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The present invention relates to methods of predicting left ventricular remodelling in subjects suffering from hypertension. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of predicting left ventricular remodeling in a subject suffering from hypertension comprising i) determining the mean length of the aliphatic chains of the plasma lipids present in the blood sample obtained from the subject, ii) comparing the mean length determined at step i) with a predetermined reference value and iii) concluding that the subject has or is at risk of having left ventricular remodeling when the mean length determined at step i) is higher than the predetermined reference value or concluding that the subject has not or is not at risk of having left ventricular remodeling when the mean length determined at step i) is lower than the predetermined reference value.
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Disclosed are compositions and methods for triggering disease selective macropinocytosis. The compositions can serve as a marker of disease activity and as a trigger of enhanced macropinocytosis in tissues undergoing disease remodeling such as wound healing, cancer, PAH, inflammation, diabetes, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis, diseases of the endometrium, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, fibrotic disorders, interstitial cystitis, autoimmune diseases, asthma, acute lung injury, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. The compositions can also serve as a receptor for disease selective cell penetrating peptides in the cells and extracellular matrix of diseased tissues.
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It was determined whether SNPs in SLC4A5 are associated with salt sensitivity of blood pressure (BP). Subjects consumed an isocaloric constant diet with a randomized order of 7 days low Na + (10 mmol/d) and 7 days high Na + (300 mmol/d) intake. Salt sensitivity was defined as a ≥7 mm Hg increase in mean arterial pressure (MAP). 35 polymorphisms in 17 candidate genes were assayed. Association analyses with salt sensitivity revealed three variants that associated with salt sensitivity, two in SLC4A5 (rs7571842, rs10177833; P
Abstract translation:确定SLC4A5中的SNP是否与血压(BP)的盐敏感性相关。 受试者消耗了一个随机排列为7天低Na +(10 mmol / d)和7天高Na +(300 mmol / d)摄入量的等热恒定饮食。 盐敏感度定义为平均动脉压(MAP)>> 7 mm Hg增加。 测定了17个候选基因中的35个多态性。 具有盐敏感性的关联分析显示与盐敏感性相关的三种变体,两种在SLC4A5(rs7571842,rs10177833; P <0.001)和一种在GRK4(rs1801058; P = 0.020)中)。 还发现与盐摄入量变化相关的血压反应变化与DRD2(rs6276)的SNP相关。 总之,SLC4A5变体与白血病中BP的盐敏感性密切相关,DRD2 SNP是对盐摄入的矛盾反应的标志。
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La presente invención se refiere a una construcción génica que comprende el gen de la proteína renal regulada por andrógenos (KAP) de ratón bajo el control de un promotor específico de expresión en tejido renal. Se describen sistemas celulares y animales no humanos modificados genéticamente que comprenden tal construcción y que resultan útiles para la evaluación de los mecanismos involucrados en la hipertensión arterial y diversos tipos de daño nefrológico.
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Circulating levels of catestatin (Cts: human chromogranin A352-372) decrease in the plasma of patients with essential hypertension. Genetic ablation of the chromogranin A (Chga) gene in mice increases blood pressure and pre-treatment of Chga-null mice with Cts prevents blood pressure elevation, indicating a direct role of Cts in preventing hypertension. This notable vasoreactivity prompted us to test the direct cardiovascular effects and mechanisms of action of wild-type Cts (WT-Cts) and naturally occurring human variants (G364S-Cts and P370L-Cts) on myocardial and coronary functions. The cardio-inhibitory influence exerted on basal mechanical performance and the counter-regulatory action against beta-adrenergic and ET-1 stimulations, point to Cts as a novel cardiac modulator, able to protect the heart against excessive sympathochromaffin over-activation, e.g. hypertensive cardiomyopathy.
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L'invention concerne un procédé in vitro de détection d'une hypertension artérielle pulmonaire (HTAP), ou d'un risque de développer une HTAP, comprenant la détermination de la présence et/ou de la quantité d'anticorps anti-Ténascine C dans un échantillon biologique provenant d'un patient.
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Methods for determining whether a patient in at particular risk of hypertension associated with anti-VEGF treatment or has a greater likelihood of benefiting from anti-VEGF therapy by screening a sample isolated from the patient for specific genomic polymorphisms.
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The invention provides Myh7 as a biomarker for PPARa modulators. The invention relates to the identification of a biomarker or a set of biomarkers or a combination of molecular and clinical markers to monitor or identify or quantify a treatment with a PPARa modulator or a combination of one or more PPARa modulators with other pharmacological compounds.
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The present invention provides methods for measuring, detecting, diagnosing, treating, and researching salt sensitivity and related conditions. In particular, the present invention provides methods for measuring, detecting, diagnosing, treating, and researching salt sensitivity through measuring aberrant red blood cell based potassium efflux levels. In addition, the present invention provides methods for treating conditions involving salt sensitivity (e.g., hypertension), preventing the onset of conditions involving salt sensitivity, identifying individuals at risk for developing salt sensitivity and related conditions, identifying new types of treatment for salt sensitivity and related conditions, and evaluating the effectiveness of treatments for conditions involving salt sensitivity (e.g., hypertension).