Superoxide and its interaction with nitric oxide modulates renal function in prehypertensive Ren-2 transgenic rats.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine: (1) in how many treated hypertensive patients it was possible to discontinue drug treatment; (2) the time-course for redevelopment of hypertension after discontinuation of therapy; and (3) whether drug withdrawal was associated with an increase in left ventricular mass (LVM). DESIGN:Fifty-four m...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Fagerberg B,Wikstrand J,Berglund G,Hartford M,Ljungman S,Wendelhag I

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coffee is widely consumed in the Western diet and therefore has important implications for public health. Research findings pertaining to the effects of coffee consumption on cardiovascular health are conflicting, and the role of caffeine is not clear. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between coffee in...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Hamer M,Williams ED,Vuononvirta R,Gibson EL,Steptoe A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Losartan is a new angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist and an antihypertensive drug. Nitric oxide is a vasodilating agent and endothelins are powerful vasoconstrictors, both synthesized by and released from endothelial cells. Angiotensin II promotes the release of endothelins in cultured cells and...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Sacerdote A,Cosenzi A,Bocin E,Molino R,Seculin P,Plazzotta N,Luxich E,Bellini G

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Polymorphisms in microRNA genes are related to the risk of ischemic stroke, but the association between miR-34b/c polymorphisms and the risk of ischemic stroke has not been reported. METHODS:MiR-34b/c rs2187473 and rs4938723 polymorphisms were genotyped by Snapshot assay among 495 controls and 492 ischemic ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Wei G,Liao C,Jian C,Liang L,Liu J,Tang Y,Wei Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The platelet GPIIIa plays a pivotal role in platelet aggregation. Previous studies showed an association between the GPIIIa Pl(A1/A2) polymorphism and coronary thrombosis, while there is only contrasting evidence about its role in stroke. We explored the possibility that this polymorphism represents a risk fa...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Lanni F,Santulli G,Izzo R,Rubattu S,Zanda B,Volpe M,Iaccarino G,Trimarco B

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current clinical guidelines of primary aldosteronism recommend adrenalectomy (AdX) for unilateral primary aldosteronism based on the studies showing the potential superiority of AdX over the medical treatment. However, since most medically treated cases consisted of bilateral primary aldosteronism and all su...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Katabami T,Fukuda H,Tsukiyama H,Tanaka Y,Takeda Y,Kurihara I,Ito H,Tsuiki M,Ichijo T,Wada N,Shibayama Y,Yoshimoto T,Ogawa Y,Kawashima J,Sone M,Inagaki N,Takahashi K,Fujita M,Watanabe M,Matsuda Y,Kobayashi H,Shib

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic diabetes is associated with alterations in autonomic modulation of the cardiovascular system. Although the rat has been used extensively in studies of experimental diabetes, there have been no reports on the changes in autonomic modulation of the cardiovascular function in chronic diabetic rats. OBJ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Fazan R Jr,Dias da Silva VJ,Ballejo G,Salgado HC

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical records were examined for 1935 patients who presented sequentially to a hypertension clinic between 1971 and 1981. Patients were classified according to whether they were on a beta-blocker, methyldopa, a potassium-losing diuretic, or whether they had discontinued any of these treatments. Age-standardized morta...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Franks PJ,Hartley K,Bulpitt PF,Bulpitt CJ,Dollery CT

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to evaluate the capacity of norepinephrine (NE) to induce hypertrophic remodeling of small arteries in rats, and to determine the involvement of endothelin (ET) to initiate and maintain it. DESIGN AND RESULTS:Treatment with NE (2.5 microg/kg per min) for 14 or 28 days produced a simil...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Dao HH,Martens FM,Larivière R,Yamaguchi N,Cernacek P,de Champlain J,Moreau P

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated high concentrations of inactive renin in mouse amniotic fluid compared with mouse plasma and other organs. Its molecular weight was similar to that of prorenin from the mouse submaxillary gland (42 000 daltons). The activated renin had a Km value of 1.48 greater than M which is identical to that o...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Jacobsen J,Poulsen K

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is a leading risk factor for mortality. Detecting, treating and monitoring hypertensive patients require accurate blood pressure measurements. Protocols for validation of automatic sphygmomanometers exist, but quality control of validations is limited to peer review of published reports, which has severe ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Turner MJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate evaluation of automated sphygmomanometers, in terms of safety, accuracy, mechanical reliability, patient acceptability and ability to record ambulatory blood pressure is essential before these devices are used in clinical practice and in clinical trials. We have evaluated the accuracy and performance of the A...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Jamieson MJ,Fowler G,MacDonald TM,Webster J,Witte K,Lawson L,Crichton W,Jeffers TA,Petrie JC

更新日期：1990-07-01 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

authors： Thybo NK,Korsgaard N,Mulvany MJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cicletanine (CIC), an anti-hypertensive compound with direct vascular and natriuretic actions, is especially effective in salt-sensitive hypertension, in which dysregulation of the sodium pump plays an important pathogenic role, and digitalis-like cardiotonic steroids contribute to increased vascular tone. Th...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Bagrov AY,Dmitrieva RI,Dorofeeva NA,Fedorova OV,Lopatin DA,Lakatta EG,Droy-Lefaix MT

