Genetic susceptibility of hypertension‐induced kidney disease

C Zhang, X Fang, H Zhang, W Gao, HJ Hsu… - Physiological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertension is the second leading cause of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) after diabetes
mellitus. The significant differences in the incidence of hypertensive ESRD between different …

20-HETE-promoted cerebral blood flow autoregulation is associated with enhanced pericyte contractility

Y Liu, H Zhang, CYC Wu, T Yu, X Fang, JJ Ryu… - Prostaglandins & other …, 2021 - Elsevier
We previously reported that deficiency in 20-HETE or CYP4A impaired the myogenic
response and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in rats. The present study …

Emerging insights into chronic renal disease pathogenesis in hypertension from human and animal genomic studies

IS Dhande, MC Braun, PA Doris - Hypertension, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
The pathogenic links between elevated blood pressure and chronic kidney disease remain
obscure. This article examines progress in population genetics and in animal models of …

Role of γ-adducin in actin cytoskeleton rearrangements in podocyte pathophysiology

W Gao, Y Liu, L Fan, B Zheng… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
We recently reported that the enhanced susceptibility to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the
fawn-hooded hypertensive (FHH) rat is caused, at least in part, by a mutation in γ-adducin …

Knockout of γ-adducin promotes NG-nitro-L-arginine-methyl-ester–induced hypertensive renal injury

L Fan, W Gao, Y Liu, JR Jefferson, F Fan… - Journal of Pharmacology …, 2021 - ASPET
Previous studies identified a region on chromosome 1 associated with NG-nitro-L-arginine
methyl ester (L-NAME) hypertension-induced renal disease in fawn-hooded hypertensive …

20-HETE-promoted cerebral blow flow autoregulation is associated with enhanced α-smooth muscle actin positive cerebrovascular pericyte contractility

Y Liu, H Zhang, T Yu, X Fang, JJ Ryu, B Zheng, Z Chen… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
We previously reported that deficiency in 20-HETE or CYP4A impaired the myogenic
response and autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in rats. The present study …

Impaired Renal Hemodynamics and Glomerular Hyperfiltration Contribute to Hypertension-Induced Renal Injury in γ-Adducin Knockout Rats

L Fan - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Hypertension is a major risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal
disease (ESRD); it accounts for 76% of the newly diagnosed cases. The treatment for renal …