suggesting that the inhibitory effect
of HWA on blood pressure elevation was caused by a reduction in oxidative stress. These findings suggest a synergistic interaction between HW and ascorbic acid, and also suggest that HWA
ingestion has potential for prevention of hypertension.
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- Kohei Kawakami
- Department of Experimental Animals, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Head Office for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University
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- Department of Experimental Animals, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Head Office for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University
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- Department of Experimental Animals, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Head Office for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Head Office for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University
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Endogenous Taurine Downregulation Is Required for Renal Injury in Salt-Sensitive Hypertensive Rats via CBS/H 2S Inhibition. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:5530907. [PMID: 34484563 PMCID: PMC8413057 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5530907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Although taurine is known to exert an antihypertensive effect, it is unclear whether it is involved in the mechanism for hypertension-related target organ injury. To reveal the role of endogenous taurine in renal injury formation during salt-sensitive hypertension and clarify its mechanisms, both salt-sensitive Dahl rats and salt-resistant SS-13BN rats were fed a high-salt diet (8% NaCl) and given 2% taurine for 6 weeks. Rat systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured by the tail-cuff method and artery catheterization. Kidney ultrastructure was observed under an electron microscope. Taurine content and mRNA and protein levels of taurine synthases, cysteine dioxygenase type 1 (CDO1) and cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase (CSAD), were decreased in Dahl rats fed a high-salt diet. However, taurine supplementation and the resulting increase in renal taurine content reduced the increased SBP and improved renal function and structural damage in high-salt diet-fed Dahl rats. In contrast, taurine did not affect SS-13BN SBP and renal function and structure. Taurine intervention increased the renal H2S content and enhanced cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) expression and activity in Dahl rats fed a high-salt diet. Taurine reduced the renin, angiotensin II, and aldosterone contents and the levels of oxidative stress indices in Dahl rat renal tissues but increased antioxidant capacity, antioxidant enzyme activity, and protein expression. However, taurine failed to achieve this effect in the renal tissue of SS-13BN rats fed a high-salt diet. Pretreatment with the CBS inhibitor HA or renal CBS knockdown inhibited H2S generation and subsequently blocked the effect of taurine on renin, superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), and superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) levels in high-salt-stimulated Dahl renal slices. In conclusion, the downregulation of endogenous taurine production resulted in a decrease in the renal CBS/H2S pathway. This decrease subsequently promoted renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation and oxidative stress in the kidney, ultimately contributing to renal injury in salt-sensitive Dahl rats.
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Central composite design for the development of carvedilol-loaded transdermal ethosomal hydrogel for extended and enhanced anti-hypertensive effect. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:100. [PMID: 33836744 PMCID: PMC8035747 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00833-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Carvedilol, the anti-hypertensive drug, has poor bioavailability when administered orally. Ethosomes-mediated transdermal delivery is considered a potential route of administration to increase the bioavailability of carvedilol. The central composite design could be used as a tool to optimize ethosomal formulation. Thus, this study aims to optimize carvedilol-loaded ethosomes using central composite design, followed by incorporation of synthesized ethosomes into hydrogels for transdermal delivery of carvedilol. Results The optimized carvedilol-loaded ethosomes were spherical in shape. The optimized ethosomes had mean particle size of 130 ± 1.72 nm, entrapment efficiency of 99.12 ± 2.96%, cumulative drug release of 97.89 ± 3.7%, zeta potential of − 31 ± 1.8 mV, and polydispersity index of 0.230 ± 0.03. The in-vitro drug release showed sustained release of carvedilol from ethosomes and ethosomal hydrogel. Compared to free carvedilol-loaded hydrogel, the ethosomal gel showed increased penetration of carvedilol through the skin. Moreover, ethosomal hydrogels showed a gradual reduction in blood pressure for 24 h in rats. Conclusions Taken together, central composite design can be used for successful optimization of carvedilol-loaded ethosomes formulation, which can serve as the promising transdermal delivery system for carvedilol. Moreover the carvedilol-loaded ethosomal gel can extend the anti-hypertensive effect of carvedilol for a longer time, as compared to free carvedilol, suggesting its therapeutic potential in future clinics.![]() Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12951-021-00833-4.
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Xu J, Hu S, Li S, Wang W, Wu Y, Su Z, Zhou X, Gao Y, Cheng X, Zheng Q. Systemic immune-inflammation index predicts postoperative acute kidney injury in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after hepatectomy. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e25335. [PMID: 33832108 PMCID: PMC8036044 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000025335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is an independent prognostic predictor of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present investigation examined whether an association exists between preoperative SII value and postoperative acute kidney injury (pAKI) in HCC patients.The study included 479 hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy. The SII was calculated as P × N/L, where P, N, and L represent the counts of platelets, neutrophils, and lymphocytes in routine blood test, respectively. After propensity score matching, logistic regression analysis was used to explore independent predictors of pAKI in HCC patients.pAKI was confirmed in 51 patients (10.8%). The average SII value was higher in patients with pAKI than patients without pAKI. After multivariate logistic regression analysis, SII, history of hypertension, and tumor size, among others, were found to be predictors of pAKI. The optimal threshold value of SII for predicting pAKI was found to be 547.84 × 109/L. Multivariate analysis performed after propensity score matching confirmed that SII ≥ 547.84 × 109/L was an independent predictor of pAKI.The preoperative SII qualifies as a novel, independent predictor of pAKI in HCC patients with HBV infection who underwent hepatectomy.
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- Jianjun Xu
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
- Department of General Surgery, The People's Hospital of Honghu City, Honghu
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan Asia General Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
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Hara A, Tsujiguchi H, Suzuki K, Suzuki F, Kasahara T, Oanh PK, Miyagi S, Kannon T, Tajima A, Wada T, Nakamura H. Gender difference in the association of dietary intake of antioxidant vitamins with kidney function in middle-aged and elderly Japanese. J Nutr Sci 2021; 10:e2. [PMID: 33889385 PMCID: PMC8057365 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2020.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Dietary intake modification is important for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, little is known about the association between dietary intake of antioxidant vitamins and kidney function based on gender difference. We examined the relationship of dietary intake of antioxidant vitamins with decreased kidney function according to gender in Japanese subjects. This population-based, cross-sectional study included 936 Japanese participants with the age of 40 years or older. A validated brief self-administered diet history questionnaire was used to measure dietary intakes of vitamin E and its four isoforms, vitamin A and vitamin C. Decreased kidney function was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min/1·73 m2. A total of 498 (53·2 %) of the study participants were women. Mean age was 62·4 ± 11·3 years. Overall, 157 subjects met the criteria of decreased kidney function. In the fully adjusted model, a high vitamin E intake is inversely associated with decreased kidney function in women (odds ratio, 0·886; 95 % confidence interval, 0·786-0·998), whereas vitamin E intake was not associated with decreased kidney function (odds ratio, 0·931; 95 % confidence interval, 0·811-1·069) in men. No significant association between dietary intake of vitamins A and C and decreased kidney function was observed in women and men. Higher dietary intake of vitamin E was inversely associated with decreased kidney function in middle-aged and older women, and the result may provide insight into the more tailored dietary approaches to prevent CKD.
