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Cell membrane abnormalities and genetic hypertension.

G Bianchi, P Ferrari, D Cusi

    Journal of Clinical Hypertension
    |June 1, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    Altered kidney function contributes to hypertension in Milan hypertensive strain (MHS) rats. Erythrocyte abnormalities in MHS rats mirror these changes, suggesting erythrocytes can model hypertension's genetic basis.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nephrology
    • Cardiovascular Physiology
    • Genetics

    Background:

    • Kidney function alterations play a causal role in hypertension pathogenesis in Milan hypertensive strain (MHS) rats.
    • Prehypertensive MHS rats exhibit increased glomerular filtration rate and urinary output, with reduced plasma renin activity and urinary kallikrein.
    • MHS kidneys transplanted into normotensive recipients increase recipient blood pressure, confirming a renal contribution to hypertension.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the intrinsic renal functional abnormalities in prehypertensive MHS rats.
    • To explore cellular and genetic similarities between MHS rats and human hypertension.
    • To assess the potential of erythrocytes as a model for studying hypertension genetics.

    Main Methods:

    • Micropuncture experiments to measure single nephron filtration rate, tubuloglomerular feedback, and proximal tubular reabsorption.

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  • Analysis of brush-border vesicles from proximal tubular cells for sodium transport.
  • Comparison of erythrocyte volume, sodium content, and transport mechanisms between MHS and Milan normotensive strain (MNS) rats.

    • Main Results:

    • Prehypertensive MHS rats show enhanced proximal tubular reabsorption of solute and water compared to MNS rats.
    • Faster rheogenic sodium transport across proximal tubular cell brush-border vesicles in MHS rats.
    • MHS erythrocytes have smaller volume and sodium content, with faster sodium transport and lower Ca ATPase Vmax compared to MNS erythrocytes.

    Conclusions:

    • The genetic cellular abnormality responsible for renal dysfunction and hypertension in MHS rats is also present in their erythrocytes.
    • Erythrocyte abnormalities in MHS rats are genetically determined and linked to hypertension.
    • Erythrocytes may serve as a valuable model for investigating the genetic molecular mechanisms of human hypertension due to observed correlations with renal function.