Genetic Study on Essential Hypertension

Impact of dairy consumption on essential hypertension: a clinical study

BACKGROUND Several studies have presented evidence suggesting that dairy consumption has beneficial effects on blood pressure (BP) in healthy subjects; however, only a few studies have examined this possibility in patients with established essential hypertension using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The objective of this study was to investigate how consuming dairy products impacts mean d...

Study of Oxidative Stress in Essential Hypertension

Essential hypertension is associated with an elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which reacts with membrane lipids to form lipid hydroperoxides that decomposes to form Malondialdehyde (MDA) an indicator of oxidative stress. Endogenous antioxidant enzyme, Superoxide dismutase (SOD) counteracts oxidative stress. This study aims at understanding the role of oxidative stress in essential hyp...

Molecular Genetic Study of Hypertension

Hypertension is a rising problem in the developed countries. Some rare familial hypertensive syndromes have been found to be caused by monogenic mutations. Essential hypertension is generally regarded as a complex genetic trait caused by multiple genes. The polygenic effects on blood pressure are modulated by gene-gene and gene-environment interactions. Most investigations for genetic causes of...

Are Genetic factors really predisposing for essential hypertension?

Association of CALCA genetic polymorphism with essential hypertension.

BACKGROUND Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is the predominant neurotransmitter in capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves. Participation of CGRP in hypertension is one of the most extensively studied topics in the field. There is growing evidence to the effect that CGRP is associated with essential hypertension (EH). The aims of this study were to pinpoint whether single nucleotide polymorphi...