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- Akinori Hara
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
- Division of Nephrology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
- Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Zhu XL, Zhang T, Xu ZQ, Ma XC, Wang ZJ, Zou CW, Li JX, Jing HY. High salt-induced weakness of anti-oxidative function of natriuretic peptide receptor-C and podocyte damage in the kidneys of Dahl rats. Chin Med J (Engl) 2020; 133:1182-1191. [PMID: 32433050 PMCID: PMC7249711 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and its natriuretic peptide receptors A (NPR-A) and C (NPR-C) are involved in the regulation of physiological and pathophysiological process of blood pressure. The present study aimed to determine the role of NPR-C in the development of salt-sensitive hypertension. METHODS The Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) and salt-resistant (DR) rats were used in this study. Animals were matched according to their age and weight, and then placed on either a high-salt (HS, 8%) or a normal-salt (NS, 0.4%) diet for 6 weeks randomly using random number table. The systolic blood pressure (SBP), plasmatic sodium concentration (PLNa), urinary sodium excretion (UVNa), and serum creatinine concentration (Scr) were measured. The concentration of ANP in blood and tissues (heart and kidney) was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of ANP, NPR-A, and NPR-C in kidney was evaluated with western blot analysis. Regarding renal redox state, the concentration changes in malondialdehyde (MDA), lipofuscin, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase (Nox), and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in kidney were detected by a spectrophotometric method. The kidney damage was evaluated using pathological techniques and the succinodehydrogenase (SDHase) examination. Furthermore, after an intra-peritoneal injection of C-atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)4-23 (C-ANP4-23), an NPR-C receptor agonist, the SBP, biochemical values in blood and urine, and renal redox state were evaluated. The paired Student's t test and analysis of variance followed by the Bonferroni test were performed for statistical analyses of the comparisons between two groups and multiple groups, respectively. RESULTS The baseline SBP in all groups was within the normal range. At the end of the 6-week experiment, HS diet significantly increased the SBP in DS rats from 116.63 ± 2.90 mmHg to 162.25 ± 2.15 mmHg (t = -10.213, P < 0.001). The changes of SBP were not significant in DS rats on an NS diet and DR rats on an NS diet or on an HS diet (all P > 0.05). The significant increase of PLNa, UVNa, and Scr related to an HS diet was found in both DS and DR rats (all P < 0.05). However, significant changes in the concentration (t = -21.915, P < 0.001) and expression of renal ANP (t = -3.566, P = 0.016) and the expression of renal NPR-C (t = 5.864, P = 0.002) were only observed in DS hypertensive rats. The significantly higher desmin immunochemical staining score (t = -5.715, P = 0.005) and mitochondrial injury score (t = -6.325, P = 0.003) accompanied by the lower SDHase concentration (t = 3.972, P = 0.017) revealed mitochondrial pathologic abnormalities in podocytes in DS rats with an HS diet. The distinct increases of MDA (t = -4.685, P = 0.009), lipofuscin (t = -8.195, P = 0.001), and Nox (t = -12.733, P < 0.001) but not NOS (t = -0.328, P = 0.764) in kidneys were also found in DS hypertensive rats. C-ANP4-23 treatment significantly decreased the SBP induced by HS in DS rats (P < 0.05), which was still higher than NS groups with the vehicle or C-ANP4-23 treatment (P < 0.05). Moreover, the HS-induced increase of MDA, lipofuscin, Nox concentrations, and Nox4 expression in DS rats was significantly attenuated by C-ANP4-23 treatment as compared with those with HS diet and vehicle injection (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The results indicated that the renal NPR-C might be involved in the salt-sensitive hypertension through the damage of mitochondria in podocytes and the reduction of the anti-oxidative function. Hence, C-ANP4-23 might serve as a therapeutic agent in treating salt-sensitive hypertension.
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- Xiao-Long Zhu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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Exercise training delays renal disorders with decreasing oxidative stress and increasing production of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. J Hypertens 2020; 38:1336-1346. [PMID: 32205560 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Exercise training has antihypertensive and renoprotective effects in humans and rats. However, the effects of exercise training on renal disorders that occur with salt-sensitive hypertension remains unclear. The study aim was to investigate the effects and mechanisms of exercise training on renal function in a rat model of salt-sensitive hypertension. METHODS Six-week-old male Dahl salt-sensitive rats were divided into normal-salt (0.6% NaCl) diet, high-salt (8% NaCl) diet, and high-salt diet with exercise training groups. The high-salt diet with exercise training group underwent daily treadmill running for 8 weeks. RESULTS The high-salt diet induced severe hypertension and renal dysfunction. Exercise training significantly improved high-salt diet-induced urinary protein, albumin, and L-type fatty acid-binding protein excretion, and glomerulosclerosis but not renal interstitial fibrosis without changing blood pressure. Exercise training significantly attenuated high-salt diet-induced oxidative stress in the kidneys and decreased high-salt diet-stimulated xanthine oxidoreductase activity but not nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase activity. The high-salt diet did not change urinary excretion of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and decreased cytochrome P450 4A protein expression in the kidneys. Exercise training increased urinary 20-hydoroxyeicosatetraenoic acid excretion and renal cytochrome P450 4A protein expression. CONCLUSION Exercise training improved renal disorders without lowering blood pressure in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Exercise training also decreased oxidative stress and increased 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid production in the kidneys. These results suggest that improvements in oxidative stress and 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid production may be potential mechanisms by which exercise training improved renal disorders in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
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Abais-Battad JM, Lund H, Dasinger JH, Fehrenbach DJ, Cowley AW, Mattson DL. NOX2-derived reactive oxygen species in immune cells exacerbates salt-sensitive hypertension. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 146:333-339. [PMID: 31730933 PMCID: PMC6942201 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Previous studies utilizing the SSp67phox-/- rat have demonstrated the importance of systemic NADPH oxidase NOX2-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the pathogenesis of Dahl Salt-Sensitive (SS) hypertension and renal damage. It is established that the immune system contributes to the development of SS hypertension and our laboratory has observed an enrichment of NOX2 subunits in infiltrating T cells. However, the contribution of immune cell-derived ROS in SS hypertension remains unknown. To assess the role of ROS in immune cells, SSp67phox-/- rats underwent total body irradiation and received bone marrow transfer from either SS (+SS) or SSp67phox-/- (+SSp67phox-/-) donor rats. Demonstrated in a respiratory burst assay, response to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate stimulus (135 μM) was 10.2-fold greater in peritoneal macrophages isolated from +SS rats compared to nonresponsive + SSp67phox-/- cells, validating that + SS rats were capable of producing NOX2-derived ROS in cells of hematopoietic origin. After 3 weeks of high salt challenge, there was an exacerbated increase in mean arterial pressure in +SS rats compared to + SSp67phox-/- control rats (176.1 ± 4.7 vs 147.9 ± 8.4 mmHg, respectively), which was accompanied by a significant increase in albuminuria (168.3 ± 23.7 vs 107.0 ± 20.4 mg/day) and renal medullary protein cast formation (33.2 ± 4.7 vs 8.1 ± 3.5%). Interestingly, upon analysis of renal immune cells, there was trending increase of CD11b/c + monocytes and macrophages in the kidney of +SS rats (4.7 ± 0.4 vs 3.5 ± 0.5 × 106 cells/kidney, +SS vs + SSp67phox-/-, p = 0.06). These data altogether demonstrate that immune cell production of NOX2-derived ROS is sufficient to exacerbate Dahl SS hypertension, renal damage, and renal inflammation.
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- Justine M Abais-Battad
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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Ibrahim MA, Eraqi MM, Alfaiz FA. Therapeutic role of taurine as antioxidant in reducing hypertension risks in rats. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03209. [PMID: 31989053 PMCID: PMC6970174 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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AIM The current investigation focused on the therapeutic role of the administration of taurine on hypertensive rats to reduce or cure the hazard effects of hypertension problems. METHODOLOGY This research included 2 experiments; 1st was done to survey the variations that might occur in blood pressure (BP) of male rats because of the fed 8% NaCl diet for 4 weeks. 2nd experiment, it contains normal control rats', hypertensive rats were served as hypertension recovery group and hypertensive rats were took orally by the help of gastric tube 50 mg taurine/100 g b.wt/day for four weeks and served as taurine group. RESULTS 1st experimental, clarified a significant elevation in BP, body weight, serum cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, activities of serum cardiac enzymes, endothelin-1, ADMA, MDA and TNF-α in hypertensive rats' group. On contrary, there is a significant reduction in serum level of TNO and antioxidant enzymes level in relation to the control group. A numerical variation but not statistically significant was happened in HDL in hypertensive rats' group as compared to their matching results in control rats' group. 2nd experimental taurine significantly reduced the BP as compared with hypertensive control. Furthermore, a significant improvement occurred in the mean value of most investigation parameters in hypertensive animal group which treated with taurine. CONCLUSION The previous data could be concluded that, there is an obvious amelioration effects of taurine on hypertensive rats by reducing the hazard effects of hypertension problems. The primary mechanisms were discussed according to existing published investigations.
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- Marwan A. Ibrahim
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Majmaah University, Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia
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Xu J, Xia Y, Li S, Cheng X, Hu S, Gao Y, Zhou X, Wang G, Zheng Q. A retrospective pilot study to examine the potential of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio as a predictor of postoperative acute kidney injury in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Clin Biochem 2019; 56:357-366. [PMID: 30453754 DOI: 10.1177/0004563218817797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio (AST/ALT) is an independent predictor of hepatic disease. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the association between preoperative AST/ALT and postoperative acute kidney injury in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. METHODS A total of 422 hepatitis B- or C- virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma patients, who underwent hepatectomy between September 2012 and April 2018, were enrolled this retrospective study. From all patients, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase parameters were collected, and the AST/ALT ratio was calculated. For diagnostic criteria of postoperative acute kidney injury, the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria guidelines were used. RESULTS In 48 patients (11.4%), postoperative acute kidney injury was confirmed. In patients with postoperative acute kidney injury, the mean preoperative serum AST/ALT was significantly higher when compared with patients without postoperative acute kidney injury. After multivariate logistic regression analysis, AST/ALT, haemoglobin, age, hypertension, Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification and the Milan criteria were all confirmed as predictive factors of postsurgical acute kidney injury. We found that an AST/ALT of 1.29 was the best cut-off point for predicting postoperative acute kidney injury. The positive predictive value (23.9%) of the cut-off is actually poor. After matching the propensity score, AST/ALT ≥1.29 was still confirmed as an independent predictor of postoperative acute kidney injury by multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION Preoperative elevated serum AST/ALT may be a potential independent predictor of postoperative acute kidney injury in hepatocellular carcinoma patients who have undergone hepatectomy. This needs to be tested in further prospective studies.
