{"title":"Esaxerenone, organ protection without sympathetic activation.","authors":"Fumiko Kawakami-Mori","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01809-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01809-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141906428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The association of birth weight and current BMI on the risk of hypertension: the Tohoku medical megabank community-based cohort study.","authors":"Hiromi Himuro, Mana Kogure, Naoki Nakaya, Tomohiro Nakamura, Rieko Hatanaka, Ippei Chiba, Kumi Nakaya, Naho Tsuchiya, Takumi Hirata, Masatsugu Orui, Tomoko Kobayashi, Eiichi N Kodama, Yohei Hamanaka, Akira Uruno, Nobuo Fuse, Satoshi Nagaie, Soichi Ogishima, Mami Ishikuro, Taku Obara, Yoko Izumi, Masatoshi Saito, Shinichi Kuriyama, Atsushi Hozawa, Junichi Sugawara","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01827-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01827-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the association of combination of birth weight and current body mass index (BMI) with the risk of hypertension in adulthood. This cross-sectional study used data from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-based Cohort Study conducted in Japan. A total of 10,688 subjects aged ≥20 years were eligible. We calculated the least square (LS) means of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and trend tests were performed to evaluate the linear relationships between birth weight categories and SBP. We also used a multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the risk of hypertension associated with the combination of birth weight and current BMI. There was a statistically inverse association between birth weight and SBP in the 20-64 age group, but no significant association in the ≥65 age group. Low birth weight (LBW) with normal BMI group had a higher risk of hypertension than the normal or high birth weight groups with normal BMI. Furthermore, the group with LBW and BMI ≥25.0 kg/m<sup>2</sup> was the highest risk for hypertension (adjusted odds ratio: 2.73; 95% CI, 2.04-3.65) compared to the reference group (birth weight 2500-3499 g and BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m<sup>2</sup>). There was a significant association between LBW and subsequent risk of hypertension. In addition, participants with lower birth weights had a higher risk of hypertension than those with higher birth weights. However, even in participants with a lower birth weight, the risk of hypertension could be reduced when they maintained an optimal BMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141906433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indications for renal denervation in the treatment of hypertension.","authors":"Kenichi Katsurada, Kazuomi Kario","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01823-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01823-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Renal denervation (RDN) is a neuromodulation therapy performed using an intraarterial catheter in patients with hypertension. Recent randomized sham-operated controlled trials have shown that RDN has significant antihypertensive effects in patients with resistant, uncontrolled, and/or drug-naïve hypertension. Based on available evidence, the European Society of Hypertension 2023 guidelines include a Class II recommendation for the use of RDN in individuals with resistant and uncontrolled hypertension. The US Food and Drug Administration approved two devices, the ultrasound-based ReCor Paradise<sup>TM</sup> RDN system and the radiofrequency-based Medtronic Symplicity Spyral<sup>TM</sup> RDN system, as adjunctive therapy for patients with resistant and uncontrolled hypertension. The indications for RDN and incorporation of RDN into clinical practice will grow as clinical evidence accumulates. This mini review summarizes latest findings focusing on the safety and effectiveness of RDN for treating hypertension in the absence and presence of antihypertensive drugs, and discusses the indications for RDN. This mini review focuses on the safety and effectiveness of RDN for treating hypertension in the absence and presence of antihypertensive drugs. The indications for RDN and incorporation of RDN into clinical practice will grow as clinical evidence accumulates and should be reviewed and updated.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Piezo ion channels: long-sought-after mechanosensors mediating hypertension and hypertensive nephropathy.","authors":"Takashi Nagase, Miki Nagase","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01820-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01820-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent advances in mechanobiology and the discovery of mechanosensitive ion channels have opened a new era of research on hypertension and related diseases. Piezo1 and Piezo2, first reported in 2010, are regarded as bona fide mechanochannels that mediate various biological and pathophysiological phenomena in multiple tissues and organs. For example, Piezo channels have pivotal roles in blood pressure control, triggering shear stress-induced nitric oxide synthesis and vasodilation, regulating baroreflex in the carotid sinus and aorta, and releasing renin from renal juxtaglomerular cells. Herein, we provide an overview of recent literature on the roles of Piezo channels in the pathogenesis of hypertension and related kidney damage, including our experimental data on the involvement of Piezo1 in podocyte injury and that of Piezo2 in renin expression and renal fibrosis in animal models of hypertensive nephropathy. The mechanosensitive ion channels Piezo1 and Piezo2 play various roles in the pathogenesis of systemic hypertension by acting on vascular endothelial cells, baroreceptors in the carotid artery and aorta, and the juxtaglomerular apparatus. Piezo channels also contribute to hypertensive nephropathy by acting on mesangial cells, podocytes, and perivascular mesenchymal cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141893346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Takashi Kusayama, Yuta Nagamori, Kazutaka Takeuchi, Yoichiro Nakagawa, Masayuki Takamura
