2010
The Relationship between Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ and Renin: A Human Genetics Study
Underwood PC, Sun B, Williams JS, Pojoga LH, Chamarthi B, Lasky-Su J, Raby BA, Hopkins PN, Jeunemaitre X, Brown NJ, Adler GK, Williams GH. The Relationship between Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ and Renin: A Human Genetics Study. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2010, 95: e75-e79. PMID: 20631015, PMCID: PMC2936061, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPRA levelsPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonistPlasma renin activity levelsProliferator-activated receptor gamma agonistsVolume retentionAfrican-American hypertensivesHigh PRA levelsLow-salt dietRenin activity levelsAngiotensin II infusionMajor allele carriersSingle nucleotide polymorphismsC allele carrier statusReceptor gamma agonistsAllele carrier statusII infusionHypertensive participantsCombined P valueHuman hypertensionGamma agonistsNucleotide polymorphismsAllele carriersPPARgamma agonistsPPARgamma geneRenin
2007
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV deficiency increases susceptibility to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor–induced peritracheal edema
Byrd JB, Shreevatsa A, Putlur P, Foretia D, McAlexander L, Sinha T, Does MD, Brown NJ. Dipeptidyl peptidase IV deficiency increases susceptibility to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor–induced peritracheal edema. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2007, 120: 403-408. PMID: 17531305, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACE inhibitor-associated angioedemaDPPIV-deficient ratsMagnetic resonance imagingEdema formationSubstance PSerum dipeptidyl peptidase IV activityResonance imagingCaptopril-treated ratsSaline-treated ratsReceptor-dependent mechanismDipeptidyl peptidase IV activityPeptidase IV activityACE inhibitionSerial T2F344 ratsAnimal modelsEdemaAngioedemaDPPIV activityRatsDipeptidyl peptidase activityImpaired degradationSpantideDeficiencyMagnetic resonance