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 analysisSubjectsSingle nucleotide polymorphisms in the CYP2J2 and CYP2C8 genes and the risk of hypertension
King LM, Gainer JV, David GL, Dai D, Goldstein JA, Brown NJ, Zeldin DC. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CYP2J2 and CYP2C8 genes and the risk of hypertension. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2005, 15: 7-13. PMID: 15864120, DOI: 10.1097/01213011-200501000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesArginineAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesCytochrome P-450 CYP2C8Cytochrome P-450 CYP2J2Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemElectrolytesFemaleGenotypeHumansHypertensionLinkage DisequilibriumLysineMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOxygenasesPharmacogeneticsPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRiskSex FactorsConceptsFamily historyVariant allele frequencyCaucasian maleGenotype distributionVariant allelesArachidonic acidRisk of hypertensionBody mass indexAdditional subgroup analysesAfrican AmericansCis-epoxyeicosatrienoic acidsBiethnic populationNormotensive CaucasiansHypertensive subjectsAllele frequenciesMass indexVascular toneHypertension riskHypertension statusSubgroup analysisOdds ratioHypertensionProtective effectCYP2C8 geneCYP2J2
2003
Effect of Combined AT1 Receptor and Aldosterone Receptor Antagonism on Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
Sawathiparnich P, Murphey LJ, Kumar S, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Effect of Combined AT1 Receptor and Aldosterone Receptor Antagonism on Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003, 88: 3867-3873. PMID: 12915681, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsBenzimidazolesBiphenyl CompoundsDiureticsElectrolytesFemaleFibrinolysisFurosemideHemodynamicsHumansMaleMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Potassium ChlorideReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 1Renin-Angiotensin SystemSingle-Blind MethodSpironolactoneTetrazolesConceptsMean arterial pressureAldosterone receptor antagonismAng IIReceptor antagonismPAI-1Angiotensin II type 1Coadministration of spironolactoneEffects of candesartanFurosemide-induced increasePresence of candesartanAldosterone receptor antagonistsEndogenous Ang IIPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1PAI-1 antigenActivator inhibitor-1PAI-1 productionPlasminogen activator inhibitorAldosterone systemNormotensive subjectsArterial pressureAngiotensin IIAT1 receptorFibrinolytic variablesReceptor antagonistCandesartan