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