| Effect of modest salt reduction on skin capillary rarefaction in white, black, and Asian individuals with mild hypertension. | |
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PMID: 20585106 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Microvascular rarefaction occurs in hypertension. We carried out a 12-week randomized double-blind crossover trial to determine the effect of a modest reduction in salt intake on capillary rarefaction in 71 whites, 69 blacks, and 29 Asians with untreated mildly raised blood pressure. Both basal and maximal (during venous congestion) skin capillary density were measured by capillaroscopy at the dorsum and the side of the fingers. In addition, we used orthogonal polarization spectral imaging to measure skin capillary density at the dorsum of the fingers and the hand web. With a reduction in salt intake from 9.7 to 6.5 g/day, there was an increase in capillary density (capillaries per millimeter squared) from 101+/-21 to 106+/-23 (basal) and 108+/-22 to 115+/-22 (maximal) at the dorsum, and 101+/-25 to 107+/-26 (basal) and 110+/-26 to 116+/-26 (maximal) at the side of the fingers (P<0.001 for all). Orthogonal polarization spectral imaging also showed a significant increase in capillary density both at the dorsum of the fingers and the web. Subgroup analysis showed that most of the changes were significant in all of the ethnic groups. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the change in 24-hour urinary sodium and the change in capillary density at the side of the fingers. These results demonstrate that a modest reduction in salt intake, as currently recommended, improves both functional and structural capillary rarefactions that occur in hypertension, and a larger reduction in salt intake would have a greater effect. The increase in capillary density may possibly carry additional beneficial effects on target organs. |
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Authors:
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Feng J He; Maciej Marciniak; Nirmala D Markandu; Tarek F Antonios; Graham A MacGregor |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-06-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hypertension Volume: 56 ISSN: 1524-4563 ISO Abbreviation: Hypertension Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-15 Completed Date: 2010-08-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7906255 Medline TA: Hypertension Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 253-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. f.he@qmul.ac.uk |
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Adult African Continental Ancestry Group Aged Aldosterone / blood Asian Continental Ancestry Group Capillaries / anatomy & histology, physiopathology* Diet, Sodium-Restricted* Double-Blind Method European Continental Ancestry Group Fingers / blood supply Hemoglobins / metabolism Humans Hypertension / blood, physiopathology*, prevention & control* Microscopy, Video / methods Middle Aged Placebos Polarography / methods Renin / blood Skin / blood supply* Systole / physiology |
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0/Hemoglobins; 0/Placebos; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; EC 3.4.23.15/Renin |
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