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- Jianjun Xu
- 1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 2 Department of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 3 Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- 1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 1 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Gonzalez-Vicente A, Saez F, Monzon CM, Asirwatham J, Garvin JL. Thick Ascending Limb Sodium Transport in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:235-309. [PMID: 30354966 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00055.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The thick ascending limb plays a key role in maintaining water and electrolyte balance. The importance of this segment in regulating blood pressure is evidenced by the effect of loop diuretics or local genetic defects on this parameter. Hormones and factors produced by thick ascending limbs have both autocrine and paracrine effects, which can extend prohypertensive signaling to other structures of the nephron. In this review, we discuss the role of the thick ascending limb in the development of hypertension, not as a sole participant, but one that works within the rich biological context of the renal medulla. We first provide an overview of the basic physiology of the segment and the anatomical considerations necessary to understand its relationship with other renal structures. We explore the physiopathological changes in thick ascending limbs occurring in both genetic and induced animal models of hypertension. We then discuss the racial differences and genetic defects that affect blood pressure in humans through changes in thick ascending limb transport rates. Throughout the text, we scrutinize methodologies and discuss the limitations of research techniques that, when overlooked, can lead investigators to make erroneous conclusions. Thus, in addition to advancing an understanding of the basic mechanisms of physiology, the ultimate goal of this work is to understand our research tools, to make better use of them, and to contextualize research data. Future advances in renal hypertension research will require not only collection of new experimental data, but also integration of our current knowledge.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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Kanno M, Nakayama M, Zhu WJ, Hayashi Y, Kazama JJ. Rosuvastatin pretreatment suppresses distant organ injury following unilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion in hypertensive Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Nephrology (Carlton) 2018; 23:1046-1054. [DOI: 10.1111/nep.13169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Makoto Kanno
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension; Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine; Fukushima Japan
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- Division of Clinical Research, Center for Advanced and Integrated Renal Science (CAIRS); Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine; Sendai Japan
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- Division of Clinical Research, Center for Advanced and Integrated Renal Science (CAIRS); Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine; Sendai Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension; Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine; Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension; Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine; Fukushima Japan
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Peng H, Feng D, Wang Y, Dong Z, Chen Q, Zhang L, Luo R, Chen J, Wang A, Ma S. Effect of Oral Vitamin C Supplementation on High-Altitude Hyperuricemia in Young Men Initially Migrating to High Altitude: A Pilot Study. High Alt Med Biol 2018; 19:373-381. [PMID: 30358417 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2018.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Clinical studies have shown that oral vitamin C supplementation can reduce serum uric acid levels in multiple populations and may also improve acute mountain sickness. However, it is unclear whether this protocol can improve high-altitude hyperuricemia. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the role of vitamin C supplementation on high-altitude hyperuricemia. METHODS A preliminary prospective control study was performed in 2015. Young male army recruits (n = 66), who had recently arrived on the Tibetan Plateau for the first time, were recruited for study I. Subjects were assigned to either the vitamin C group, who took an oral daily dose of 500 mg vitamin C for 1 month, or the blank control group, who had no intervention. The levels of serum uric acid, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen were monitored at baseline and at the end of 1 month. In a second study II in 2016 (n = 120), the effect of 500 mg/d vitamin C on high-altitude hyperuricemia was compared with 75 IU/d of vitamin E. RESULTS In study I, the level of serum uric acid at 1 month was significantly higher than at baseline (436.1 ± 79.3 μmol/L vs. 358.0 ± 79.8 μmol/L, p < 0.001) and the prevalence of hyperuricemia was also significantly higher (63.6% [95% confidence interval, CI: 52.0%-75.2%] vs. 19.7% [95% CI: 10.1%-29.3%], p < 0.001). Both the level of serum uric acid (411.5 ± 74.2 μmol/L vs. 460.8 ± 54.8 μmol/L, p = 0.003) and the prevalence of hyperuricemia (48.5% [95% CI: 31.4%-65.6%] vs. 78.8% [95% CI: 64.9%-92.7%], p = 0.020) were significantly lower in the vitamin C group than in the blank control group. In study II, the levels of serum uric acid and the frequency of hyperuricemia also increased over 1 month and were similar in the vitamin C and the vitamin E groups at both baseline and 1 month (p > 0.05). The change in serum uric acid was positively correlated with both the changes in serum creatinine (r = 0.599, p < 0.001) and blood urea nitrogen (r = 0.207, p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that healthy young men develop an increase in serum uric acid within a month of moving from low to high altitude. Oral vitamin C supplementation can safely reduce this increase at a low cost.
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- Hui Peng
- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China.,2 Department of Postgraduate, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- 3 Laboratory Department, Tibet Military Region General Hospital, Tibet, China
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- 4 Medical Administration Division, Tibet Military Region General Hospital, Tibet, China
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- 5 Medical Administration Division, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming, China
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- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China.,2 Department of Postgraduate, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China
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- 6 Medical Team, Tibet Military Region 77649 Unit, Tibet, China
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- 6 Medical Team, Tibet Military Region 77649 Unit, Tibet, China
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- 6 Medical Team, Tibet Military Region 77649 Unit, Tibet, China
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- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China.,7 State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Sodium bicarbonate loading limits tubular cast formation independent of glomerular injury and proteinuria in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:1179-1197. [PMID: 29650676 DOI: 10.1042/cs20171630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) slows the decline in kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet the mechanisms mediating this effect remain unclear. The Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rat develops hypertension and progressive renal injury when fed a high salt diet; however, the effect of alkali loading on kidney injury has never been investigated in this model. We hypothesized that NaHCO3 protects from the development of renal injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rats via luminal alkalization which limits the formation of tubular casts, which are a prominent pathological feature in this model. To examine this hypothesis, we determined blood pressure and renal injury responses in Dahl SS rats drinking vehicle (0.1 M NaCl) or NaHCO3 (0.1 M) solutions as well as in Dahl SS rats lacking the voltage-gated proton channel (Hv1). We found that oral NaHCO3 reduced tubular NH4+ production, tubular cast formation, and interstitial fibrosis in rats fed a high salt diet for 2 weeks. This effect was independent of changes in blood pressure, glomerular injury, or proteinuria and did not associate with changes in renal inflammatory status. We found that null mutation of Hv1 also limited cast formation in Dahl SS rats independent of proteinuria or glomerular injury. As Hv1 is localized to the luminal membrane of TAL, our data suggest that alkalization of the luminal fluid within this segment limits cast formation in this model. Reduced cast formation, secondary to luminal alkalization within TAL segments may mediate some of the protective effects of alkali loading observed in CKD patients.
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Zhou X, Wang L, Wang G, Cheng X, Hu S, Ke W, Li M, Zhang Y, Song Z, Zheng Q. A new plasma biomarker enhance the clinical prediction of postoperative acute kidney injury in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Chim Acta 2017; 475:128-136. [PMID: 29031454 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The ratio of serum γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (GGT/ALT) is a marker for evaluating effects to antivirotic treatment and a helpful predictive factor for the prognosis of Child-Pugh A hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after surgery. The relationship between the incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and preoperative GGT/ALT is studied in hepatectomized hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients. METHODS A total of 253 hepatitis B or C virus-related HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy between September 2012 and August 2016 at our hospital were included in the retrospective study. Serum ALT and GGT value were recorded, and the GGT/ALT was computed. AKI was defined that based on the "Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria". RESULTS AKI was observed in 22 (8.7%) patients. Mean GGT/ALT of patients with AKI was significantly higher than in those without it (6.0 vs 2.1, P<0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed an increase in GGT/ALT as an independent risk factor for AKI in hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients, particularly in patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage 0 or A staged HCC (odds ratio (OR) 1.400, P<0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that ALT (OR 0.966, P=0.044) was somewhat inversely associated with the incidence of AKI in hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients. The best cutoff point of GGT/ALT was 2.92. Multivariate analysis showed that preoperative GGT/ALT ≥2.92 predicted poor prognosis of postoperative AKI in patients with HCC after hepatectomy (odds ratio 17.697, P<0.001). After propensity score matching, preoperative GGT/ALT ≥2.92 remained an independent risk factor for AKI in HCC patients (OR 13.947, P=0.003). CONCLUSIONS The GGT/ALT of patients with AKI was significantly higher than those without it. Evaluation of GGT/ALT before surgery can be a helpful predictive tool for postoperative AKI in hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients undergoing hepatectomy, particularly in patients with BCLC stage 0 or A staged HCC. Hepatitis B- or C- associated HCC patients with low ALT especially within the normal range may have a high risk of AKI. However, the reason remains to be elucidated.
