2005
Melanocortin-4 Receptor–Deficient Mice Are Not Hypertensive or Salt-Sensitive Despite Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Hyperleptinemia
Ma J, Albornoz F, Yu C, Byrne DW, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Melanocortin-4 Receptor–Deficient Mice Are Not Hypertensive or Salt-Sensitive Despite Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Hyperleptinemia. Hypertension 2005, 46: 326-332. PMID: 15998706, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000174327.53863.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Over StudiesDiureticsDouble-Blind MethodElectrolytesFemaleFibrinolysisHemodynamicsHumansHydrochlorothiazideHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1PotassiumReceptors, MineralocorticoidRenin-Angiotensin SystemSodium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSpironolactoneTriamtereneConceptsPAI-1 antigenMineralocorticoid receptor antagonismHypertensive subjectsPAI-1 responseTissue-type plasminogen activatorAldosterone systemNormotensive subjectsFibrinolytic balanceReceptor antagonismMelanocortin 4 receptor-deficient micePlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) concentrationsEffect of spironolactoneReceptor-deficient miceEffect of triamtereneBlood pressureSerum potassiumTreatment groupsEffects of activationSpironolactonePAI-1Plasminogen activatorAntigenTriamtereneRegression analysisSubjects
2002
Spironolactone Abolishes the Relationship between Aldosterone and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Humans
Sawathiparnich P, Kumar S, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Spironolactone Abolishes the Relationship between Aldosterone and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Humans. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002, 87: 448-452. PMID: 11836266, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.2.7980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAldosteroneAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureCross-Over StudiesDiureticsDouble-Blind MethodFibrinolysisHumansHydrochlorothiazideHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Sodium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSpironolactoneConceptsPAI-1 antigenT-PA antigenAngiotensin IITissue-type plasminogen activator antigenEffect of spironolactoneSystolic blood pressureMale hypertensive subjectsPlasminogen activator antigenPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 productionActivator inhibitor-1PAI-1 productionAldosterone systemHypertensive subjectsSerum aldosteroneBlood pressureEndogenous aldosteroneHemodynamic parametersAldosteroneStudy daysSpironolactoneHCTZPAI-1AntigenInhibitor-1