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To gauge the effectiveness of a new Doppler test for renal artery stenosis (RAS), based on the pulsatility index of the blood flow velocity spectrum within several interlobar arteries of both kidneys. METHODS:Twenty normotensive volunteers and 49 hypertensive patients were investigated with ultrasound. Patie...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Bardelli M,Jensen G,Volkmann R,Aurell M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genome-wide scans from Italy and China suggest a hypertension-susceptible locus between D2S2278 (nucleotides 11,245,080 - 11,245,358) and D2S168 (nucleotides 11,467,214 - 11,467,422) on chromosome 2. METHODS:We performed a large association study of polymorphisms in this region with blood pressure modulatio...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Kamide K,Kokubo Y,Yang J,Tanaka C,Hanada H,Takiuchi S,Inamoto N,Banno M,Kawano Y,Okayama A,Tomoike H,Miyata T

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Urocortin 1 (Ucn1) and the sympathetic nervous system both participate in cardiac and circulatory regulation, but little is known about their possible interactions. METHODS:We report the effects of Ucn1 on the cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (CSNA), haemodynamics and plasma catecholamines in normal sheep...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Charles CJ,Jardine DL,Nicholls MG,Rademaker MT,Richards AM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe several emerging concepts regarding the biosynthesis, metabolism and biological roles of adenosine and to illustrate the possible significance of these ideas to vascular biology by proposing a hypothesis pertaining to the role of erythrocyte-derived adenosine deaminase in vaso-occlusive diseases a...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Jackson EK,Koehler M,Mi Z,Dubey RK,Tofovic SP,Carcillo JA,Jones GS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aldosterone has essential roles in regulating intravascular volume and blood pressure, and is suggested to influence cardiac structure. However, the association of polymorphisms in the aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) with hypertension or cardiac hypertrophy remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate t...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Isaji M,Mune T,Takada N,Yamamoto Y,Suwa T,Morita H,Takeda J,White PC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence and risk markers of arterial hypertension in the context of a rapidly growing urbanization in Africa. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was performed on a representative sample of inhabitants of Pikine, an urban suburb of Dakar, Senegal. METHODS:Blood pressure was measured by properly ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Astagneau P,Lang T,Delarocque E,Jeannee E,Salem G

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Circulating biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation are elevated in late pregnancy in women with preeclampsia. We examined plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules in early pregnancy, to assess their ability to predict preeclampsia. METHODS:In a prospective longitudinal s...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Carty DM,Anderson LA,Freeman DJ,Welsh PI,Brennand JE,Dominiczak AF,Delles C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Phenotypic transformation of adventitial fibroblasts is important in the pathogenesis of hypertension. This study was designed to determine whether fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5) alleviates the phenotypic transformation of adventitial fibroblasts in hypertension and the underlying mechanisms...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Ling L,Chen D,Tong Y,Zang YH,Ren XS,Zhou H,Qi XH,Chen Q,Li YH,Kang YM,Zhu GQ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of ascending aortic dilatation and to evaluate the possible association between proximal aorta dilatation and structural or functional markers of cardiac organ damage in hypertensive patients. BACKGROUND:Dilatation of the sinus of valsalva (SoV) is a common findin...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Milan A,Degli Esposti D,Salvetti M,Izzo R,Moreo A,Pucci G,Bruno G,Pareo I,Parini A,Paini A,Laurino FI,Sormani P,Sgariglia R,Avenatti E,De Luca N,Working Group on Heart and Hypertension of the Italian Society of Hypertension

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, and cardiovascular and renal disease, and it has been recommended that management of hypertension should be more aggressive in presence than in absence of diabetes mellitus, but the matter is controversial at present. OBJECTIVES:...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Thomopoulos C,Parati G,Zanchetti A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A previous history of hypertension is overrepresented among patients with ischaemic heart disease. The present study aims at describing the influence of a previous history of hypertension upon the prognosis among patients hospitalized due to acute myocardial infarction. DESIGN:Patients were followed for 1 y...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Herlitz J,Karlson BW,Richter A,Wiklund O,Jablonskiene D,Hjalmarson A

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the compliance rate and associated factors among a population of hypertensive subjects registered in hospitals and primary health care centres. DESIGN:A prospective study carried out on a sample of hypertensive subjects. METHOD:Compliance with treatment by the study sample was measured using the...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Khalil SA,Elzubier AG

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased BP-variability predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensives. This study aimed to examine short-term BP-variability according to renal function stage. METHODS:We included 16 546 patients [10 270 (62.1%) without/6276 (38.9%) with CKD Stage 1-5] from the Spanish Ambulatory-Blood-Pr...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Sarafidis PA,Ruilope LM,Loutradis C,Gorostidi M,de la Sierra A,de la Cruz JJ,Vinyoles E,Divisón-Garrote JA,Segura J,Banegas JR

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have recently shown that mean pulse pressure is higher in patients with transient myocardial ischemia. Pulse pressure elevation might be an important consequence of increased arterial stiffness. The aim of this study was to prove if arterial stiffness is changed in patients with transient myocardial ischem...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： Baulmann J,Homsi R,Uen S,Düsing R,Fimmers R,Vetter H,Mengden T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two formulations of felodipine, conventional and extended release (ER) tablets, were compared in a double-blind, crossover study of patients whose blood pressure was not being controlled using metoprolol 100 mg once daily. Nineteen patients with a supine diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 95 mmHg after ...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： McGrath BP,Langton D,Matthews PG,Syme S,Treloar K,McNeil JJ

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a complex trait with an ill-defined genetic predisposition, in which adrenergic mechanisms seem to be involved even at the early stages. Chromogranin A is a pro-hormone stored and released with catecholamines by exocytosis; its fragment catestatin, formed in vivo, inhibits further catecholami...

journal_title：Journal of hypertension

authors： O'Connor DT,Kailasam MT,Kennedy BP,Ziegler MG,Yanaihara N,Parmer RJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00