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- Xing Zhou
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Pons H, Johnson RJ. Role of the Immune System in Hypertension. Physiol Rev 2017; 97:1127-1164. [PMID: 28566539 PMCID: PMC6151499 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00031.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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High blood pressure is present in more than one billion adults worldwide and is the most important modifiable risk factor of death resulting from cardiovascular disease. While many factors contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension, a role of the immune system has been firmly established by a large number of investigations from many laboratories around the world. Immunosuppressive drugs and inhibition of individual cytokines prevent or ameliorate experimental hypertension, and studies in genetically-modified mouse strains have demonstrated that lymphocytes are necessary participants in the development of hypertension and in hypertensive organ injury. Furthermore, immune reactivity may be the driving force of hypertension in autoimmune diseases. Infiltration of immune cells, oxidative stress, and stimulation of the intrarenal angiotensin system are induced by activation of the innate and adaptive immunity. High blood pressure results from the combined effects of inflammation-induced impairment in the pressure natriuresis relationship, dysfunctional vascular relaxation, and overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. Imbalances between proinflammatory effector responses and anti-inflammatory responses of regulatory T cells to a large extent determine the severity of inflammation. Experimental and human studies have uncovered autoantigens (isoketal-modified proteins and heat shock protein 70) of potential clinical relevance. Further investigations on the immune reactivity in hypertension may result in the identification of new strategies for the treatment of the disease.
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- Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe
- Renal Service, Hospital Universitario, Universidad del Zulia, and Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)-Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela; and Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Renal Service, Hospital Universitario, Universidad del Zulia, and Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)-Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela; and Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Renal Service, Hospital Universitario, Universidad del Zulia, and Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)-Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela; and Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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Shirakura T, Nomura J, Matsui C, Kobayashi T, Tamura M, Masuzaki H. Febuxostat, a novel xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitor, improves hypertension and endothelial dysfunction in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2016; 389:831-8. [PMID: 27198514 PMCID: PMC4939152 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-016-1239-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Xanthine oxidase (XO) is an enzyme responsible for the production of uric acid. XO produces considerable amount of oxidative stress throughout the body. To date, however, its pathophysiologic role in hypertension and endothelial dysfunction still remains controversial. To explore the possible involvement of XO-derived oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of vascular dysfunction, by use of a selective XO inhibitor, febuxostat, we investigated the impact of pharmacological inhibition of XO on hypertension and vascular endothelial dysfunction in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Sixteen-week-old SHR and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were treated with tap water (control) or water containing febuxostat (3 mg/kg/day) for 6 weeks. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) in febuxostat-treated SHR (220 ± 3 mmHg) was significantly (P < 0.05) decreased compared with the control SHR (236 ± 4 mmHg) while SBP in febuxostat-treated WKY was constant. Acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation in aortas from febuxostat-treated SHR was significantly (P < 0.05) improved compared with the control SHR, whereas relaxation in response to sodium nitroprusside was not changed. Vascular XO activity and tissue nitrotyrosine level, a representative indicator of local oxidative stress, were considerably elevated in the control SHR compared with the control WKY, and this increment was abolished by febuxostat. Our results suggest that exaggerated XO activity and resultant increase in oxidative stress in this experimental model contribute to the hypertension and endothelial dysfunction, thereby supporting a notion that pharmacological inhibition of XO is valuable not only for hyperuricemia but also for treating hypertension and related endothelial dysfunction in human clinics.
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- Takashi Shirakura
- Pharmaceutical Development Research Laboratories, Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2, Asahigaoka, Hino, 191-852, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Pharmaceutical Development Research Laboratories, Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2, Asahigaoka, Hino, 191-852, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pharmaceutical Development Research Laboratories, Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2, Asahigaoka, Hino, 191-852, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pharmaceutical Development Research Laboratories, Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2, Asahigaoka, Hino, 191-852, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pharmaceutical Development Research Laboratories, Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2, Asahigaoka, Hino, 191-852, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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Mainasara A, Isa S, Dandare A, Ladan M, Saidu Y, Rabiu S. Blood pressure profile and insulin resistance in salt-induced hypertensive rats treated with camel milk. MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2016. [DOI: 10.3233/mnm-160060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- A.S. Mainasara
- Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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Farhadnejad H, Asghari G, Mirmiran P, Yuzbashian E, Azizi F. Micronutrient Intakes and Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. Nutrients 2016; 8:217. [PMID: 27104561 PMCID: PMC4848686 DOI: 10.3390/nu8040217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Revised: 03/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between micronutrient intakes and the 3.6-year incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults. This cohort study was conducted, within the framework of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, on 1692 subjects, aged ≥30 years, without CKD at the baseline. Dietary intakes were collected using a valid and reliable food-frequency questionnaire. Anthropometrics and biochemical measurements were taken. Chronic kidney disease was defined as eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. The mean age of participants was 43.3 ± 11.4 years. In the fully adjusted model, individuals in the top quintile of folate (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.24–0.80), cobalamin (OR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.34–0.93), vitamin C (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.21–0.69), vitamin E (OR: 0.45, 95% CI: 0.22–0.92), vitamin D (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.21–0.70), potassium (OR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.23–0.97) and magnesium (OR: 0.41, 95% CI: 0.22–0.76) had decreased risk of CKD, and in the top quintile of sodium (OR: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.03–2.61), subjects had increased risk of CKD, in comparison to the bottom quintile. No significant associations were found between the intakes of other micronutrients. High intake of several micronutrients including vitamins C, E, D, cobalamin, folate, magnesium, and potassium was associated with a decreased risk, while sodium was associated with an increased risk of incident CKD.
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- Hossein Farhadnejad
- Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19395-4763, Iran.
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- Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19395-4763, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19395-4741, Iran.
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- Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19395-4763, Iran.
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- Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19395-4763, Iran.
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Hughson MD, Hoy WE, Mott SA, Puelles VG, Bertram JF, Winkler CL, Kopp JB. APOL1 Risk Alleles are Associated with More Severe Arteriosclerosis in Renal Resistance Vessels with Aging and Hypertension. Kidney Int Rep 2016; 1:10-23. [PMID: 27610422 PMCID: PMC5012291 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction The increased risk of end-stage kidney disease among hypertensive African Americans is partly related to APOL1 allele variants. The initial glomerulosclerosis of hypertension-associated arterionephrosclerosis consists of focal global glomerulosclerosis, but in biopsy studies, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is found with progression to end-stage kidney disease, particularly in African Americans. Methods This is a study of arterionephrosclerosis in successfully APOL1-genotyped autopsy kidney tissue of 159 African Americans and 135 whites aged 18 to 89 years from a general population with no clinical renal disease. Results Glomerulosclerosis was nearly exclusively focal global glomerulosclerosis with 3 subjects having focal segmental glomerulosclerosis–like lesions that were unrelated to APOL1 risk status. For both races, in multivariable analysis, the dependent variables of arteriosclerosis and glomerulosclerosis were significantly related to the independent variables of older age (P < 0.001) and hypertension (P < 0.001). A relationship between APOL1 genotype and arteriosclerosis was apparent only after 35 years of age, when, for any level of elevated blood pressure, more severe arteriosclerosis was found in the interlobular arteries of 14 subjects with 2 APOL1 risk alleles compared to African Americans with none (n = 37, P = 0.02) or 1 risk allele (n = 35, P = 0.02). Discussion With the limitation of the small number of subjects contributing to the positive results, the findings imply that APOL1 risk alleles recessively augment small-vessel arteriosclerosis in conjunction with age and hypertension. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis was not a significant finding, indicating that in the early stages of arterionephrosclerosis, the primary pathologic influence of APOL1 genotype is vascular rather than glomerular.
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- Michael D Hughson
- Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Chronic Disease, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Cardiovascular Program Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cardiovascular Program Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Lidos Biomedical Inc., Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland
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- Kidney Disease Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Cheng D, Zhang X, Meng M, Han L, Li Z, Hou L, Qi W, Wang C. The protective effect of a buckwheat-enriched diet on renal injury in high salt-induced hypertension in rats. Food Funct 2016; 7:3548-54. [DOI: 10.1039/c6fo00296j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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An excess of dietary salt is the most common factor that contributes to the pathogenesis of hypertension.
