Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To verify the benefit of renin-angiotensin system blockade in hypertension, the effects of 24 weeks' losartan and ramipril treatment, both alone and in combination, on urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and circulating transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF beta1) have been evaluated in hypertensive subjects with minor renal abnormalities. DESIGN AND METHODS:Fifty-one patients with stage 1 and 2 essential hypertension and with UAE > or = 20 mg/24 h but with maintained renal function have been included. After a 4-week run-in with placebo administration, a randomized double-blind, three-arm double-dummy trial was used. All the hypertensives (HT) were allocated randomly to three treatment arms (17 patients for each group) and they were single-matched for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Active treatment consisted of losartan (50 mg/day), ramipril (5 mg/day) and combined (losartan 50 mg/day plus ramipril 5 mg/day) for 24 weeks. Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg/day was added in HT patients with uncontrolled blood pressure (> or = 140/90 mmHg) during the active treatment period. In all patients UAE, by immunonephelometric assay; circulating TGF beta1 by a solid-phase specific sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine and creatinine clearance and potassium, by routine laboratory methods, were determined after placebo treatment and 24 weeks follow-up. RESULTS:The three treatment groups were comparable for gender, age, BMI, blood pressure, UAE and renal function measurements. During the active treatment period it was necessary to add hydrochlorothiazide in five patients--two each of the losartan and ramipril groups and one of the combined group. At the end of treatment, significant (P < 0.05) reductions in systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure, UAE and TGF beta1 levels were observed in all the groups. No change in renal function measurements were observed. The absolute and percentage reduction in UAE and TGF beta1 were significantly higher in the combined group than in the losartan or ramipril groups. No significant changes in absolute and percentage reduction of systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure were found. All treatment regimens were well tolerated with few and transient side-effects. CONCLUSION:These data indicate an additional renoprotective effect of dual blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in hypertensive patients with minor renal abnormalities. In addition, the contemporaneus and marked decrease in TGF beta1 and UAE levels in hypertensives treated with combined therapy might indicate the presence of a subset of subjects who may benefit from complete RAS blockade.
journal_name
J Hypertensjournal_title
Journal of hypertensionauthors
Scaglione R,Argano C,Corrao S,Di Chiara T,Licata A,Licata Gdoi
10.1097/01.hjh.0000160225.01845.26subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-03-01 00:00:00pages
657-64issue
3eissn
0263-6352issn
1473-5598pii
00004872-200503000-00028journal_volume
23pub_type
临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验abstract:BACKGROUND:The current standard for arterial stiffness assessment, aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV), is measured at diastolic pressure. Arterial stiffness, however, is pressure dependent. At the carotid artery level, the degree of this dependency can be quantified as the difference (ΔPWV) between systolic and diastoli...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834e4b75
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reduced nitric oxide bioavailability contributes to endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. The endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is responsible for the production of nitric oxide within the endothelium. Loss of eNOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin to initial increase in oxidative stress leads to unco...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000587
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Dietary sodium and potassium intakes are factors known to influence blood pressure (BP) through different pathways. These mechanisms likely result in differential effects on parameters characterizing BP. The aim of the study was to evaluate relationships between both sodium and potassium intake and all BP par...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/hjh.0b013e328329bc08
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:p63RhoGEF, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor, has been reported 'in vitro' as key mediator of the angiotensin II-induced RhoA/Rho kinase activation leading to vasoconstriction and cardiovascular remodeling. We assessed p63RhoGEF gene and protein expression and RhoA/Rho kinase activity in essential hyperten...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000075
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to investigate interarm differences of blood pressure (BP) and its determinants, and to clarify whether both arms are equally good in assessing BP and target organ damage in the general population. METHODS:We studied a representative sample of Finnish adult population with 484 ...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000040
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and treatment status of hypertension in South Africa. DESIGN:National cross-sectional survey. SETTING:13 802 randomly selected South Africans, 15 years and older, were visited in their homes in 1998. METHODS:Trained fieldworkers completed questionnaires on lifestyle and chronic...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200110000-00004
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether efficacious counseling methods on sodium restriction can be successfully incorporated into primary care models for the management of hypertension. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects and Health Te...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000182
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the contribution of the sympathetic nervous system to the hypertension in patients with longstanding essential hypertension. DESIGN:Overall sympathetic function, presynaptic adrenoceptors and neuronal re-uptake were examined after withdrawal of medication for at least 3 weeks in eight patients with...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000002187
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833d2192
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e32832f0d06
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We have previously reported that hearts from N-[omega]-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced hypertensive rats exhibited an enhanced expression of Gi proteins. Since, losartan, an AT1 receptor antagonist, has been shown to attenuate the L-NAME-induced increase in blood pressure, we undertook the pres...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200401000-00028
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.hjh.0000052462.40108.fb
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the impact of prolonged circulatory unloading and subsequent left ventricular (LV) mass decrease on LV myocardial performance. Five-week head-down tilt (-6°) bed rest (HDTBR) was used as a model of prolonged circulatory unloading. METHODS:Ten young healthy male volunteers (age 23 ± 2 yea...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833f5e01
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The cardiovascular responses to selective alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonism (with prazosin and idazoxan, respectively) were assessed in rats 4 weeks after unilateral nephro-adrenalectomy, contralateral adrenal enucleation and the provision of a 1% NaCl solution as drinking fluid (AEN rats) and in sham-opera...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional evidence indicates that eating frequency correlates with blood pressure, hypertension, and related target organ damage. The aim of the present study was to prospectively assess eating frequency as a predictor of arteriosclerosis progression and new onset hypertension over a follow-up period o...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000822
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND AIM:Central blood pressure (BP) is increasingly considered as a better estimator of hypertension associated risks. We aimed to evaluate the association of 24-h central BP, in comparison with 24-h peripheral BP, with the presence of target organ damage (TOD). METHODS:Cross-sectional study of 208 hyperten...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001431
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of angiotensinogen (AGT) gene with AGT level and hypertension based on the overall genetic variation of the AGT gene in among African-Americans. METHODS:All non-rare single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in AGT were identified by resequencing 24 individuals. Five tagging SNPs wer...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200310000-00011
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200208000-00011
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000002442
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000250
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200501000-00018
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004872-199202000-00002
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001748
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Arterial aging is associated with a progressive increase in aortic stiffening, which results in a rise in central aortic pressures. Traditionally, blood pressure (BP)-lowering therapy has been directed at brachial rather than central pressures. However, a key contemporary question is whether this strategy is optimal i...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328353e523
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:Baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) has recently been shown to reduce muscle sympathetic nerve activity and hospitalization rate while improving clinical variables through 6 months of therapy in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The objective of the present study is to extend the i...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000603
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in blood pressure control. Recently the mouse Ren-2 renin gene was introduced into the genome of rats, producing low-renin hypertensive animals. The aim of the present study was to characterize the pharmacological and morphological properties of mesenteric ...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-199210000-00012
更新日期:1992-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282435b1e
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-199206000-00002
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200310000-00021
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00