{"title":"Renal autonomic dynamics in hypertension: how can we evaluate sympathetic activity for renal denervation?","authors":"Takashi Kusayama, Yuta Nagamori, Kazutaka Takeuchi, Yoichiro Nakagawa, Masayuki Takamura","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01816-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01816-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review explores the various pathophysiological factors influencing antihypertensive effects, involving the regulation of vascular resistance, plasma volume, cardiac function, and the autonomic nervous system, emphasizing the interconnected processes regulating blood pressure (BP). The kidney's pivotal role in BP control and its potential contribution to hypertension is complicated but important to understand the effective mechanisms of renal denervation (RDN), which may be a promising treatment for resistant hypertension. Excessive stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system or the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) can elevate BP through various physiological changes, contributing to chronic hypertension. Renal sympathetic efferent nerve activation leads to elevated norepinephrine levels and subsequent cascading effects on vasoconstriction, renin release, and sodium reabsorption. RDN reduces BP in resistant hypertension by potentially disrupting sensory afferent nerves, decreasing feedback activation to the central nervous system, and reducing efferent sympathetic nerve activity in the heart and other structures. RDN may also modulate central sympathetic outflow and inhibit renal renin-angiotensin system overactivation. While evidence for RDN efficacy in hypertension is increasing, accurate patient selection becomes crucial, considering complex interactions that vary among patients. This review also discusses methods to evaluate autonomic nerve activity from the golden standard to new potential examination for finding out optimization in stimulation parameters or rigorous patient selection based on appropriate biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141878597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitochondrial fusion and fission in vascular disease.","authors":"Mari Ishida","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01808-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01808-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141878595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protecting young and middle-aged adults from a high risk of mortality owing to various risk factors.","authors":"Yukako Tatsumi","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01822-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41440-024-01822-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141878596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors influencing the efficacy and safety of esaxerenone in hypertensive patients: a pooled analysis of five clinical studies on different comorbidities.","authors":"Kazuomi Kario, Tomohiro Katsuya, Jun Wada, Hirohiko Motoki, Koichiro Kuwahara, Kenichi Tsujita, Takashi Taguchi, Ayumi Tanabe, Tatsuo Shimosawa","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01818-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01818-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to identify factors associated with a strong home blood pressure (BP)-lowering effect of esaxerenone and the incidence of elevated serum potassium levels in hypertensive patients treated with esaxerenone. A pooled analysis of five multicenter, prospective, open-label single-arm studies was conducted, including 479 patients in the full analysis set (FAS) and 492 patients in the safety analysis set. Multivariate linear regression analysis of morning home systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) changes from baseline to Week 12 in the FAS (primary endpoint) showed that male sex (estimated change 4.37 mmHg), office pulse rate ≥100 beats/min (25.10 mmHg), and calcium channel blocker (CCB) use as a basal antihypertensive agent (4.53 mmHg) were significantly associated with a positive estimated change (weaker BP-lowering effect) in morning home SBP. CCB use (3.70 mmHg) was associated with a positive estimated change in morning home DBP. Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio 30 to <300 mg/gCr (-4.13 mmHg) was significantly associated with a negative estimated change (stronger BP-lowering effect) in morning home SBP. Based on multivariate logistic regression analysis, elevated baseline serum potassium level (≥4.5 vs < 4.5 mEq/L, odds ratio 13.502) was significantly associated with a high incidence of serum potassium level ≥5.5 mEq/L after esaxerenone treatment. In conclusion, factors associated with a strong BP-lowering effect of esaxerenone were female sex and use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors as a basal antihypertensive drug. Patients with baseline serum potassium levels ≥4.5 mEq/L had an increased risk of developing elevated serum potassium levels (≥5.5 mEq/L) after esaxerenone treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141874674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trends in prescribing nifedipine and amlodipine to pregnant women after related contraindications were lifted in Japan.","authors":"Daisuke Kikuchi, Taku Obara, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Taisuke Konno, Kouji Okada, Hitoshi Nakamura, Yuriko Murai","doi":"10.1038/s41440-024-01821-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-024-01821-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13029,"journal":{"name":"Hypertension Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141878598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}