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- Dai Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Sanitation
- Ministry of Education
- College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Sanitation
- Ministry of Education
- College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Sanitation
- Ministry of Education
- College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Sanitation
- Ministry of Education
- College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Sanitation
- Ministry of Education
- College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology
- Tianjin
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Sanitation
- Ministry of Education
- College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology
- Tianjin
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- Academy of State Administration of Grain
- Beijing
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Sanitation
- Ministry of Education
- College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology
- Tianjin University of Science and Technology
- Tianjin
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Hydrogen Sulfide Inhibits High-Salt Diet-Induced Renal Oxidative Stress and Kidney Injury in Dahl Rats. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2015; 2016:2807490. [PMID: 26823949 PMCID: PMC4707377 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2807490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Background. The study was designed to investigate if H2S could inhibit high-salt diet-induced renal excessive oxidative stress and kidney injury in Dahl rats. Methods. Male salt-sensitive Dahl and SD rats were used. Blood pressure (BP), serum creatinine, urea, creatinine clearance rate, and 24-hour urine protein were measured. Renal ultra- and microstructures were observed. Collagen-I and -III contents the oxidants and antioxidants levels in renal tissue were detected. Keap1/Nrf2 association and Keap1 s-sulfhydration were detected. Results. After 8 weeks of high-salt diet, BP was significantly increased, renal function and structure were impaired, and collagen deposition was abundant in renal tissues with increased renal MPO activity, H2O2, MDA, GSSG, and •OH contents, reduced renal T-AOC and GSH contents, CAT, GSH-PX and SOD activity, and SOD expressions in Dahl rats. Furthermore, endogenous H2S in renal tissues was decreased in Dahl rats. H2S donor, however, decreased BP, improved renal function and structure, and inhibited collagen excessive deposition in kidney, in association with increased antioxidative activity and reduced oxidative stress in renal tissues. H2S activated Nrf2 by inducing Keap1 s-sulfhydration and subsequent Keap1/Nrf2 disassociation. Conclusions. H2S protected against high-salt diet-induced renal injury associated with enhanced antioxidant capacity and inhibited renal oxidative stress.
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Kakutani-Hatayama M, Kadoya M, Okazaki H, Kurajoh M, Shoji T, Koyama H, Tsutsumi Z, Moriwaki Y, Namba M, Yamamoto T. Nonpharmacological Management of Gout and Hyperuricemia: Hints for Better Lifestyle. Am J Lifestyle Med 2015; 11:321-329. [PMID: 30202351 DOI: 10.1177/1559827615601973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We reviewed lifestyle factors that influence serum uric acid levels and risk of gout flare, and how to improve their deleterious effects. Since obesity increases uric acid and weight gain increases gout risk, weight reduction by daily exercise and limiting intake of excess calories is recommended. However, strenuous exercise, which causes adenine nucleotide degradation; starvation, which decreases uric acid excretion; and dehydration may raise the level of uric acid in serum and trigger gout. Increased intake of purine-rich foods, such as meat and seafood, raise the level of uric acid in serum and is associated with increased risk of gout, whereas dairy products, especially low-fat types, are associated with a lower risk of gout. Also, heavy alcohol drinking raises the uric acid level and increases the risk of gout through adenine nucleotide degradation and lactate production. Sweet fruits and soft drinks containing fructose should be moderated, since fructose may raise uric acid and increase gout risk through uric acid production and/or decreased excretion. On the other hand, the Mediterranean diet is recommended for gout patients, since it may also help prevent hyperuricemia. Furthermore, coffee and vitamin C supplementation could be considered as preventive measures, as those can lower serum uric acid levels as well as the risk of gout.
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- Miki Kakutani-Hatayama
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Zhang F, Sun D, Chen J, Guan N, Huo X, Xi H. Simvastatin attenuates angiotensin II‑induced inflammation and oxidative stress in human mesangial cells. Mol Med Rep 2014; 11:1246-51. [PMID: 25374119 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an intractable disease in which inflammation and oxidative stress are important. In the present study, the effect of simvastatin on inflammation and oxidative stress induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) in human mesangial cells (HMCs) and its corresponding mechanism was examined. In the in vitro experiment, HMCs were pretreated either without additives (control group) or with simvastatin at different concentrations (0, 0.1, 1 or 10 µM) for 1 h and were then stimulated by Ang II (1 µM) for 24 h. Following stimulation, the cells were collected for analysis using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blotting and dihydroethidium staining. The supernatant of the cells was collected and analyzed using an enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assay. The results demonstrated that simvastatin suppressed the increased mRNA expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein‑1, tumor necrosis factor‑α, interleukin (IL)‑1β and IL‑6 and the content of reactive oxygen species induced by Ang II in a dose‑dependent manner. In addition, simvastatin decreased the protein expression of cyclooxygenase‑2 (COX‑2), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase and protein kinase C (PKC) as well as the content of prostaglandin E2 and the phosphorylation level of nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) p65 in a dose‑dependent manner. Furthermore, simvastatin significantly increased the protein expression of peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor γ (PPARγ). Therefore, simvastatin suppressed inflammation and oxidative stress in Ang II‑stimulated HMCs via COX‑2, PPARγ, NF‑κB, NADPH oxidase and PKCs, thereby exerting a protective effect on CKD.
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- Department of Anatomy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anatomy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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Effect of the antihypertensive drug enalapril on oxidative stress markers and antioxidant enzymes in kidney of spontaneously hypertensive rat. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:608512. [PMID: 25254079 PMCID: PMC4164806 DOI: 10.1155/2014/608512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Oxidative stress has been suggested to play a role in hypertension and hypertension induced organ damage. This study examined the effect of enalapril, an antihypertensive drug, on oxidative stress markers and antioxidant enzymes in kidney of spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and Nω -nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) administered SHR. Male rats were divided into four groups (SHR, SHR+enalapril, SHR+L-NAME, and SHR+enalapril+L-NAME). Enalapril (30 mg kg−1 day−1) was administered from week 4 to week 28 and L-NAME (25 mg kg−1 day−1) was administered from week 16 to week 28 in drinking water. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured during the experimental period. At the end of experimental periods, rats were sacrificed; urine, blood, and kidneys were collected for the assessment of creatinine clearance, total protein, total antioxidant status (TAS), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT), as well as histopathological examination. Enalapril treatment significantly enhanced the renal TAS level (P < 0.001) and SOD activity (P < 0.001), reduced the TBARS levels (P < 0.001), and also prevented the renal dysfunction and histopathological changes. The results indicate that, besides its hypotensive and renoprotective effects, enalapril treatment also diminishes oxidative stress in the kidneys of both the SHR and SHR+L-NAME groups.
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4-Hydroxychalcone attenuates hyperaldosteronism, inflammation, and renal injury in cryptochrome-null mice. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:603415. [PMID: 25003119 PMCID: PMC4070534 DOI: 10.1155/2014/603415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the present study, we aimed to investigate the preventive effects of 4-hydroxychalcone (4HCH) on resistant hypertension. We used cryptochrome-null mice, which characteristically show high plasma aldosterone levels, inflammation, and renal injury. The cryptochrome-null mice received high-salt treatment and were treated orally with 4HCH 10 mg/kg, 4HCH 20 mg/kg, and 4HCH 40 mg/kg, respectively. The salt administration in cryptochrome-null mice is able to induce an increase in systolic pressure which is associated with hyperaldosteronism, inflammation, and kidney injury. Treatment with 40 mg/kg 4HCH reduced systolic hypertension, serum IL-1β, and TNF-α levels and suppressed the activation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) and renal injury. The impact of 4HCH on the hyperaldosteronism, inflammation, and kidney injury provides new insights for future development of therapeutic strategies in resistant hypertension.
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Shouk R, Abdou A, Shetty K, Sarkar D, Eid AH. Mechanisms underlying the antihypertensive effects of garlic bioactives. Nutr Res 2014; 34:106-15. [PMID: 24461311 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Revised: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide with hypertension being a major contributing factor to cardiovascular disease-associated mortality. On a population level, non-pharmacological approaches, such as alternative/complementary medicine, including phytochemicals, have the potential to ameliorate cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure. Several epidemiological studies suggest an antihypertensive effect of garlic (Allium sativum) and of many its bioactive components. The aim of this review is to present an in-depth discussion regarding the molecular, biochemical and cellular rationale underlying the antihypertensive properties of garlic and its bioactive constituents with a primary focus on S-allyl cysteine and allicin. Key studies, largely from PubMed, were selected and screened to develop a comprehensive understanding of the specific role of garlic and its bioactive constituents in the management of hypertension. We also reviewed recent advances focusing on the role of garlic bioactives, S-allyl cysteine and allicin, in modulating various parameters implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension. These parameters include oxidative stress, nitric oxide bioavailability, hydrogen sulfide production, angiotensin converting enzyme activity, expression of nuclear factor-κB and the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. This review suggests that garlic and garlic derived bioactives have significant medicinal properties with the potential for ameliorating hypertension and associated morbidity; however, further clinical and epidemiological studies are required to determine completely the specific physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved in disease prevention and management.
