Unraveling the Role and Complexities of Inflammation in Hypertension.
Unraveling the Role and Complexities of Inflammation in Hypertension.
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揭示炎症在高血压中的作用和复杂性。
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10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.09485
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2017
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Didion,SeanP
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Didion,SeanP
Didion Effects of IL-10 Deficiency on Blood Pressure 701 loss of IL-10 has been associated with increased vascular expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and IL-6, suggesting that IL-10 normally suppresses the expression of these 2 inflammatory molecules. 7 A related question is: why is blood pressure reduced and not greater with IL-10 deficiency if levels of proinflammatory cytokines are elevated (such as the observed increase in IL-6 and TNF-α in the present study)? Although the mechanism (s) associated with increased eNOS expression in the absence of the IL-10 gene are most likely complex and not completely understood, it is possible that the increase in NO, which is itself an anti-inflammatory molecule, serves to limit expression of inflammatory molecules in lieu of IL-10. It should be pointed out that NO also has important effects on renal function, for example, NO influences sodium excretion via cGMP-and PDE2-mediated reductions in Na+K+2Cl− cotransporter activity resulting in blood pressure lowering. 11 The findings by Singh et al are provocative because they suggest that upregulation of eNOS expression may serve as a compensatory anti-inflammatory mechanism in the kidney in the absence of IL-10.In addition to determining the effects of IL-10 deficiency per se on arterial pressure, the authors also examined the effect of IL-10 deficiency on the pressor response and renal injury produced by high salt and angiotensin II. Consistent with previous observations, high salt was not associated with alterations in blood pressure in wild-type mice. Somewhat surprisingly, IL-10 deficiency was also not associated with alterations in blood pressure in IL-10–deficient mice challenged with a 4% high-salt diet. These findings are novel in that they demonstrate that IL-10 deficiency is not associated with increased arterial pressure in response to an increase in dietary sodium.