| Sympathetic activation and nitric oxide function in early hypertension. | |
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PMID: 22287587 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The purpose of this study was to determine if tonic restrain of blood pressure by nitric oxide (NO) is impaired early in the development of hypertension. Impaired NO function is thought to contribute to hypertension, but it is not clear if this is explained by direct effects of NO on vascular tone or indirect modulation of sympathetic activity. We determined the blood pressure effect of NO synthase inhibition with N(ω)-monomethyl-l-arginine (L-NMMA) during autonomic blockade with trimethaphan to eliminate baroreflex buffering and NO modulation of autonomic tone. In this setting, impaired NO modulation of vascular tone would be reflected as a blunted pressor response to L-NMMA. We enrolled a total of 66 subjects (39 ± 1.3 yr old, 30 females), 20 normotensives, 20 prehypertensives (blood pressure between 120/80 and 140/90 mmHg), 17 hypertensives, and 9 smokers (included as "positive" controls of impaired NO function). Trimethaphan normalized blood pressure in hypertensives, suggesting increased sympathetic tone contributing to hypertension. In contrast, L-NMMA produced similar increases in systolic blood pressure in normal, prehypertensive, and hypertensive subjects (31 ± 2, 32 ± 2, and 30 ± 3 mmHg, respectively), whereas the response of smokers was blunted (16 ± 5 mmHg, P = 0.012). Our results suggest that sympathetic activity plays a role in hypertension. NO tonically restrains blood pressure by ∼30 mmHg, but we found no evidence of impaired modulation by NO of vascular tone contributing to the early development of hypertension. If NO deficiency contributes to hypertension, it is likely to be through its modulation of the autonomic nervous system, which was excluded in this study. |
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Authors:
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Alfredo Gamboa; Luis E Okamoto; André Diedrich; Leena Choi; David Robertson; Ginnie Farley; Sachin Paranjape; Italo Biaggioni |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2012-01-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology Volume: 302 ISSN: 1522-1539 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-04-02 Completed Date: 2012-05-15 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100901228 Medline TA: Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: H1438-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. alfredo.gamboa@vanderbilt.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Aging / physiology Baroreflex / drug effects Blood Pressure / drug effects, physiology Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology Female Heart Rate / drug effects Humans Hypertension / physiopathology* Male Middle Aged Muscle Tonus / drug effects, physiology Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / drug effects, physiology Nicotinic Antagonists / pharmacology Nitric Oxide / physiology* Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / antagonists & inhibitors Receptors, Nicotinic / drug effects Smoking / physiopathology Sympathetic Nervous System / drug effects, physiopathology* Trimethaphan / pharmacology Young Adult omega-N-Methylarginine / pharmacology |
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K23 HL-95905/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; K23 HL095905/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; M01 RR-000095-477450/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; P01 HL-056693-080003/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL-67232/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Nicotinic Antagonists; 0/Receptors, Nicotinic; 10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide; 17035-90-4/omega-N-Methylarginine; 7187-66-8/Trimethaphan; EC 1.14.13.39/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III |
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