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- Reem Shouk
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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Influence of the C242T polymorphism of the p22-phox gene (CYBA) on the interaction between urinary sodium excretion and blood pressure in an urban Brazilian population. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81054. [PMID: 24339896 PMCID: PMC3855219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Reactive oxygen species are implicated in the physiopathogenesis of salt-induced hypertension and the C242T polymorphism of the p22-phox gene has been associated with higher superoxide production. This study investigated the impact of this polymorphism on the relationship between urinary sodium excretion (USE) and blood pressure levels in an urban Brazilian population. METHODS We cross-sectionally evaluated 1,298 subjects from the city of Vitoria-ES, located in the Southeast region of Brazil, by clinical history, physical examination, anthropometry, analysis of laboratory parameters, USE measurement and p22-phox C242T polymorphism genotyping. RESULTS No significant differences in studied parameters were detected between the studied genotype groups (CC vs. CT+TT). Systolic blood pressure exhibited significant correlation with USE only in T allele carriers (r = 0.166; p<0.001), while diastolic blood pressure and hypertension status correlated with USE in both genotypes albeit more weakly in subjects with CC genotype (r = 0.098; p = 0.021 and r = 0.105; p = 0.013, respectively) than in T carriers (r = 0.236; p<0.001 and r = 0.213; p<0.001, respectively). Regression analyses adjusted for confounding factors showed that USE remained independently associated with systolic (p<0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.001) and hypertension status (p = 0.004) only in T allele carriers. Finally, higher diastolic and systolic blood pressure levels were detected in T allele carriers than in CC genotype individuals in the highest tertile of USE. CONCLUSIONS The p22-phox 242T allele is associated with higher blood pressure levels among subjects with higher USE in an urban Brazilian population.
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Zhu WJ, Nakayama M, Mori T, Hao K, Terawaki H, Katoh J, Kabayama S, Ito S. Amelioration of cardio-renal injury with aging in dahl salt-sensitive rats by H2-enriched electrolyzed water. Med Gas Res 2013; 3:26. [PMID: 24289332 PMCID: PMC3866609 DOI: 10.1186/2045-9912-3-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Abstract Recent studies have revealed the biological effects of H2 in suppressing organ injuries due to acute inflammation and oxidative stress. Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats naturally develop elevated blood pressure (BP) and kidney injury with aging. The present study examined the effect of long-term supplementation of H2 in drinking water on age-related changes. Four-week-old male Dahl SS rats were fed 3 types of water (n = 30 each) for up to 48 weeks: filtered water (FW), water with a high H2 content (492.5 ppb) obtained with water electrolysis (EW), or dehydrogenated EW (DW). Animals were subjected to histological analysis at 16, 24, and 48 weeks. The FW group showed progressive BP elevation and increases in albuminuria and cardiac remodeling during the course of treatment. Histologically, there were significant changes as a function of aging, i.e., glomerular sclerosis with tubulointerstitial fibrosis in the kidney, and increased cardiomyocyte diameter with interstitial fibrosis in the heart at 48 weeks. These changes were related to the enhanced inflammation and oxidative stress in the respective organs. However, there were no striking differences in BP among the groups, despite histological alterations in the EW group being significantly decreased when compared to FW and DW in both organs, with concurrently lower oxidative stress and inflammatory markers at 48 weeks. Conclusion Long-term ad libitum consumption of H2-enriched electrolyzed water can ameliorate the processes of kidney injury and cardiac remodeling with aging in Dahl SS rats by suppressing, at least partly, elevated inflammation and oxidative stress.
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- Wan-Jun Zhu
- Center for Advanced and Integrated Renal Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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Hye Khan MA, Neckár J, Manthati V, Errabelli R, Pavlov TS, Staruschenko A, Falck JR, Imig JD. Orally active epoxyeicosatrienoic acid analog attenuates kidney injury in hypertensive Dahl salt-sensitive rat. Hypertension 2013; 62:905-13. [PMID: 23980070 PMCID: PMC3872985 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.01949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Salt-sensitive hypertension leads to kidney injury. The Dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive rat (Dahl SS) is a model of salt-sensitive hypertension and progressive kidney injury. The current set of experimental studies evaluated the kidney protective potential of a novel epoxyeicosatrienoic acid analog (EET-B) in Dahl SS hypertension. Dahl SS rats receiving high-salt diet were treated with EET-B (10 mg/kg per day) or vehicle in drinking water for 14 days. Urine, plasma, and tissue samples were collected at the end of the treatment protocol to assess kidney injury, oxidative stress, inflammation, and endoplasmic reticulum stress. EET-B treatment in Dahl SS rats markedly reduced urinary albumin and nephrin excretion by 60% to 75% along with 30% to 60% reductions in glomerular injury, intratubular cast formation, and kidney fibrosis without affecting blood pressure. In Dahl SS rats, EET-B treatment further caused marked reduction in oxidative stress with 25% to 30% decrease in kidney malondialdehyde content along with 42% increase of nitrate/nitrite and a 40% reduction of 8-isoprostane. EET-B treatment reduced urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 by 50% along with a 40% reduction in macrophage infiltration in the kidney. Treatment with EET-B markedly reduced renal endoplasmic reticulum stress in Dahl SS rats with reduction in the kidney mRNA expressions and immunoreactivity of glucose regulatory protein 78 and C/EBP homologous protein. In summary, these experimental findings reveal that EET-B provides kidney protection in Dahl SS rats by reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and endoplasmic reticulum stress, and this protection was independent of reducing blood pressure.
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- Md Abdul Hye Khan
- Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226.
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Vaněčková I, Vokurková M, Rauchová H, Dobešová Z, Pecháňová O, Kuneš J, Vorlíček J, Zicha J. Chronic antioxidant therapy lowers blood pressure in adult but not in young Dahl salt hypertensive rats: the role of sympathetic nervous system. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2013; 208:340-9. [PMID: 23480535 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 12/02/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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AIM It is well-known that salt hypertension is associated with increased oxidative stress. Since the development of salt hypertension is age-dependent, we were interested whether young and adult salt hypertensive Dahl rats differ in oxidative stress level and/or in the effects of chronic antioxidant therapy on blood pressure (BP) level and on the participation of particular vasoconstrictor/vasodilator systems in BP maintenance. METHODS Young (5-week-old) and adult (12-week-old) salt-sensitive (Dahl-S) male rats were fed high-salt diet (5% NaCl) and drank tempol solution (2 mm) for 5 weeks. BP was monitored with radiotelemetry and vasoconstrictor/vasodilator balance was evaluated at the end of experiment. Moreover, NO synthase activity, superoxide production and lipoperoxidation were determined in heart, kidney and aorta in separate subgroups of Dahl rats. RESULTS Tempol treatment had quite opposite BP effects in young and adult Dahl-S rats. While it tended to increase BP in young salt hypertensive Dahl-S rats, it significantly lowered BP in the adult ones due to reduced sympathetic vasoconstriction. Importantly, high salt intake substantially reduced NO synthase activity in heart and kidney, and markedly increased superoxide production in kidneys and aorta of adult Dahl-S rats in which BP correlated positively with superoxide production in thoracic aorta and lipoperoxidation in kidneys. CONCLUSION Chronic antioxidant therapy lowered BP only in adult salt hypertensive Dahl-S rats in which superoxide levels were increased in both kidneys and aorta. Blood pressure reduction induced by chronic tempol treatment is related to attenuated sympathetic vasoconstriction rather than to augmented NO-dependent vasodilatation.
