DEspR T/CATAAAA-box promoter variant decreases DEspR transcription and is associated with increased BP in Sardinian males. Glorioso N, Herrera VL, Didishvili T, Argiolas G, Troffa C, Bulla P, Bulla E, Ruiz-Opazo N. Source Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria-Università di Sassari, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. Abstract Essential hypertension is highly prevalent in the elderly population, exceeding 70% in people older than 60 yr of age, and remains a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic renal disease. Elucidation of genetic determinants is critical but remains a challenge due to its complex, multifactorial pathogenesis. We investigated the role DEspR promoter variants, previously associated with male essential hypertension susceptibility, in blood pressure (BP) regulation. We detected a single nucleotide polymorphism within the DEspR 5'-regulatory region associated with increased BP in a male Sardinian cohort accounting for 11.0 mmHg of systolic BP (P<10(-15)) and 9.3 mmHg of diastolic BP (P<10(-15)). Sequence analysis of three normotensive subjects homozygous for the rs6535847 "normotension-associated T-allele" identified a canonical TATAAAA-box in contrast to a CATAAAA-motif in three hypertensive subjects homozygous for the rs6535847 "hypertension-associated C-allele." In vitro analysis detected decreased transcription activity with the CATAAAA-motif promoter-construct compared with the canonical TATAAAA-box promoter-construct. Although BP did not differ between DEspR+/- knockout male mice and wild-type littermates at 6 mo of age, radiotelemetric BP measurements in 18 mo old inbred DEspR+/- knockout male mice known to have decreased DEspR RNA and protein detected higher systolic, mean, and diastolic BPs in DEspR+/- mice compared with littermate wild-type controls (P<0.05). Our results demonstrate that promoter variants in DEspR associated with hypertension susceptibility and increased BP in Sardinian males affect transcription levels, which then affect BP in an age-dependent and male-specific manner. This finding is concordant with the late-onset and sex-specific characteristics of essential hypertension, thus reiterating the mandate for sex-specific analyses and treatment approaches for essential hypertension.
DEspR T/CATAAAA-box promoter variant decreases DEspR transcription and is associated with increased BP in Sardinian males / Glorioso, Nicola Filippo; Herrera, Vl; Didishvili, T; Argiolas, G; Troffa, C; Bulla, P; Bulla, E; 2011 Nov 7, Ruiz Opazo N. Physiol G. e. n. o. m. i. c. s.; 43:1219, 25. - In: PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS. - ISSN 1094-8341. - 43:11(2011), pp. 1131-1138.
DEspR T/CATAAAA-box promoter variant decreases DEspR transcription and is associated with increased BP in Sardinian males.
GLORIOSO, Nicola Filippo;
2011-01-01
Abstract
DEspR T/CATAAAA-box promoter variant decreases DEspR transcription and is associated with increased BP in Sardinian males. Glorioso N, Herrera VL, Didishvili T, Argiolas G, Troffa C, Bulla P, Bulla E, Ruiz-Opazo N. Source Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria-Università di Sassari, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. Abstract Essential hypertension is highly prevalent in the elderly population, exceeding 70% in people older than 60 yr of age, and remains a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic renal disease. Elucidation of genetic determinants is critical but remains a challenge due to its complex, multifactorial pathogenesis. We investigated the role DEspR promoter variants, previously associated with male essential hypertension susceptibility, in blood pressure (BP) regulation. We detected a single nucleotide polymorphism within the DEspR 5'-regulatory region associated with increased BP in a male Sardinian cohort accounting for 11.0 mmHg of systolic BP (P<10(-15)) and 9.3 mmHg of diastolic BP (P<10(-15)). Sequence analysis of three normotensive subjects homozygous for the rs6535847 "normotension-associated T-allele" identified a canonical TATAAAA-box in contrast to a CATAAAA-motif in three hypertensive subjects homozygous for the rs6535847 "hypertension-associated C-allele." In vitro analysis detected decreased transcription activity with the CATAAAA-motif promoter-construct compared with the canonical TATAAAA-box promoter-construct. Although BP did not differ between DEspR+/- knockout male mice and wild-type littermates at 6 mo of age, radiotelemetric BP measurements in 18 mo old inbred DEspR+/- knockout male mice known to have decreased DEspR RNA and protein detected higher systolic, mean, and diastolic BPs in DEspR+/- mice compared with littermate wild-type controls (P<0.05). Our results demonstrate that promoter variants in DEspR associated with hypertension susceptibility and increased BP in Sardinian males affect transcription levels, which then affect BP in an age-dependent and male-specific manner. This finding is concordant with the late-onset and sex-specific characteristics of essential hypertension, thus reiterating the mandate for sex-specific analyses and treatment approaches for essential hypertension.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.