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- I. Vaněčková
- Institute of Physiology V.V.I; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague; Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology V.V.I; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague; Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology V.V.I; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague; Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology V.V.I; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague; Czech Republic
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- Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology and Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Research; Slovak Academy of Sciences; Bratislava; Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Physiology V.V.I; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague; Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology V.V.I; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague; Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology V.V.I; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague; Czech Republic
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Zicha J, Dobešová Z, Vokurková M, Rauchová H, Hojná S, Kadlecová M, Behuliak M, Vaněčková I, Kuneš J. Age-dependent salt hypertension in Dahl rats: fifty years of research. Physiol Res 2013; 61:S35-S87. [PMID: 22827876 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Fifty years ago, Lewis K. Dahl has presented a new model of salt hypertension - salt-sensitive and salt-resistant Dahl rats. Twenty years later, John P. Rapp has published the first and so far the only comprehensive review on this rat model covering numerous aspects of pathophysiology and genetics of salt hypertension. When we summarized 25 years of our own research on Dahl/Rapp rats, we have realized the need to outline principal abnormalities of this model, to show their interactions at different levels of the organism and to highlight the ontogenetic aspects of salt hypertension development. Our attention was focused on some cellular aspects (cell membrane function, ion transport, cell calcium handling), intra- and extrarenal factors affecting renal function and/or renal injury, local and systemic effects of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, endothelial and smooth muscle changes responsible for abnormal vascular contraction or relaxation, altered balance between various vasoconstrictor and vasodilator systems in blood pressure maintenance as well as on the central nervous and peripheral mechanisms involved in the regulation of circulatory homeostasis. We also searched for the age-dependent impact of environmental and pharmacological interventions, which modify the development of high blood pressure and/or organ damage, if they influence the salt-sensitive organism in particular critical periods of development (developmental windows). Thus, severe self-sustaining salt hypertension in young Dahl rats is characterized by pronounced dysbalance between augmented sympathetic hyperactivity and relative nitric oxide deficiency, attenuated baroreflex as well as by a major increase of residual blood pressure indicating profound remodeling of resistance vessels. Salt hypertension development in young but not in adult Dahl rats can be attenuated by preventive increase of potassium or calcium intake. On the contrary, moderate salt hypertension in adult Dahl rats is attenuated by superoxide scavenging or endothelin-A receptor blockade which do not affect salt hypertension development in young animals.
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- J Zicha
- Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Impact of high salt independent of blood pressure on PRMT/ADMA/DDAH pathway in the aorta of Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:8062-72. [PMID: 23584024 PMCID: PMC3645731 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14048062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Endothelial dysfunction participates in the development and progression of salt-sensitive hypertension. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of a high salt diet on the PRMT/ADMA/DDAH (protein arginine methyltransferases; dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase) pathway in Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) rats and SS-13BN consomic (DR) rats, and to explore the mechanisms that regulate ADMA metabolism independent of blood pressure reduction. Plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO) in DS rats given a high salt diet and subjected to intragastric administration of hydralazine (SH + HYD group) were lower than those given a normal salt diet (SN group). There were significant decreases in expression and activity of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) in DS rats given a high diet (SH group) in comparison to the SN group. The activity of DDAH and expression of eNOS in the SH + HYD group decreased more significantly than SN group. The mRNA expression of DDAH-1 and DDAH-2 were lowest in the SH group. The results suggest that salt, independent of blood pressure, can affect the PRMT-1/ADMA/DDAH system to a certain degree and lead to endothelial dysfunction in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
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Wan X, Chen X, Liu L, Zhao Y, Huang WJ, Zhang Q, Miao GG, Chen W, Xie HG, Cao CC. Berberine ameliorates chronic kidney injury caused by atherosclerotic renovascular disease through the suppression of NFκB signaling pathway in rats. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59794. [PMID: 23555784 PMCID: PMC3608549 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Impaired renal function in atherosclerotic renovascular disease (ARD) may be the result of crosstalk between atherosclerotic renovascular stenosis and amplified oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrosis. Berberine (BBR) regulates cholesterol metabolism and exerts antioxidant effects. Accordingly, we hypothesized that BBR treatment may ameliorate ARD-induced kidney injury through its cholesterol-lowering effect and also suppression of the pathways involved in oxidative stress, inflammation and NFκB activation. METHODS Male rats were subjected to unilateral renal artery stenosis with silver-irritant coil, and then fed with 12-week hypercholesterolemic diet. Rats with renal artery stenosis were randomly assigned to two groups (n = 6 each) - ARD, or ARD+BBR - according to diet alone or in combination with BBR. Similarly, age-matched rats underwent sham operation and were also fed with hypercholesterolemic diet alone or in combination with BBR as two corresponding controls. Single-kidney hemodynamic metrics were measured in vivo with Doppler ultrasound to determine renal artery flow. The metrics reflecting hyperlipidemia, oxidative stress, renal structure and function, inflammation and NFκB activation were measured, respectively. RESULTS Compared with control rats, ARD rats had a significant increase in urinary albumin, plasma cholesterol, LDL and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and a significant decrease in SOD activity. When exposed to 12-week BBR, ARD rats had significantly lower levels in blood pressure, LDL, urinary albumin, and TBARS. In addition, there were significantly lower expression levels of iNOS and TGF-β in the ARD+BBR group than in the ARD group, with attenuated NFκB-DNA binding activity and down-regulated protein levels of subunits p65 and p50 as well as IKKβ. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that BBR can improve hypercholesterolemia and redox status in the kidney, eventually ameliorating chronic renal injury in rats with ARD, and that BBR can act against proinflammatory and profibrotic responses through suppression of the NFκB signaling pathway.
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- Xin Wan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- General Clinical Research Center, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University School of Pharmacy, Nanjing, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Szasz T, Davis RP, Garver HS, Burnett RJ, Fink GD, Watts SW. Long-term inhibition of xanthine oxidase by febuxostat does not decrease blood pressure in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56046. [PMID: 23393607 PMCID: PMC3564945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Xanthine oxidase and its products, uric acid and ROS, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, such as hypertension. We have previously reported that allopurinol inhibition of XO does not alter the progression of deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertension in rats. However other researchers have observed a reduction in blood pressure after allopurinol treatment in the same model. To resolve this controversy, in this study we used the newer and more effective XO inhibitor febuxostat, and hypothesized that a more complete XO blockade might impair hypertension development and its end-organ consequences. We used DOCA-salt hypertensive rats and administered vehicle (salt water) or febuxostat (orally, 5 mg/kg/day in salt water) in a short-term "reversal" experiment (2 weeks of treatment 3 weeks after DOCA-salt beginning) and a long-term "prevention" experiment (treatment throughout 4 weeks of DOCA-salt). We confirmed XO inhibition by febuxostat by measuring circulating and tissue levels of XO metabolites. We found an overall increase in hypoxanthine (XO substrate) and decrease in uric acid (XO product) levels following febuxostat treatment. However, despite a trend for reduced blood pressure in the last week of long-term febuxostat treatment, no statistically significant difference in hemodynamic parameters was observed in either study. Additionally, no change was observed in relative heart and kidney weight. Aortic media/lumen ratio was minimally improved by long-term febuxostat treatment. Additionally, febuxostat incubation in vitro did not modify contraction of aorta or vena cava to norepinephrine, angiotensin II or endothelin-1. We conclude that XO inhibition is insufficient to attenuate hypertension in the rat DOCA-salt model, although beneficial vascular effects are possible.
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- Theodora Szasz
- Department of Physiology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America.
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Foss JD, Fink GD, Osborn JW. Reversal of genetic salt-sensitive hypertension by targeted sympathetic ablation. Hypertension 2013; 61:806-11. [PMID: 23381790 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.111.00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in some forms of human hypertension as well as the Dahl salt-sensitive rat model of hypertension; however, the sympathetic targets involved remain unclear. To address this, we examined the role of the renal and splanchnic sympathetic nerves in Dahl hypertension by performing sham surgery (n=10) or targeted sympathetic ablation of the renal nerves (renal denervation, n=11), the splanchnic nerves (celiac ganglionectomy, n=11), or both renal and splanchnic nerves (n=11) in hypertensive Dahl rats. Mean arterial pressure increased from ≈120 mm Hg, while on a 0.1% sodium chloride diet, to ≈140 mm Hg after being fed a 4.0% sodium chloride diet for 3 weeks. At that point, rats underwent sham or targeted sympathetic ablation. Four weeks after treatment, mean arterial pressure was lower in renal denervated (150.4±10.4) and celiac ganglionectomized (147.0±6.1) rats compared with sham rats (165.0±3.7) and even lower in rats that underwent both ablations (128.4±6.6). There were no differences in heart rate or fluid balance between sham and renal denervated rats; however, rats that underwent either celiac ganglionectomy or both ablations exhibited marked tachycardia as well as sodium and water retention after treatment. These data suggest that targeted sympathetic ablation is an effective treatment for established hypertension in the Dahl rat and that the kidneys and the splanchnic vascular bed are both independently important targets of the sympathetic nervous system in this model.
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- Jason D Foss
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Harrison DG, Gongora MC, Guzik TJ, Widder J. Oxidative stress and hypertension. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 1:30-44. [PMID: 20409831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2006.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mammalian cells are capable of generating metabolites of oxygen, referred to as reactive oxygen species (ROS) via the action of several enzymes. In vascular cells, ROS are predominantly produced by the NADPH oxidases, uncoupled nitric oxide synthase, xanthine oxidase and by mitochondrial sources. In hypertension, ROS production by these sources is increased, and this not only contributes to hypertension, but also causes vascular disease and dysfunction. ROS production in other organs, particularly the kidney and the centers within the brain, likely participate in blood pressure regulation. Despite the wealth of data supporting a role of ROS in hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, treatment with commonly employed antioxidants have failed, and in some cases have proven harmful, prompting a reconsideration of the concept of oxidative stress. Within the cell, ROS are produced locally and have important signaling roles, such that scavenging of these species by exogenous antioxidants is difficult and could produce untoward effects. In this article, we consider these tissues and discuss potential new approaches to treatment of "oxidative stress".
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- David G Harrison
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Intrarenal Angiotensin ii is associated with inflammation, renal damage and dysfunction in dahl salt-sensitive hypertension. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 3:306-14. [PMID: 20160914 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2009.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that intrarenal Ang II has a proinflammatory effect leading to renal damage and dysfunction in Dahl S rats on high Na intake. METHODS Forty-six 7-to 8-week old Dahl S or R/Rapp strain rats were maintained for 5 weeks on high sodium (8%) with or without candesartan cilexetil in daily doses of 10-15 mg/kg/day. Arterial catheters were implanted at day 28. RESULTS By day 35 in the high Na S + candesartan rats, renal tissue Ang II concentration, renal monocytes/macrophages, TNFalpha, and MCP-1 significantly decreased. Plasma Ang II remained at very low levels in all groups. Reduced renal damage in candesartan-treated Dahl S rats was demonstrated by marked decreases in urinary protein excretion and renal glomerular and interstitial damage. After 5 weeks of high Na, compared to high Na Dahl S rats, arterial pressure was unchanged in candesartan S rats, but creatinine clearance was increased. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, candesartan reduced renal tissue Ang II, renal damage, infiltration of immune cells, cytokines, chemokines, and improved renal hemodynamics. These data suggest that intrarenal Ang II plays an important role in causing renal inflammation which leads to renal cortical damage, proteinuria, and decreases in renal hemodynamics.
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Juncos LI, Martín FL, Baigorria ST, Pasqualini ME, Fiore MC, Eynard AR, Juncos LA, García NH. Atorvastatin improves sodium handling and decreases blood pressure in salt-loaded rats with chronic renal insufficiency. Nutrition 2012; 28:e23-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2012.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2011] [Revised: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kitada K, Nakano D, Liu Y, Fujisawa Y, Hitomi H, Shibayama Y, Shibata H, Nagai Y, Mori H, Masaki T, Kobori H, Nishiyama A. Oxidative stress-induced glomerular mineralocorticoid receptor activation limits the benefit of salt reduction in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41896. [PMID: 22911865 PMCID: PMC3404044 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists attenuate renal injury in salt-sensitive hypertensive rats with low plasma aldosterone levels. We hypothesized that oxidative stress causes MR activation in high-salt-fed Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Furthermore, we determined if MR activation persisted and induced renal injury, even after switching from a high- to a normal-salt diet. METHODS AND FINDINGS High-salt feeding for 4 weeks increased dihydroethidium fluorescence (DHE, an oxidant production marker), p22phox (a NADPH oxidase subunit) and serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase-1 (SGK1, an MR transcript) in glomeruli, compared with normal-salt feeding, and these changes persisted 4 weeks after salt withdrawal. Tempol treatment (0.5 mmol/L) during high-salt feeding abolished the changes in DHE fluorescence, p22phox and SGK1. Dietary salt reduction after a 4-week high-salt diet decreased both blood pressure and proteinuria, but was associated with significantly higher proteinuria than in normal control rats at 4 weeks after salt reduction. Administration of tempol during high-salt feeding, or eplerenone, an MR antagonist (100 mg/kg/day), started after salt reduction, recovered proteinuria to normal levels at 4 weeks after salt reduction. Paraquat, a reactive oxygen species generator, enhanced MR transcriptional activity in cultured rat mesangial cells and mouse podocytes. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that oxidative stress plays an important role in glomerular MR activation in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Persistent MR activation even after reducing salt intake could limit the beneficial effects of salt restriction.
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- Kento Kitada
- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Life Sciences Research Center, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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Effect of antioxidant mineral elements supplementation in the treatment of hypertension in albino rats. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2012; 2012:134723. [PMID: 22966412 PMCID: PMC3432879 DOI: 10.1155/2012/134723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Oxidative stress has been implicated in various pathologies, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and chronic renal disease. The current work was designed with the aim of investigating the potentials of antioxidants copper, manganese, and zinc in the treatment of hypertension in Wistar rats. The rats were fed 8% NaCl diet for 5 weeks and treatment with supplements in the presence of the challenging agent for additional 4 weeks. The supplementation significantly decreased the blood pressure as compared with hypertensive control. The result also indicated significant decreased in the levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, malondialdehyde, insulin and increase in the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total antioxidant activities, and nitric oxide of the supplemented groups relative to the hypertensive control. The average percentage protection against atherogenesis indicated 47.13 ± 9.60% for all the supplemented groups. The mean arterial blood pressure showed significant positive correlation with glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, atherogenic index, insulin resistance and malondialdehyde while high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and total antioxidant activities showed negative correlation. The result therefore indicated strong relationship between oxidative stress and hypertension and underscores the role of antioxidant minerals in reducing oxidative stress, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance associated with hypertension.
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Kim YH, Hwang JH, Noh JR, Gang GT, Tadi S, Yim YH, Jeoung NH, Kwak TH, Lee SH, Kweon GR, Kim JM, Shong M, Lee IK, Lee CH. Prevention of salt-induced renal injury by activation of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1, associated with NADPH oxidase. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 52:880-8. [PMID: 22227174 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Revised: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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NADPH oxidase (NOX) is a predominant source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the activity of NOX, which uses NADPH as a common rate-limiting substrate, is upregulated by prolonged dietary salt intake. β-Lapachone (βL), a well-known substrate of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), decreases the cellular NAD(P)H/NAD(P)(+) ratio via activation of NQO1. In this study, we evaluated whether NQO1 activation by βL modulates salt-induced renal injury associated with NOX-derived ROS regulation in an animal model. Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) rats fed a high-salt (HS) diet were used to investigate the renoprotective effect of NQO1 activation. βL treatment significantly lowered the cellular NAD(P)H:NAD(P)(+) ratio and dramatically reduced NOX activity in the kidneys of HS diet-fed DS rats. In accordance with this, total ROS production and expression of oxidative adducts also decreased in the βL-treated group. Furthermore, HS diet-induced proteinuria and glomerular damage were markedly suppressed, and inflammation, fibrosis, and apoptotic cell death were significantly diminished by βL treatment. This study is the first to demonstrate that activation of NQO1 has a renoprotective effect that is mediated by NOX activity via modulation of the cellular NAD(P)H:NAD(P)(+) ratio. These results provide strong evidence that NQO1 might be a new therapeutic target for the prevention of salt-induced renal injury.
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- Yong-Hoon Kim
- Laboratory Animal Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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Allopurinol does not decrease blood pressure or prevent the development of hypertension in the deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt rat model. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2012; 56:627-34. [PMID: 20881613 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3181f80194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species play an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension, disease in which reactive oxygen species levels and markers of oxidative stress are increased. Xanthine oxidase (XO) is a reactive oxygen species-producing enzyme the activity of which may increase during hypertension. Studies on XO inhibition effects on blood pressure have yielded controversial results. We hypothesized that XO inhibition would decrease blood pressure or attenuate the development of deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertension. We administered the XO inhibitor, allopurinol (50 mg/kg per day, orally) or its vehicle to rats during the established or development stages of DOCA-salt hypertension. We validated XO inhibition by high-performance liquid chromatography measurements of XO metabolites in urine, serum, and tissues demonstrating a decrease in products, increase in substrates, and detection of the active metabolite of allopurinol, oxypurinol. We monitored blood pressure continuously through radiotelemetry and performed gross evaluations of target organs of hypertension. Allopurinol treatment did not impact the course of DOCA-salt hypertension regardless of the timing of administration. Aside from a significant decrease in pulse pressure in allopurinol-treated rats, no positive differences were observed between the allopurinol and the vehicle-treated rats. We conclude that XO does not play an important role in the development or maintenance of hypertension in the rat DOCA-salt hypertension model.
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